TWO QUESTION QUIZ ANSWER ON YOUR HOMEWORK SHEET

TWO QUESTION “QUIZ” ANSWER ON YOUR HOMEWORK SHEET AS I CHECK YOUR HOMEWORK 1. USE YOUR HOMEWORK TO WRITE ONE WORD WHICH CAUSED THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 2. USE YOUR HOMEWORK TO WRITE ONE WORD WHICH EXPLAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.

French and Indian War

#1 - France #1 - England • Mississippi River • St. Lawrence River • West of Appalachian Mtns • East of Rocky Mtns • 80, 000 settlers • 13 Colonies • East of Appalachian Mtns • 1, 000 colonists HUGE TERRITORY French – good relations w/ Native Americans • English – Mostly POOR relations w/ Native Americans • Kicked off land…

#2 - French Fur Trading Posts in North America TRADE GOODS • GUNS • AMMUNITION • IRON • CLOTH Good relations w/ Native Americans…

Competing Land Claims BRITISH FRENCH

F&I War begins over the Fur Trade in the Ohio River Valley #3 – French built forts to keep the English out – cutting into their trade w/ Native Americans

Fort Duquesne – (Pittsburgh)

#4 – Who fought against whom? French • French colonists (80, 000) • French Army (from France) • Native Americans – Huron and Algonquin English • English Colonists (1, 000) • English Army (from England) • Native American Iroquios (upstate NY) French and Indians versus English and Indians Why is it called the French and Indian war? Well, who wrote the history? Who won?

Colonel George Washington in the British Army – F & I War

#5 - Fort Necessity (built by George Washington and his troops – nice fort…)

7 Years War • Washington’s actions begin a larger war fought between Great Britain and France – North America (called the French and Indian War) – Europe – India – Africa – Phillippines • First World War?

#6 - Albany Plan of Union • Plan to unite the colonies to defend against the French • Raise armies • Collect taxes, etc • DEFEATED Ben Franklin’s Idea

#7 – Braddock’s defeat • British General sent to capture Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) • Didn’t listen to G. Washington • Surprised by French and N. Americans • Killed First of many defeats for the British

#8 -William Pitt – British Secretary of State Changes the war for the British! • Sends the best men and supplies (borrows a LOT of $$$$$) The message to the French – ‘No more messing around, we’re going to win this war (at any cost)!’

PITT Fort Duquesne Fort Pitt leads to - Pittsburgh

#9 - Battle of Quebec – The Turning Point of the war for the British Controlled the St Lawrence River. Why was this so important to helping the British win the war?

#10 - Treaty of Paris BEFORE AFTER French are OUT of N. America – except for Haiti (1/2 of an island…)

After the War, Colonists move West • Land • $ • Power That’s good, isn’t it? ? ? Or, does it just create NEW problems…

British have a different relationship with the Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mts… Pontiac’s Rebellion (against the British)

#11 - Pontiac’s Rebellion Native Americans attack British forts and English settlers

#12 – Brutal Plan British gave Small Pox infected Blankets to Native Americans BIOLOGICAL WARFARE – 1700 s Style

#13 Proclamation of 1763 Remember – what do people “get” from their government? • Rights • Protection – hmmm • Think Pontiac’s Rebellion… If British citizens don’t go west of the Appalachian Mtns – British gov’t won’t have to protect them there – SAVES MONEY!!! No British Citizens can settle WEST of the Appalachian Mountains

#14 - British win the war – but go into a huge DEBT from the war. Now that’s a lot of dough!!!! Who is going to pay back this debt? 132, 000 Pounds!!!!!! (Pounds ~ Dollars)

THIS is when things go BAD between the colonies and Great Britain.