1. French and Indian War

4. From 1754-1763 war raged throughout the colonies
Benjamin Franklin tried uniting the colonies with the Albany Plan of Union
Purpose: to unify the colonies in order to better govern themselves and defeat the French
Rejected: Colonial legislatures did not want to give up control

5. The Treaty of Paris, 1763 Terms of the treaty:
Britain gains all land from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River
France gives Louisiana (area west of the Mississippi) to Spain for their help

6. Draw in your Journal: Cause and Effect
1. Pontiac’s Rebellion
1. colonies were growing rapidly
2. Proclamation of colonists cannot settle west of App. Mts.
French and Indian War
2. colonists hoped to move across Appalachian Mts.
3. The Treaty of Paris, 1763
France and England claimed this area
A. Britain gains from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
B. Spain gets Louisiana