1. The French & Indian War and British Colonial Control
Illinois History

2. High Points From Yesterday
French have better relationships with the Illini Indians
Interested in conversion
Live in dense communities
Farm
Working together
Little racial or class strife

3. Who controls the Illinois Country?

4. -Part of a larger conflict between Britain and France
French & Indian War ( )
-Part of a larger conflict between Britain and France
-Muscling for territory and colonial domination of North America sparks conflict

5. Treaty of Paris [1763]
French cedes territory east of Mississippi River to Great Britain (including Canada)
Spain cedes Florida to Britain
Spain officially gains control of New Orleans

6. Problems for Great Britain
Broke after costly war with France
Not much economic incentive without New Orleans
More territory, more responsibility
Colonists want to expand:
French boogeyman is gone
Felt the French & Indian War was fought so they could move west
Natives are resistant to British control
Allied with French
Thought British would push them off their hunting grounds

7. Indian Resistance Pontiac fights British settlement in the North
1764 – 1765
British attempts to enter the Illinois country are resisted
Leaders taken as POWs
Convince Indians British military will not bring settlers

8. British in Illinois
Capt. Thomas Stirling and 100 members of the Black Watch sent to Fort de Chartres.
October 10, 1765
Very short lived.
British begin removing troops in 1770s
Fort goes into disrepair and remaining troops destroy it.