1. The French and Indian War Lopez & Kloster

2. F/I War 1750

3. Why is the late 18 th Century often described as an era of Imperial Wars that had lasting global consequences? Period 2: Do Now #5

4. Washington builds Fort Necessity to expand British control The fort falls to the French and this leads to the French and Indian War. British wanted to get rid of French forts in the Ohio Valley so they send Washington Forms an alliance with the “Half King” Britain builds trading post in the Ohio Valley area, but gets taken by the French 1754- Washington leads 300 men against the French at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) and kills over a 100 French. The Start of the French and Indian War

5. BritishFrench Fort Necessity Fort Duquesne * George Washington * Delaware & Shawnee Indians The Ohio Valley 1754  The First Clash

6. VIDEO The Start of the French and Indian War

7. 1754: Albany Congress – convened by British, led by Franklin ~ 1st attempt at colonial unity ~ only 7 of 13 colonies present Purpose: keep Iroquois loyal, bolster defense against France through colonial unity A Albany Congress  failed. Iroquois broke off relations with Britain & threatened to trade with the French.

8. After a year and a half of undeclared war, the French and the English formally declared war in May 1756. For the first three years of the war the outnumbered French dominated the battlefield,

9. The tide turned for the British in 1758, –began to make peace with important Indian allies and, under the direction of Lord William Pitt –French were also abandoned by many of their Indian allies. –Exhausted by years of battle, outnumbered and outgunned by the British, the French collapsed during the years 1758-59, climaxing with a massive defeat at Quebec in September 1759.

11. Battle of Quebec 1759

13. British March in formation or bayonet charge. Br. officers wanted to take charge of colonials. Prima Donna Br. officers with servants & tea settings. Drills & tough discipline. Colonists should pay for their own defense. Indian-style guerilla tactics. Col. militias served under own captains. No mil. deference or protocols observed. Resistance to rising taxes. Casual, non-professionals. Methods of Fighting: Military Organization: Military Discipline: Finances: Demeanor: British-American Colonial Tensions Colonials

14. Period #2, Do Now #6 Use Chapter five to describe at least two ways in which the British Colonies are forging their own identity separate from England.Use Chapter five to describe at least two ways in which the British Colonies are forging their own identity separate from England.

15. French lose war and all land in North America English inherit vast new land holdings in North America Colonists realize British are not invincible & seek independence. Relations between English and Indians will worsen- several wars will come King George and Parliament tax the Colonies FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR OR SEVEN YEARS OF WAR FOUGHT FOR CONTROL OF NORTH AMERICA Great Britain accumulates huge war debts

16. France --> lost her Canadian possessions, most of India, and land east of the Mississippi River. Spain --> got all French lands west of the Mississippi River but lost Florida to England. England --> got all French lands in Canada, exclusive rights to Caribbean slave trade, and dominance in India. 1763  Treaty of Paris

17. F/I War 1763 Treaty of Paris 1763 England gains French land from Canada to Florida and Appalachians to the Mississippi River. England gains Florida from Spain.

18. F/I War 1750

19. 1. It united them against a common enemy for the first time. 2. It created a socializing experience for all the colonials who participated. 3. It created bitter feelings towards the British that would only intensify. WHY? Effects of the War on the American Colonials

20. 1763  Pontiac ’ s Rebellion Fort Detroit British “ gifts ” of smallpox-infected blankets from Fort Pitt. The Aftermath: Tensions Along the Frontier

21. Pontiac ’ s Rebellion (1763)

23. “ Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.” Instrumental in ending the French and Indian War in 1763.Instrumental in ending the French and Indian War in 1763. Strong supporter of taxing the colonies to pay for the debt.Strong supporter of taxing the colonies to pay for the debt. He opposed any compromise with the colonial government in America.He opposed any compromise with the colonial government in America. After losing of the colonies, he withdrew his efforts at personal government and went insane.After losing of the colonies, he withdrew his efforts at personal government and went insane.

24. debt  Pass a series of tax laws and have the Colonists help pay back the debt. law restricting  Pass a law restricting Colonists from moving westward into and settling the Northwest Territory. British troops  Keep British troops in North America to stop Indian attacks and protect the Colonies. smuggling Navigation Acts  Stop the smuggling of Colonials by enforcing the Navigation Acts with a series of unrestricted search warrants.

25. Colonial pioneers such as Daniel Boone, defied the Proclamation of 1763 and crossed the Appalachians and settled areas in what would become Kentucky.Colonial pioneers such as Daniel Boone, defied the Proclamation of 1763 and crossed the Appalachians and settled areas in what would become Kentucky. birthrightThe belief that the land westward was sacred land, fought and died for and that it was their birthright….It belonged to them. American DreamThe “American Dream” could be found out west led many colonists to defy the Proclamation of 1763 and cross the Appalachians. British land policy to temporarily keep the colonists out of Indian land until treaties could be negotiated with the tribes.

26. Northwest Territory