1. Chapter Six: The Duel for North America (1608-1763)
PowerPoint Slides for The American Pageant, 12th edition
Constructed by Mr. Freccia

2. France wants colonies too…
1608 – Quebec founded on St. Lawrence River (Samuel de Champlain)
Huron vs. Iroquois
Colony called “New France” but few settlers (60,000 by 1750)
Catholic Colony only (Jesuit priests)
Robert de La Salle & the Mississippi River
Establishes Louisiana colony to protect trade

3. Economic Colony, not settlement
My fir makes nice hats…
Fur traders mostly (coureurs de bois)
Worked with native tribes against their enemies
Spread disease and weapons ahead of English settlers

4. Clash of Empires King William’s War (1689-1697)
War of the League of Augsburg
Queen Anne’s War ( )
War of Spanish Succession (Treaty of Utrecht)
England gets Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay area
King George’s War ( )
War of Austrian Succession / War of Jenkin’s Ear
Colonial victories given back at peace table

6. The French and Indian War (1754-1763)
The Seven Years War in Europe
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