September 22nd Warm up #11: Imagine your home got broken into and all your family’s things were either stolen or destroyed. Should you have to help pay for all the damage? Explain. AGENDA Warm up French & Indian War notes War Debt Activity HOMEWORK pre-AP: Ch 6 reading and questions 20, 21, 22 due 9/29 Regular: Ch 6 Vocab. due 9/29

French and Indian War

BACKGROUND French and British have long time RIVALRY France controls St. Lawrence River, Mississippi, and Great Lakes

Ohio Valley Conflict British Colonists move into the fur trade area (Ohio River Valley) controlled by France. English & French each make alliances with Native Americans Algonquin fought on the French side & Iroquois fought on the British side frenchandindianwar.info

Albany Plan of Union Ben Franklin’s idea to unify the colonies against the French. First formal proposal to unite colonies…. but defeated because it gave too much power to a central assembly.

Quick Write! What do you Think this Political cartoon Means? NE NY NJ P M V NC SC The colonies need to unite in the British war against the French in order to survive. What does “Join, or Die” mean?

Results 1. British win control of N. America up to the Mississippi France cedes Louisiana & New Orleans to Spain Spain cedes Florida to British 2. British are in debt and have no way to pay it off 3. Colonists eager to settle land west of the Appalachians phschool.com

Results (cont’d) 4. Pontiac’s Rebellion-Native American uprising across the Appalachian Mts. in reaction to British colonial expansion.

5. Proclamation of 1763 -- no colonists allowed west of the Appalachian Mts. Colonists angry that they cannot settle in the fertile Ohio River Valley Most colonists ignored it & relationship with British worsens…

British Government How can we pay off our war debts? colonial-america.info cherokeeartist.net legionarybooks.net

Exit Slip Write your decision on a sheet of paper Explain why you chose that decision… Think of the pros and cons I think the British government can raise enough money to protect the Colonists and pay off their French and Indian War debts by A, B, C, or D (write it out!). This is a good idea because_____________ (2 reasons). This might be a bad idea however because ___________ (2 reasons).

Exit Slip Write your decision on a sheet of paper Explain why you chose that decision… Think of the pros and cons I think the British government can raise enough money to protect the Colonists and pay off their French and Indian War debts by A, B, C, or D (write it out!). This is a good idea because_____________ (2 reasons). This might be a bad idea however because ___________ (2 reasons).