 1730’s and 1740’s in New England  Arminius – preached free will determined fate  John Edwards – faith in God = eternal salvation  Old lights v. New Lights  Started new denominations and increased competition

 1598 – Edict of Nantes (repealed in 1685)  1608 – Champlain colonizes Quebec  1682 – La Salle explores Mississippi River to Gulf of Mexico  1689 – King William’s War  1702 – Queen Anne’s War  1718 – French found New Orleans  War of Jenkins Ear  1744 – King George’s War  1754 – Washington battles French; Albany Congress  1755 – Braddock’s Defeat  1756 – Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War  1759 – Battle of Quebec  1763 – Peace of Paris; Pontiac’s Rebellion; Proclamation of 1763

 1608  Catholic  Samuel de Champlain “Father of New France”  Ran by King of France

 Granted religious freedom to Protestants stopping wars with Catholics  Repealed in 1685 by King Louis XIV  Leads to ….

 Antoine Cadillac – Detroit  Robert de La Salle – explored and named Louisiana

 Illinois – grain capital for France  New Orleans founded in 1718  Built forts in MS and LA to keep Spain out

 King William’s War   France and Various Indian tribes  Colonies and Iroquois  Land rights remained the same  Queen Anne’s War   Spain, France and Indians  Colonies and Iroquois

 More of an impact in Europe  Britain receives Acadia, Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay

 War of Jenkins’ Ear  1739  Britain and Spain  Spanish merchant chopped off Jenkins’ ear  Spain then allied with France…  King George’s War  1744  Colonies vs. New France  Fortress of Louisbourg seized  Saratoga, NY destroyed  Failed to get British support  War ended reestablishing original boundaries

 Start of French and Indian War  Contested Ohio territory  Fort Duquesne vs. Fort Necessity  Washington killed French leader but later was defeated

 Britain and Prussia vs. France, Spain, Austria, and Russia  Albany Congress – united 7 out of 13 colonies (largely unsuccessful)

 Braddock and troops defeated by smaller French and Indian army  Frontier was now open

 “The Great Commoner” and “Organizer of Victory”  Defeated French at Quebec and Montreal  Treaty of Paris ends War in 1763 › Moved France out of North America

 Native Americans and French traders against British forts in Ohio country  Led by Chief Pontiac – Ottawa  Successful early on, but late defeated

 Prohibited settlement beyond Appalachians  Meant to solve tension  Disregarded by colonists