1. Effects of the French & Indian War
Ch 5 Sec 3 Pt II

2. Essential Question
How did the F&I War progress, & what were its ultimate effects?

3. Braddock’s Defeat & A New Strategy
The commanding British General during the early days of the war was Edward Braddock
His tenure was a disaster and was punctuated by his death at Ft. Duquesne
The British suffered a string of defeats over the next two years
It was not until 1757, w/ the election of new Prime Minister William Pitt, that the British fortunes changed
Pitt was determined to win the war and in turn:
Sent Britain’s best Generals to America
Borrowed $ to pay more colonial troops

4. The War Ends
By 1759, Pitt’s strategy caused the French to be beaten back to New France
The decisive Battle of Quebec, a British victory, effectively ended the war

5. Battle of Quebec

6. Treaty of Paris
Though both sides continued to battle in other parts of the world, the F& I War officially ended w/ the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The terms were:
Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of the Miss. River (except New Orleans)
France kept 2 islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence & its colonies in the W. Indies
Britain gained FL from Spain
Spain received New Orleans & all French land west of the Miss. River

7. The “New” British Colonies

8. Pontiac’s Rebellion
Natives in the Ohio Valley responded to new British occupation by organizing and attacking British settlers and forts
One of the chief organizers was an Ottawa leader named Pontiac
By the summer of 1763, Native forces had destroyed all but 3 British forts west of the Appalachians
The remaining forts were under siege
The British employed a brutal tactic to break the siege at Ft. Pitt

9. Effects of the F&I War The British now controlled a huge empire
The French had been effectively removed from N. America
The Spanish “controlled” vast lands, but were only a shell of their former power
In order to aid in managing the empire, Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763
This law forbade British settlers to settle west of the Appalachians
This was meant to “protect” settlers and Natives from conflict
Colonists were furious, b/c they felt they had won the right to settle in the Ohio Valley
The British, in turn, grew angry w/ the ever increasing dissent they felt the colonials displayed for British authority