2. Chapter 4 Section 4 US History

3. French and Indian War France or England – world power? 1750-1760’s – the war is fought French building forts and making alliances (unions) with the Native Americans Colonists were getting little help from Britain Britain send General Edward Braddock to the Americas as commander in chief (Washington was an aide) Started by marching on Fort Duquesne French and Indian allies ambushed them with guerilla tactics Braddock dies; Washington leads the group back to Virginia

4. The Seven Years War The Seven Years War - Britain allies with Prussia against French and Native Americans Prussia fights France in Europe Britain fights France in the Caribbean, India, and Americas Britain suffered heavy losses in America at first William Pitt – English Secretary of State then Prime Minister Oversaw the war from London (skilled military planner) Promised Britain would pay for the war in the Americas As a result of high debt, he taxed the colonists more Americans were the least taxed people in the world at the time. Sent Jeffery Amherst and James Wolfe to command Recaptured Louisbourg (The French port rival to Boston) Conquered Fort Duquesne, and renamed Fort Pitt

5. No “New France” 1759 - The Battle of Quebec (Quebec – capital of New France) James Wolfe’s troops found an entrance to the city on a cliff British defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham James Wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm died in the attack Also, Amherst captured Montreal the next year 1763 - The Treat of Paris – the end of the war France allowed to keep some lands Forfeited most of Canada and land East of the Mississippi River Spain received the Louisiana Territory (including New Orleans)

6. U.S. Expansion, 1787

7. Oh… There are Other People… The British did not have the same respect for the Natives Raised prices on goods, didn’t pay for land usage, taking land Pontiac’s War – alliance of Native Americans vs. Colonies Pontiac – chief of the Ottawa village Tried to establish a Native American alliance Attacked the British fort at Detroit, Killed frontier settlers Failed to capture the strongholds at Niagara, Fort Pitt, and Detroit War ends when British defeat the Shawnee and Delaware tribes Pontiac was pardoned when he signed a peace treaty

8. Cause-and- Effect Transparenc y

9. Stop that!!! The Proclamation of 1763 – Britain’s call to stop westward expansion by King George III The Appalachian Mountains were the western boundary Many people were angry with this decision Speculators – investors After over a decade of fighting for Britain, the colonists now friction with Britain…

10. Chapter Assessment 1 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Reviewing Key Terms __ 1.farm crop raised to be sold for money __ 2.colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted __ 3.the theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth __ 4.farming in which only enough food to feed one’s family is produced __ 5.a good bought from foreign markets A.subsistence farming B.cash crop C.export D.mercantilism E.charter colony F.proprietary colony G.import Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. B F D A G

11. Chapter Assessment 2 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Reviewing Key Terms Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. __ 6.colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle __ 7.a good sold abroad E C A.subsistence farming B.cash crop C.export D.mercantilism E.charter colony F.proprietary colony G.import