Ap Us History

Chapter 6 IDs

Samuel De Champlain

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Samuel De Champlain was a powerful French soldier and explorer who founded Quebec while making friendly relations with the Indian Natives. His powerful leadership allowed him to be known as “Father of France.”

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Champlain was responsible for creating the first powerful French settlement in New France (Canada). Because of his loyalty to the Native Indians as well as his leadership, Champlain was able to make Canada a promising land to live in. Even though not many people had lived in Canada at the time due to lack of motivation to move, Champlain’s discovery had lead to Canada having a government that was directly controlled under the French King.

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Ultimately, Champlain’s discovery of Quebec had allowed the French to begin a stable, permanent settlement in the New World. His leadership tactics as well as tolerance towards Indians had allowed Canada to grow immensely despite the fact that only 60,000 people were living in Quebec at the time. If it weren’t for Champlain, France would not have Quebec and its thriving culture in the New World and it wouldn’t be recognized for the quick advancements that it had been through when first starting out.

War of Jenkin’s Ear

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In the year 1739, the War of Jenkin’s Ear occurred due to a conflict between the British and the Spaniards.

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At first, this war was very small, however it turned large fairly quickly after turning into a large War of Austrian Succession (King George’s War). In this war, France had became allies with Spain and fought against the colonies and the British fleet.

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Ultimately, the War of Jenkin’s Ear had lead up to an English victory over the French and Spanish. However, the Peace treaty of 1748 gave back the land the colonists had fought for and it caused a great deal of tension with the New Englanders and Great Britain. Because New England basically fought a full-scale war with no...