Aim What caused American colonists to unify leading

Aim: What caused American colonists to unify leading up to the French and Indian War?

Do Now: 1. What do you think the abbreviations around the snake represent? 1. The caption reads “Join or Die” what do you think the article, Join or Die might be

French & Indian War French vs. English Conquest for the North American Empire

French Possessions In North America

English Possessions In North America

French in North America British in North America Native Americans

British in North America French in North America The Ohio River Valley is ready to explode! Why?

Land * Another cause of the French and Indian War. A. English colonists bought 500, 000 acres of land in the Ohio Valley to farm. B. This would hurt the French colonial fur trade. * This brought economic, religious, and political conflict between the English and French in the Ohio River Valley.

French and Indian War

French in North America The English attack French Fort Duquesne. The attack was a disaster and was the beginning of the French and Indian War. British in North America

B E N F R A N K L I N The Albany Plan

Activity In your groups you will Read analyze excerpts from Ben Franklin’s article that was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette Answer all of the analysis questions that accompany the excerpts

The Albany Plan A. 1754 Delegates from nine of the thirteen colonies met in Albany, New York. B. Ben Franklin (drew it up), delegate from Pennsylvania came to Albany with a “Plan of Union” or “Albany Plan”, a loose union or compact between the colonies. C. A promise from the colonies to work together. D. The plan failed because the colonial assemblies and the British Parliament rejected it.

War Ends * France and Britain continued fighting in Europe for three more years A. Treaty of Paris is signed on February 10, 1763 -this ends the war. B. France surrenders all land in North America to Britain

Results of War A. Britain gained control over half the North American continent, including French Canada, all French territorial claims-everything east of the Mississippi River, and Spanish Florida. B. Another result of the war was - British decide to reevaluate their relationship with the colonies. 1. Want to re-establish control. C. The British government also faced pressing financial problems. They owed a lot of money. 1. Britain began fighting in 1754 with a national debt of approximately 75 million pounds, but the war effort caused the debt to soar to 133 million pounds by 1763.

Proclamation Line of 1763 The British declared that American colonists would not be allowed to set up or keep settlements west of an imaginary line running down the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. The proclamation acknowledged that Native Americans owned the lands on which they were then residing and white settlers in the area were to be removed. Appalachian Mountains Mississippi River

Topic: French and Indian War Most Important Things to Remember! French vs. British & American Colonists--with Indians fighting on both sides. War in North America and Europe War is over land, farming and furs. Ben Franklin draws a political cartoon and writes the Albany Plan to try and get the colonies to work together. Britain and the British colonists won the war!! The Treaty of Paris, 1763, officially ends the war. France looses North America and the British take over their land. Proclamation Line of 1763 which is England’s attempt to control the colonies