AMERICAN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR EUROPEAN SEVEN YEARS WAR!!

FRENCH AND BRITISH By 1754 France and Britain rival for New World colonies Ohio River Valley is area of dispute.

FRENCH SETTLEMENT HISTORY Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River. Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec. Robert Cavalier & S. de La Salle explored and claimed the Mississippi River Valley and named it Louisiana.

BY 1754… French had only 70,000 settlers British had over 1,000,000 settlers French focus: (3 F’s) Fur trade Forts Friendly w/ Native Americans

BRITISH COLONISTS VS FRENCH As British move over Appalachian Mountains they encounter the French forts. Colonists decide to challenge the French for the Ohio River Valley.

BRITISH SENT A SMALL MILITIA to Ft. Duquesne (today Pittsburgh) to eject French. - led by…

WASHINGTON And his men built Ft. Necessity (40 miles from Fort Duquesne. Washington is defeated by the French. This is beginnings of French and Indian War!! Called Seven Years War in Europe!!

IROQUOIS VS. ALGONQUINN

Algonquin are going to side with the French…why Algonquin are going to side with the French…why? The enemy of MY ENEMY is my friend so…the Iroquois side with whom?

BRITISH FINALLY… Defeat French at Quebec. This is turning point of war. French & Indian War ends with Treaty of Paris (1763).

BRITISH GAIN: All n. America east of Mississippi River including Florida from Spain *Spain had allied with French so they lost Florida.

SPAIN: Gain land west of Mississippi river including New Orleans.

FRENCH: KEPT SMALL ISLANDS OFF NEWFOUNLAND AND WEST INDIES

NOW NATIVE AMERICANS… have to deal with the British instead of the Friendly French. King George issues a Proclamation of 1763 forbids the colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains. He claims he cannot protect them on the frontier.