FRENCH and INDIAN WAR 1754 1763 French and

FRENCH and INDIAN WAR 1754 - 1763

French and Indian’s vs. British Redcoats and Colonist’s

Interest Groups in North America Spanish French English Dutch Wampanoag Powhatan

Before the War… • In the mid 1700’s European nations were competing to create large powerful empires. North America was in the center of this struggle as countries expanded their colonies.

Spanish and French Land Claims • Spanish Colonial Claims the Spanish controlled Florida and many of the other islands in the Caribbean. Spain also had colonies in present day Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. • French Colonial Claims the French claimed large portions of the interior of North America. French land stretched from the Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico.

What caused the War? • A. At first English settlers were content to remain along the Atlantic coast. However, by the 1740’s English settlers pushed west into the Ohio Valley in search of furs and farmland. This brought the English into conflict with both: French &

B. Native Americans had lived in the Ohio Valley for centuries and did not want to give up their land to either French OR English settlers.

• B. Native Americans had lived in the Ohio Valley for centuries and did not want to C. Both the French and the English tried become give uptotheir land to allies with the Native Americans because the Native either French OR Americans controlled the fur trade. Many Native English Americans believed that the only way forsettlers. them to protect themselves was to take sides with one of the countries in the coming war.

Native Reasons to side with the: French English

II. Opening Shots • Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, wanted to protect the frontier of Virginia from French advances. He wanted to build a fort where the Monongahela River and Allegheny River came together to form the Ohio River. He sent 150 men to build the fort under the command of a man named Major George Washington.

Washington's Surprise • Badly outnumbered, Washington lost that battle. He was caught and released, but that was the beginning of the French Indian War. Fort Necessity

Events of French and Indian War A. While Washington was fighting the French in the Ohio country, delegates from seven colonies gathered in Albany, New York. The delegates wanted to plan a united defense in the event that the French attacked the colonies.

The Albany Congress Define Delegate- A person chosen or elected to represent others. (ex. at a conference or meeting. ) B. Delegates felt the colonies would need to work together in order to defeat the French. A delegate from Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin, proposed the Albany Plan of Union. The Albany Plan of Union would create a Grand Council with representatives from each of the thirteen colonies. The council could raise taxes in order to support an army.

The Albany Plan of Union • C. The delegates voted in favor of the Albany Plan of Union. The plan was then taken to each colonial legislature however, not a single one of them approved the plan. None of the colonies were willing to give up any of their authority. Although it failed, this was the first step toward uniting the colonies.

Strengths and Advantages English Strengths and Advantages • The English colonies could not agree on a were clustered along united defense plan the coast which made while New France had a them easier to defend unified government. • The population of the • The French had the English colonies was 15 support of more Native times greater than New Americans France • The English had a superior Navy

To finish the Story: 1. ) Finish reading through the French and Indian War notes. 2. )Answer the Questions at the end.

The Treaty of Paris • The French surrendered and shortly thereafter, the war ended with the Treaty of Paris. • France gave up all its claims in Canada and east of the Mississippi River to the British except New Orleans.

What was the effect of War? King George III issued The Proclamation of 1763 What was this Proclamation and how did it effect the Colonists? You find the Information…