Thinking question What do you know about the first World War? List any facts, dates, people, nations, anecdotes, or impressions that you have ever learned, read, or heard about the First World War.

What is a “world war”?

United states history Class #3, Week of October 29

The French & Indian War

The British and French Compete for dominance in north america By the mid-1700s, the British controlled the Atlantic coast and the French controlled Canada’s St. Lawrence River Valley In between these two regions lay the Ohio River Valley—which was enormously rich in beaver furs Competition to explore this region, establish forts, and dominate trade with the Native tribes intensified through the 1740s and 1750s Britain and France were also the two most powerful nations in the world at this time; their competition for empire spanned the globe What we call the French & Indian War was just one part of the Seven Years War between Britain and France—the first true “world war”

War Begins: the battle of fort necessity (1754) Several years before the war began, many Native American tribes (who had been trading more extensively with the British) agreed to fight for the French when war did erupt In the 1750s, the French built a string of forts from Lake Erie down to the Forks of the Ohio (Ft. Duquesne—at present-day Pittsburgh) 1754 - The Virginia militia, under George Washington, marched north to attempt to capture Ft. Duquesne—but were defeated by a much-larger French and Native force at Fort Necessity With war under way, Native American attacks against British settlers erupted all along the frontier

The British Victory 1755 1759 1763 1755—British army under General Braddock suffers another major defeat while marching towards Ft. Duquesne British now change strategy; focusing all of their attention on the naval war, North America, and India 1758—French evacuate Ft. Duquesne; British capture it and name it Ft. Pitt 1759—British capture Quebec, ending the major fighting in North America 1763—Treaty of Paris ends the war 1758

Aftermath: The Proclamation of 1763 The Treaty of Paris gave Great Britain control of all of North America east of the Mississippi River But Native American attacks on frontier settlers continued In order to pacify the Natives, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763—forbidding colonists to settle west of the Allegheny Mountains The American colonists were outraged, and largely ignored the Proclamation

Writing assignment: post-war editorial You are the Editor in Chief of the Cumberland (MD) Gazette, in 1763. In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, the tensions and violence between American frontier colonists and American Indians continues unabated. Write an EDITORIAL (Official Opinion Piece), explaining your view of what the British government should do to foster peace between their American subjects and Native tribes. You should consider: The needs and concerns of frontier colonists; The rights of Native peoples; The limited enforcement power of the British government.