The French and Indian War Or: The Seven Years War

France Stretches out The French were starting to move into the Ohio Valley This was a little to close for comfort for the British George Washington is sent in to tell the French to back off

Washington fails and War Begins After 21 year old Washington was unable to push back the French, the British Prime Minister began an all out war -1756 Washington lost a few more battles and the British weren’t doing great in the Colonies

The Battle for Quebec 1759 The British were slowly winning battles against the French The biggest victory was on the Plains of Abraham where General James Wolfe and his troops snuck up on the French The Battle only lasted an hour but the British were victorious Gen. James Wolfe along with the Marquis de Montcalm were injured during the battle and died. This battle gained Canada for the British

General James Wolfe

The End of the War After the Battle for Quebec, the Spanish joined the French The war continued outside of North America in other territories around the world like India The British were ultimately victorious

New Territory

Pontiac’s Rebellion Ottawa chief Pontiac organized a rebellion against the British It failed but hundreds still died Britain decided, in order to protect the British and the Natives, to create the Proclamation Line of 1763

The Proclamation Line of 1763 This line prevented settlement west of the Appalachians This was the land that had just been fought over The Settlers were not happy and went on settling anyway

The Colonists Because of the events of the French and Indian War, the Colonists are moving closer to rebellion

Let’s take a moment to talk about fashion It was popular for men in portraits to put their hand in their coat It was seen as calm and confident Originated in Greece Neoclassicism

Heels became popular among men High Heels Heels became popular among men They were seen as masculine Women started wearing them to seem more masculine

Women’s Clothing Women wore huge hoops called Mantua This was mostly popular in France They were a bit dangerous

And the Hair