French and Indian War

Essential Questions Who were the opponents in this war and why were they fighting? How did Washington and Braddock’s fighting styles differ? Who had the best strategy? What was the Proclamation of 1763? Who won this war? Do you think the British government was right to make the colonists pay for the French and Indian War?

North America in 1750

England and Colonists vs. French and Indians 1753 - 1763

Cause of War England and France were at war. Some French people began moving to the American colonies from Canada. The French and Indian War began as a result of French and British colonists competing for their share of the beaver fur trade in the Ohio River Valley. Canada Colonies

Washington Braddock Braddock and his army moved very slowly, building roads and bridges as they headed through the wilderness. Braddock believed that fighting like the Indians was cowardly. * This led to his death! Washington learned that the British were not unbeatable in battle as many people thought. Washington believed that the key to winning the war was to fight like the Indians. * This led him to success during the Revolutionary War!

The Treaty of Paris, 1763 CICERO History Beyond The Textbook After many years of fighting the French were forced to give their land on the continent in exchange for peace. The Treaty of Paris was signed on February 10, 1763. The treaty gave the French territory of Canada to the British. The Ohio Country, which had been the cause of the war in North America, also fell under British control. CICERO © 2007

North America in 1763

Pontiac’s Rebellion After Indians who had allied with the French learned they were to lose their territory, they began launching attacks against the British and their American colonists. This became known as Pontiac’s Rebellion and would lead the British, who had grown weary of war in the colonies, to announce the Proclamation of 1763, forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Chief Pontiac was an Ottawa leader famous for his role in the Indian rebellion.

Effects of War England and the Colonists beat the French and the Indians. The Treaty of Paris was formed between the opponents. This war was very costly to England. The British decided to tax the Colonists to pay for the war! The Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains into Indian territories.

Essential Questions Who were the opponents in this war and why were they fighting? How did Washington and Braddock’s fighting styles differ? Who had the best strategy? Who won this war? What was the Proclamation of 1763? Do you think the British government was right to make the colonists pay for the French and Indian War?