The French and Indian War

Rivalry Conflict Militia Treaty Neutral Major Power Key Terms Rivalry Conflict Militia Treaty Neutral Major Power

Key Terms Rivalry – competition for the same objective Conflict – a serious disagreement or argument Militia - a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency Treaty – a formal agreement between countries Neutral – not taking sides Major Power – ability to influence on global scale Mercantillism – 16th – 18th century belief that exporting to other places gains you wealth and power – typically gold and silver

Background European countries were constantly fighting European countries tried to control as much land and as much trade as possible

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR   Rivalry – competition for the same objective Conflict – a serious disagreement or argument Militia - a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency Treaty – a formal agreement between countries Neutral – not taking sides Major Power – ability to influence on global scale Mercantillism – 16th – 18th century belief that exporting to other places gains you wealth and power – typically gold and silver

18th Century Success Secret more land + more trade + more gold = more wealth & more power

18th Century Success Secret more land + more trade + more gold = more wealth & more power Mercantilism

Colonial Land Grab Colonists “bumped” into each other. Colonists explored each others’ land. Colonists claimed each others’ land. Native Americans were always caught in the middle.

A Series of Wars… Wars between the English, the French and their Indian allies in North America: 1675-1675 King Philip’s War 1689-1697 King William’s War 1702-1713 Queen Anne’s War 1744-1748 King George’s War 1755-1763 French & Indian War

French forts in the Ohio Valley angered the English.

The French Irritation… In the 1750s, France started building forts around the Great Lakes and into the Ohio River valley. French had better trading relations with the Indians than the English did... especially the fur trade. France controlled land from the St. Lawrence River (north) to New Orleans (south); wanted to control western PA

George’s First Command VA claimed western PA too. G. Washington was a wealthy planter and member of Virginia militia (volunteer soldiers). VA Governor Dinwiddie sent GW and militia to PA to build a road through the mountains. The road from VA to PA would help “claim” the land for VA.

Characteristics of FORTS Lookout Weapons Barriers People Protects a place from attackers

The French and Indian War… …was really the beginning of the American Revolutionary War