1. 5 minute Activity
Use the map provided to identify the extent of the Spanish, French, Russian, and British colonial control in North America by 1750

2. North America Before the French & Indian War (1754-1763)
In the 1750’s, both Britain and France had colonies in North America

3. Both wanted an area called the
Ohio River Valley

4. French were friendly with Indians for fur
Which was found mostly in this area

5. The fur they wanted to trade
Beaver fur to make hats

6. To protect their land and trade with the Native Americans, the French build forts
New settlement

7. Refusal to give up forts
~The French refused to give up their forts in 1754
- Young George Washington lead British troops against the French

8. Declaring WAR George Washington lost the battle
Soon after Britain declared war on the France

9. The War is on France and the Indians vs. Britian
Indians were allies to the French because they traded with them.

10. The main causes of War
1. Trade
2. Indians
3. Land

11. The Albany Congress, 1754
In 1754, colonists from across the British colonies met at the Albany Congress to discuss the common problem of Indian attacks:
Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union for a coordinated colonial army
The plan was not approved
The colonists lacked the unity to solve a common problem

12. Ben Franklin’s “Albany Plan of Union” America’s 1st political cartoon