Unit 2: Revolutionary Period French and Indian War British Actions – Colonial Reactions Declaration of Independence Revolutionary War

French and Indian War 1754 – 1763

Superpower Rivals British 13 colonies east of the Mississippi River Colonists obligated by law to fight on this side Colonial militias Iroquois Mohicans Mohawk French Land west of the Mississippi River and NE Canada Need the support of the Indians for economic reasons $$$ > settlement Huron Ottawa

Disputed Land French and British both interested in rich Ohio River Valley Fur trade Indians land French built Fort Duquesne between Ohio and Alleghany Rivers (Pittsburgh) British had already granted land to wealthy settlers Virginia sends colonial militia to evict the French George Washington Defeated and disarmed