1. The Albany Plan Of Union

2. Objective: To analyze the importance of the Albany Plan of Union and the causes and effects of the French and Indian War. Do Now: Which European countries were competing for land in North America? - Great Britain - France - Spain

4. Albany Plan of Union The Albany Plan of Union, proposed by Benjamin Franklin and Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson, called for colonial unity in the face of the coming war with France.

5. None of the colonies approved the plan out of fear of losing power. The Albany Plan of Union called for a Grand Council with representatives from each colony. The Grand Council would: - make laws - raise taxes - defend the colonies * The Albany Plan of Union set an example that would later be followed by such gatherings as the First and Second Continental Congress.

6. Causes: Britain began to compete with France over the fur trade in the Ohio Valley. French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War (1754 – 1763)

7. French and Indian War: Alliances

8. Great Britain and the Iroquois Alliance - a formal agreement by two or more nations to act together in a cause French and Indian War: Alliances France, Spain (1762), Algonquins, and Hurons versus

9. The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West, 1770Benjamin West

10. Prior to the French and Indian War After the French and Indian War

11. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, ending the war. Spain gave up Florida to Britain. French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War: Effects The Treaty of Paris Britain gained Canada and all of the French land east of the Mississippi River. Spain gained all of the French land west of the Mississippi River.