1. CH. 6 The Duel for North America

2. France in the New World 1608 – Quebec New France (Canada)  Controlled important waterways  Great Lakes & Mississippi River Louisiana  New Orleans & the Gulf of Mexico  Efforts to block Spain

3. Early conflicts btwn British and French King William’s War (1689-1697)  Frontier raids Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713)  To prevent the possible union of France and Spain King George’s War (1744-1748)  Britain vs. France and Spain

4. The French and Indian War Begins in N. America (1754-1763) Disputes over the Ohio Valley  Fort Duquesne  George Washington  Fort Necessity Fighting occurs in colonies and Canada Colonists fail to provide a united war effort Known as the Seven Year’s War in Europe  William Pitt The Last of the MohicansFrench & Indian War

5. The Treaty of Paris England – major colonial power  Acquired French territory in N. America  Also Spanish Florida  French territory west of the Mississippi - New Spain  Began domination of India  British East India Company

6. Consequences War debt Tighter British control  What happened to salutary neglect?  b/c of larger territory = needed new tax revenue  Direct taxation of colonies Pontiacs Rebellion Proclamation of 1763