The French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was not a war between the ____________________. French and Indians It was part of a larger war between __________________,who had been enemies for centuries. Britain and France

Reasons for the war: The French claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley, the Mississippi River Valley, and the Great Lakes Region.

French fur traders made their living ________________________________. trapping animals and selling their furs.

British fur traders began moving into the ___________________, and British land companies were planning to ______________________ there. Ohio River Valley settle colonists The French built ________ to protect their land claims. forts The colony of Virginia sent a small group of soldiers led by a 21-year-old ______________________ to tell the French to leave. George Washington

Young Major George Washington leads a small force into Ohio in 1754.

The British starting building a fort, but the French and their Native American allies ____________ and made it a French fort called __________________. seized it Fort Duquesne The British, with George Washington and his men, built a new fort, called ________________. The French attacked the fort, and Washington ___________________. Fort Necessity surrendered HELP!

________________ suggested that the colonies band together for defense. His ____________________ was the first formal proposal to unite the colonies. Benjamin Franklin Albany Plan of Union War officially declared in 1756

_________________ defeated Franklin’s plan because they did not want to give up control of their own affairs. Colonial legislatures

England France Allies IroquoisAlgonquins, Hurons, Ottowas Colonial Population1,000,00070,000 Colonial Towns, trade, farmsFur trading, missionary Activities priests

In September 1759, British General James Wolfe leads a surprise attack on ___________ British victory at Fort Niagara cut off the French frontier forts Leads England to eventual victory in the war Quebec

The ___________________ ended the French and Indian War. Treaty of Paris of 1763 Britain claimed all of North America east of the ___________________. Mississippi River France gave ______________________ to Spain. New Orleans and Louisiana Britain gained ______________.Florida The treaty ended ________________ in North America. French power

After the Treaty of Paris, 1763 Before the Treaty of Paris, 1763

The British took over ___________ in North America, but refused to ____________ to the Native Americans. French forts give supplies Native Americans attacked British forts in a revolt called __________________. British officers invited the war leaders to talk and gave them _________________________ as gifts, leading to a deadly outbreak. Pontiac’s rebellion smallpox-infected blankets

The British government realized that it would be difficult to _________________. They issued the ____________________, which said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. protect Western lands Proclamation of 1763

Causes and Effects of the French and Indian War Money – Fur Trade Power – foot hold on Ohio River Valley to take over North America Rivers – access to more of American through transportation from river, Great Lakes Power – more land in America = more power in Europe George Washington becomes influential figure Colonists learn guerrilla warfare from Indians English gain land and gain power French decrease land and lose power Spanish increase land and increase power Ben Franklin becomes well known because of desire to unite the colonies under the Albany Plan of Union English take on HUGE war debt ($150,000,000) Causes Effects

EXIT TICKET On your post-it note answer the following: How would you pay back this huge war debt? How do you think the colonist felt about the Proclamation of 1763?