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The Duel for North America
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France Finds a foothold in America
Louis XIV Versailles
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France Finds a foothold in America
Huguenots St. Bartholomew’s Day, 1572 massacre Edict of Nantes
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New France Fans Out Samuel de Champlain French Jesuits
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New France Fans Out Coureurs de bois voyageurs
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Compare France’s colonizing efforts in the New World with Spain’s and England’s. What factors explain France’s relatively weak impact on the New World compared with others?
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The Clash of Empires Queen Anne’s War King William’s War
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The Clash of Empires War of Jenkins's Ear King George’s War
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The French and Indian War
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Britain and France in the New World
Ohio River Valley 1753 Major George Washington (VA)
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Washington Starts a War
Fort Prince George 1754 British French renamed it Fort Dusquene Fort Necessity (different fort entirely) Acadians
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What were the causes of the French and Indian War
What were the causes of the French and Indian War? In what ways were the American colonists involved in the home country’s struggle with France?
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A Continent at War Seven Years War in Europe Native American alliances
Britain: Five Nations (Iroquois) French: Algonquin General Edward Braddock February 1755 Fort Dusquene Guerilla warfare
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Troops of the British Regulars Colonial Militiamen
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The Tide Begins to Turn 1758 – William Pitt now prime minister
Washington Takes Fort Dusquene Renames it Fort Pitt Quebec: “The Gibraltar of America” General James Wolfe General Louis Montcalm Plains of Abraham
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What was the general strategy of the British and the French during the War? How successful were they? • Braddock’s Blundering and Its Aftermath
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The Albany Congress 1754—Delegates of 7 colonies met in Albany.
Benjamin Franklin proposed plan: Congress of delegates with power to Levy taxes Raise an army Deal with Indians Control westward expansion. Plan rejected
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Treaty of Paris—1763 All French possessions in North America given to Britain Spain gives Florida to Britain Spain gets New Orleans and Louisiana west of the Mississippi Effects of British victory Br. Now most powerful nation in world Br. incurs enormous debt Resentment towards colonists Removed French threat
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Proclamation Line of 1763 Daniel Boone Pontiac’s Uprising (1763)
Cumberland Gap Kentucky Pontiac’s Uprising (1763) Pontiac
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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What were the consequences of the French and Indian War
What were the consequences of the French and Indian War? Explain why Britain’s success in defeating the French led to failures in dealing with its colonial subjects?
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