French and Indian War Vocabulary extension of a state's territory by Expansion encroaching on that of other nations, Encroachment pursued as a political strategy. To Grow To take over Settlers (settlement) A person or group of people that have migrated to an area to live permanently. Often times to Ant: nomad colonize and build on an unclaimed area. Pioneer immigrant Sentence: the settlers occupied the land of the indigenous natives. Allies (ally, alliances) People who have joined together for a mutual benefit comrades truce Sentence: Native tribes formed alliances with teammates colonial powers. Rivals People or groups repeatedly competing for the same goals Enemies Competitors The French and the British were colonial rivals challengers Frontier A limit of settling land beyond which lies wilderness Wilderness The French and Indian war was fought over the Unexplored frontier of the Ohio River Valley. unclaimed Imperialism Extended a countries power through trading and military force empire dominion KF: expansion of a country or nations influence colonialism outside of their borders Individualism people should be free of control from a military or states control Pride Citizen Sentence: Many settlers in the new world liberties gained a sense of individualism surviving on the frontier. Delegates A person sent to represent others Benjamin Franklin gathered delegates from the representatives 13 colonies to form the first Albany Plan of leaders Union, or gathering of the colonies on their own. Guerilla A type of warfare made up of small Sneak attacks/ camouflage independent groups taking part in irregular fighting strategies, usually against larger forces. Raids ambush Guerilla war tactics played a major role in the French and Indian war.
French and Indian War Vocabulary Expansion Encroachment To Grow To take over extension of a state's territory by encroaching on that of other nations, pursued as a political strategy. Settlers (settlement) Ant: nomad Pioneer immigrant A person or group of people that have migrated to an area to live permanently. Often times to colonize and build on an unclaimed area. Sentence: the settlers occupied the land of the indigenous natives. Allies (ally, alliances) comrades truce teammates People who have joined together for a mutual benefit Sentence: Native tribes formed alliances with colonial powers. Rivals Enemies Competitors challengers People or groups repeatedly competing for the same goals The French and the British were colonial rivals Frontier Wilderness Unexplored unclaimed A limit of settling land beyond which lies wilderness The French and Indian war was fought over the frontier of the Ohio River Valley. Imperialism empire dominion colonialism Extended a countries power through trading and military force KF: expansion of a country or nations influence outside of their borders Individualism Pride Citizen liberties people should be free of control from a military or states control Sentence: Many settlers in the new world gained a sense of individualism surviving on the frontier. Delegates representatives leaders A person sent to represent others Benjamin Franklin gathered delegates from the 13 colonies to form the first Albany Plan of Union, or gathering of the colonies on their own. Guerilla Sneak attacks/ camouflage Raids ambush A type of warfare made up of small independent groups taking part in irregular fighting strategies, usually against larger forces. Guerilla war tactics played a major role in the French and Indian war.
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