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1754-1763. CauseEffect Britain sent George Washington to inform the French that they must move from the Ohio River Valley French soldiers ambushed colonial.

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3 CauseEffect Britain sent George Washington to inform the French that they must move from the Ohio River Valley French soldiers ambushed colonial militia as they traveled through the Ohio country British colonist continuously loose battles with French Britain declares war on France in 1754 and Prime Minsiter William Pitt takes over war affiars Britain defeat France in numerous battles The two countries sign the Treaty of Paris in 1763 to end the war

4  An agreement to end the war by forcing France to give lands east of the Miss. River to Britain and forcing Spain to give G.B. Florida.  In return Spain received French lands west of the Miss. River- Louisiana Purchase as well as the port of New Orleans

5  Natives lost their French allies  British gained Ohio country and raised the prices of their goods  British settlers began moving into the valleys of Western Pennsylvania

6  An Ottawa Chief Pontiac formed a group of Native Americans to attack the British colonist, known as Pontiac’s War because of their mistreatment 1763-1765 In 1766, Chief Pontiac signed a peace treaty with the British and they pardoned (forgave) him

7  An effort by Britain to prevent fighting by putting a halt to Westward Expansion  King George III declared that the Appalachian Mountains were the temporary boundary for the colonies *THIS PROCLAMATION ANGERED MANY COLONIST!


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