1. RIVALRY IN NORTH AMERICA TROUBLE ON THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER 4 SECTION 4
RIVALRY IN NORTH AMERICA
TROUBLE ON THE FRONTIER

2. COMPETING EMPIRES
FRANCE AND ENGLAND CLAIMED LAND IN THE OHIO VALLEY. THESE CLAIMS WILL BRING THEM INTO CONFLICT.
GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS SENT TO REMOVE THE FRENCH IN THE OHIO VALLEY. AND FORT DUQUESNE.
THE FRENCH DEFEATED WASHINGTON AND HE SURRENDERED FORT NECESSITY.

3. ALBANY CONGRESS
Colonial leaders call a meeting in Albany N.Y. to discuss the coming war with France
Albany Plan of Union
Proposed by Ben Franklin
Said Colonies would elect a Council of Representative that would:
Have authority over Western Lands and relations with Native Americans
Have power to raise armies and collect taxes to pay expenses
Franklin’s Plan of Union
Passed the Albany Congress but failed in the colonial assemblies. The colonial assemblies wanted to control their own taxes and armies
The Iroquois remained neutral- they thought the French would win the war.

4. THE TIDE TURNS IN FAVOR OF THE BRITISH
William Pitt becomes the Prime Minister of England.
Sends the best generals and a large army and navy to America.
James Wolfe defeats the French at Quebec
TREATY OF PARIS- 1763
FRANCE CEDED CANADA AND ALL LAND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE BRITISH
SPAIN CEDED FLORIDA TO THE BRITISH
SPAIN GETS NEW ORLEANS AND LAND WEST OF THE MISS. RIVER FROM FRANCE

5. NEW BRITISH POLICIES PONTIAC’S WAR
BRITISH SETTLERS MOVE NO TO NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS. NATIVE AMERICANS SEE THIS AS A THEAT TO THEIR WAY OF LIFE
PONTIAC’S WAR
LED A REBELLION TO FORCE SETTLERS BACK ACROSS THE MOUNTIANS. He was defeated BUT King George III left 10,000 troops in America and published the PROCLAIMATION OF 1763 forbidding settlers to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
THIS ANGERED AMERICAN SETTLERS- THEY FELT IT VIOLATED THEIR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

6. THESE NEW POLICIES WERE THE SEEDS OF REVOLUTION
NEW BRITISH POLICIES
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR LEFT BRITIAN DEEP IN DEBT.
TO PAY FOR THIS DEBT THE BRITISH BEGAN TO TAX THE COLONIST. THE COLONIST FELT THIS WAS AN VOILATION OF “ NO TAXATION WITH OUT REPRESENTATION”.
THESE NEW POLICIES WERE THE SEEDS OF REVOLUTION

9. EARLY ENGLISH DEFEATS GENERAL EDWARD BRADDOCK
SENT TO PUSH THE FRENCH OUT OF THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
He would not listen to colonial soldiers
He didn’t know how to fight in North America
He was defeated at Fort Duquesne
English were defeated at fort Niagara 1755
Fort William Henry on lake George
1756 the British declared war on France- this is the beginning of the 7 Seven Years War In America it was called the French and Indian War