AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 2, Chapter 6 (12 th Ed.)
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The Duel for North America, 1608
– 1763
Before studying Chapter 6, read over these “Themes”:
Theme: As part of their worldwide rivalry, Great Britain and France engaged in a great struggle for colonial control of
North America, culminating in the British victory in the Seven Years War (French and Indian War) that drove France from the continent.
Theme: Before the Seven Years' War, Britain and its American colonies had already been facing some tensions as can be seen in sporadic British efforts to enforce trade laws and colonial reaction to the peace treaty in 1748. During the
Seven Years' War, the relationship between British military regulars and colonial militias added to the tensions. The
French defeat in the Seven Years' War created conditions for a growing conflict between Britain and its American colonies. The lack of a threatening European colonial power in North America gave the American colonists a sense of independence that clashed with new British imperial demands such as stationing soldiers in the colonies and the
Proclamation of 1763.
After studying Chapter 6 in your textbook, you should be able to:
1. Explain why France and Britain engaged in their great contest for North America and why Britain won.
2. Explain how the series of wars with France affe cted Britain’s American subjects and helped pave the way for their later rebellion against the mother country.
3. Describe France’s North American empire and compare it with Britain’s colonies.
4. Explain how North American political and military events were affected by developments on the larger
European stage.
Know the following people and terms. Consider the historical significance of each term or person.
Also note the dates of the event if that is pertinent.
A. People
Samuel de Champlain
William Pitt
Antoine Cadillac
Robert de La Salle
James Wolfe
Edward Braddock
+George Washington
Pontiac
B. Terms:
Huguenots
“salutary neglect”
French and Indian War
War of Spanish Succession
Acadians
Albany Congress / Albany Plan
Iroquois
New France
Proclamation of 1763
Cajun
Edict of Nantes
Battle of Quebec
Treaty of Paris of 1763
+ =One of the 100 Most Influential Americans of All Time, as ranked by The Atlantic. Go to Webpage to see all 100.

AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 2, Chapter 6 (12 th Ed.)
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C. Sample Essay: Using what you have previously learned and what you learned by reading
Chapter 6, you should be able to answer an essay such as this one:
Compare France’s colonizing efforts in the New World with Spain’s and England’s colonies.
What factors explain France’s relatively weak impact on the New World compared with that of
England’s and Spain’s?
D. Map Work: Be able to locate the places listed below by using the reference numbers on the map.
_____ Quebec _____ Hudson River
_____ New Orleans
_____ Great Lakes
_____ Montreal
_____ Florida Territory
_____ Hudson Bay
_____ Newfoundland
_____ Louisiana
_____ Nova Scotia (Acadia)