2. Chapter 4 Section 4

3. Objectives Explain how British fortunes improved after William Pitt took over direction of the French & Indian War Describe how Chief Pontiac united his people to fight for their land

4. The British Take Action French & Indian War part of a larger struggle between France & Britain Fought for control of –World trade –Power on the seas War lasts 1754-1763 War against France fought by British colonists at first Britain appointed General Edward Braddock after French built new forts (1754)

5. General Edward Braddock

6. Braddock Marches to Duquesne June 1755 Braddock & Washington set out to attack Fort Duquesne Attacked by Native Americans & French Braddock killed British defeated

7. Seven Years’ War Fighting in America caused war in Europe Prussia & Britain declared war on France (1756) War took place in Europe, Caribbean, India & North America French captured British forts Native Americans raided farms from NY to PA

8. Pitt Takes Charge William Pitt became secretary of state, then prime minister He decided Britain would pay cost of the war

9. William Pitt

10. Jeffrey Amherst Jeffrey Amherst & James Wolfe appointed to command British troops 1758 recaptured Louisbourg

11. James Wolfe

12. Louisbourg

14. British capture Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario Then forced French to abandon Fort Duquesne –Renamed it Fort Pitt

15. Fort Frontenac

16. The Fall of New France 1759 big year for British! British captured some French islands in West Indies & Havana, Cuba Defeated French in India Destroyed French fleet sent to help French in Canada

17. Battle of Quebec Quebec-capital of New France British general Wolfe attacked city using poorly guarded path up a cliff Battle fought on Plains of Abraham outside fortress of Quebec French defeated Wolfe killed in battle French commander, Marquis de Montcalm wounded & died next day

19. Treaty of Paris Officially ended the war in 1763 France kept sugar islands in West Indies France lost Canada & most lands east of Mississippi River Spain (France’s ally) lost Florida, but received French lands west of Mississippi River & port of New Orleans

20. Trouble on the Frontier Native Americans in Ohio River Valley hurt by loss of French British raised prices of goods British refused to pay Native Americans for use of their land British settlers moved onto Native Americans lands

21. Pontiac’s War Chief of Ottawa village (near Detroit) 1763 Pontiac put together an alliance Attacked British fort at Detroit Other war parties captured British outposts in Great Lakes

22. Pontiac did not capture strongholds of Niagara, Fort Pitt or Detroit War ended in 1765 after Pontiac’s allies were defeated Pontiac signed peace treaty & was pardoned

23. Proclamation of 1763 King George III declared that Appalachian Mountains were western boundary of colonies Angered land speculators who had bought land west of mountains Angered colonists who wanted to settle west of Appalachians