1. Colonization Crash Course

2. French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Seven Years’ War in Europe between France and Great Britain
British Colonies had 200,000 settlers
New France had 60,000 settlers
France needed Indians to help
2 main enemies of the British
French
Native Americans
French and Indian War ( )

4. Benjamin Franklin, 1754

5. Prototype for Confederation during American Revolutionary War
Trade agreement with Native Americans
Alliance between tribes and French
Albany Congress 1754

7. What caused the war in North America?
Land and Border Disputes
England thought they should have all of the East Coast and land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Fun fact: George Washington lead British troops in an ambush of a French Patrol
What caused the war in North America?

9. Outcome
France ceded (surrendered) the territory west of the Mississippi River to Spain
In exchange for being an ally in the war
Treaty of Paris:
France ceded North America land to Great Britain
Choice between islands in the Caribbean and North America land (including what is now Wisconsin)
Sugar was more valuable

10. French vs. British Indian Interactions
Live with them
Language
Intermarriage
Trade
Conversion
Exploration
French vs. British Indian Interactions

11. British
Land
Fear
Savages
Settlement
Families

12. Royal Proclamation of 1763 King George III of England
All land west of the Appalachians reserved for Native Americans
Hold settlers back from moving west
Cheaper than military protection
Royal Proclamation of 1763

14. Revolutionary War Cherokee supported England
Less interest in expansion
Iroquois Confederacy supported Americans
Alliance
Promised protection
Revolutionary War