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**SIX** · St. Bartholomew’s Day 1572 over 10,000 Huguenots were killed because of their religion · King Louis XIV took throne at 5 for 72 years · New France had 60,000 in 1750 · New France’s valuable source was the beavers · Indians worked for them but killing the animals was against their way of life · Many explorers came to build empires and founded cities and states · Treaty of 1713- British won limited trading rights in Spanish America · Ohio Valley became the chief bone of contention between French and British · 1754 the government of Virginia ushered 21 year old George Washington into history · He was a lieutenant colonel · French speaking Acadians are now called ‘Cajuns’ · The Seven Year war was fought in America, Europe, West Indies, Philippines, Africa, and the oceans · 1754 an inter colonial congress was called to prevent the scalping knives of the Iroquois. They were offered many gifts · The beginning of the French Indian war went badly for the British colonists. · General Braddock was sent to fight with 2000 men <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Authorities offered a lot of money for individual scalps <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· William Pitt was brought forth in Britain’s time of need <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· He was loved by everyone by the way be talked and acted <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· He picked young leaders rather than old general because of how they would listen to new tactics <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Wolfe helped to beat Quebec during the Battle of Quebec in 1759 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· When Montreal fell in 1760 the French flag flew for the last time <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Great Britain emerged as the dominant power in North America taking its place as the leading naval power if the world <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· British refused to recognized American militia commission above the rank of captain <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Colonists were treated as scum by the Brits <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Colonists wanted more credit <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Americans had to be bribed to defend themselves against foes <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The fall of Quebec and Montreal led to the uprising of American <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Spain and Indian menaces were reduced <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Brits retaliated against the Indians and gave them small pox infested blankets. It crushed the Indians <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· America wanted to be free