French and Indian War Chapter 3 Section 4

Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian War. Analyze the causes and effects of Pontiac’s Rebellion. Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the relationship between Britain and the colonies. Objectives

American Indians Both sides offered generous gifts to the Indians to win their support. The British began to outnumber the French, and treated Indians more harshly. Most Indians sided with the French because they received better treatment from them.

French and Indian War The French and British struggled over control of the Ohio River Valley and the Great Lakes area. A young George Washington led an early battle against the French in 1754 that led to the French and Indian War.

Guerilla Warfare The French and their Indian allies waged successful battles against the British Groups of colonists formed militias to help the British. General Edward Braddock was killed in battle, a significant loss for the British.

The British interrupted the shipment of French supplies and started to win battles. Many Indians deserted the French to fight on the British side. In 1759, British troops, under General James Wolfe, captured Quebec. British Comeback British troops scale the hills near Quebec before attacking the city.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the war and greatly increased British territory. France lost all of their North American landholding except New Orleans.

In retaliation, Indians attacked British forts and the new British settlements. They tried to weaken the British in any way they could, in order to lure the French back. The British stopped supplies to the Indians. British settlers quickly moved into Indian lands in western Pennsylvania and Virginia. The British victory was not good for the Indians.

This Indian uprising, called Pontiac’s Rebellion, ended in To keep the peace, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763, decreeing that settlers would remain east of the Appalachian Mountains.

British View of the War Wanted the colonies to help pay for the wars Opposed expansion west of the Appalachians

Colonial view of the War Did not want to be unfairly taxed by the British Wanted more land for settlements

Albany Plan of Union Drafted by Ben Franklin Unite the colonies under British rule Create a continental assembly with delegates from each colony

Franklin drew this political cartoon to encourage support of colonial unity and his plan. The colonists and the British each rejected the Albany Plan for their own reasons.

The war changed the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. The colonists increasingly resented the erosion of their autonomy and the involuntary tax burden. In the 1760s, the British placed new, unwanted taxes and regulations on the colonists.