1. Thinking question What do you know about the first World War?
List any facts, dates, people, nations, anecdotes, or impressions that you have ever learned, read, or heard about the First World War.

2. What is a “world war”?

3. United states history
Class #3, Week of October 29

4. The French & Indian War

5. The British and French Compete for dominance in north america
By the mid-1700s, the British controlled the Atlantic coast and the French controlled Canada’s St. Lawrence River Valley
In between these two regions lay the Ohio River Valley—which was enormously rich in beaver furs
Competition to explore this region, establish forts, and dominate trade with the Native tribes intensified through the 1740s and 1750s
Britain and France were also the two most powerful nations in the world at this time; their competition for empire spanned the globe
What we call the French & Indian War was just one part of the Seven Years War between Britain and France—the first true “world war”

6. War Begins: the battle of fort necessity (1754)
Several years before the war began, many Native American tribes (who had been trading more extensively with the British) agreed to fight for the French when war did erupt
In the 1750s, the French built a string of forts from Lake Erie down to the Forks of the Ohio (Ft. Duquesne—at present-day Pittsburgh)
The Virginia militia, under George Washington, marched north to attempt to capture Ft. Duquesne—but were defeated by a much-larger French and Native force at Fort Necessity
With war under way, Native American attacks against British settlers erupted all along the frontier

7. The British Victory
1755
1759
1763
1755—British army under General Braddock suffers another major defeat while marching towards Ft. Duquesne
British now change strategy; focusing all of their attention on the naval war, North America, and India
1758—French evacuate Ft. Duquesne; British capture it and name it Ft. Pitt
1759—British capture Quebec, ending the major fighting in North America
1763—Treaty of Paris ends the war
1758

8. Aftermath: The Proclamation of 1763
The Treaty of Paris gave Great Britain control of all of North America east of the Mississippi River
But Native American attacks on frontier settlers continued
In order to pacify the Natives, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763—forbidding colonists to settle west of the Allegheny Mountains
The American colonists were outraged, and largely ignored the Proclamation

9. Writing assignment: post-war editorial
You are the Editor in Chief of the Cumberland (MD) Gazette, in
In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, the tensions and violence between American frontier colonists and American Indians continues unabated.
Write an EDITORIAL (Official Opinion Piece), explaining your view of what the British government should do to foster peace between their American subjects and Native tribes.
You should consider:
The needs and concerns of frontier colonists;
The rights of Native peoples;
The limited enforcement power of the British government.