French and Indian War

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  1. 3. British general who was mortally wounded when his forces were defeated at the Battle of Monongahela in 1755.
  2. 6. Benjamin _____, colonial leader who proposed a plan to unite the colonies at the Albany Congress.
  3. 7. 1755 battle in which French and Native American forces inflicted a major defeat on the British.
  4. 10. Young Virginia militia officer whose attack on a French force in 1754 helped begin the war.
  5. 15. Wider global conflict between European powers of which the French and Indian War became a part.
  6. 16. French Canadian city that fell to the British in 1760, effectively ending French control of Canada.
  7. 17. River valley contested by Britain and France that became the main source of conflict leading to the war.
  8. 18. Confederacy of Six Nations whose alliance was sought by the British colonies and discussed at the Albany Congress.
  9. 19. British leader whose direction of the war contributed to Britain's improved military success from 1757 onwards.
  10. 20. Site of the decisive 1759 British victory that helped break French power in Canada.
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  1. 1. Important fort captured by the French in 1758 before later falling to the British in 1759.
  2. 2. Governor of Virginia who sought to defend British claims in the Ohio River Valley against the French.
  3. 4. French fort in the Ohio River Valley that became an important target for British forces.
  4. 5. People who bought western land hoping to later sell it for a profit, contributing to pressure for colonial expansion.
  5. 8. The Albany Plan of _____ proposed a unified colonial government, although the plan was rejected.
  6. 9. Treaty signed in 1763 that formally ended the war and gave Britain control of French Canada and extensive territory east of the Mississippi.
  7. 11. 1754 meeting where representatives from seven colonies discussed defence, Native American relations and colonial unity.
  8. 12. Fort constructed by Washington at Great Meadows after the clash at Jumonville Glen.
  9. 13. French commander killed during Washington's attack at a small Pennsylvania glen in May 1754.
  10. 14. Native American warrior who accompanied Washington and his forces in the attack at Jumonville Glen.