1. aka: The Seven Years War
French & Indian War
aka: The Seven Years War

2. Rivals for an Empire -Background
-Both France & England wanted Ohio River Valley
-Colonists wanted England since they were already British subjects

3. -New France
-France had all of Mississippi River Valley
-Mostly fur traders & priests wanting to convert Natives
-No desire to build towns & start families (unlike the British)
-Friendlier with Natives than the British
-More military alliances with Natives than British

4. War (1754-1763) -Early French Victories
-French build fort near modern day Pittsburgh
-English had already given land to merchants
-George Washington leads group to push French out
-French overpower Washington and force him to surrender
-French get help from Natives
-Use hit & run tactics the British are unfamiliar with

5. -William Pitt
-British king rearranges government and assigns William Pitt to work with the military
-Convinces the Iroquois to align themselves with the British
-Now there is an equal balance between French and English, both getting help from the natives

6. -Final Battle
-English win the war with a surprise attack on Quebec
-War officially over in 1763
-Treaty of Paris
-British get all land East of Mississippi River
-Spanish get all land West of Mississippi River
-Real losers were the Natives
-British harder to bargain with than the French

7. -New problems with Natives
-Lots of fighting between Natives and British in Ohio River Valley
-Natives capture 8 forts
-British send smallpox infested blankets to Natives as “peace” offering
-many die of the disease and are unable to fight the British
-Proclamation of 1763
-Says no settlement for colonists past Appalachian Mt.
-Difficult to enforce

8. Colonies and Britain Grow Apart
-New Policies
-More British troops to control the Natives
-makes colonists nervous they will turn on them as well
-1764 Sugar Act
-Taxes on certain imports
-Lower tax on foreign-made molasses
-hoping colonists would pay less instead of smuggling in
-Enforcement of laws increased
-Smugglers now tried in a stricter court and not by their lenient peers