Why did Rivalry Arise between Britain and France

Why did Rivalry Arise between Britain and France & What Effect did This have on the Colonies? United States History & Government Br. Siraj 11 September 2021

Do now • Have you ever experienced a friendship with one person that caused a rift with another. Could a similar situation occur between nations? Explain your answer.

French Colony • New France: Entire Mississippi Valley as Louisiana – 1608: Samuel De Champlain established Quebec – French Population did not grow • 70000 compared to 1, 000 in British colonies – French had friendlier relations with the native Americans – Many French married Native American women – They created trade & military alliances.

Colonial Rivalry • 1754: War Broke out between Britain and France [French and Indian War] • George Washington participated in the battle • Britain lost initially • William Pitt’s leadership and Iroquois help, helped Britain win finally • War ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763

Colonial Rivalry • Native Americans took up arms under Ottawa Chief Pontiac in 1763 • Natives captured 8 British forts • British infected the natives with small pox • Finally Natives settled with treaties losing their land, after being worn out by disease & war. • Proclamation Act 1763 to avoid problem with Native Americans

British Problems with Colonists • Proclamation Act 1763 – Banned all settlement west of Appalachians. – British could not enforce the law

• Problems Resulting from French-Indian Wars – Britain became indebted. – Stationed 10, 000 soldiers – colonists did not like it. – George Grenville imposed Sugar Act in 1764, which angered the colonists • Halved the duty on foreign made molasses • Placed duties on certain imports • Strengthen the enforcement of law - viceadmiralty

Answer the Following Questions in Class Now • • Have the students solve the following questions: Where were the French settlements in North America? How did the French and English Settlements in North America differ? What prompted the start of French and Indian war? What events led to British Victory? What was the Proclamation of 1763? What tensions began between the colonies and England after the war? What actions by George Grenville angered the colonists? Why?

Review Terms • Names and Terms: – – – – Mercantilism Salutary Neglect Triangular trade Middle Passage Stono Rebellion Enlightenment Great Awakenning • • New France Pontiac Proclamation Act 1763 Sugar Act George Grenville William Pitt Dominion of New England

Answer the Following Questions For Homework • Why did Parliament Pass the Navigation Acts? • How did English policy of “salutary neglect” benefit both England its colonies? • Which ethnic groups besides the English began to settle in the South? • Why did large, single-crop plantations not develop in the North?

Answer the Following Questions • What factors contributed to the witchcraft th hysteria in late 17 -century Salem? • How did goals of the French coloniest differ from those of the English colonists? • What problems were brought about for Britain by its victory in the French and Indian war?

Answer the Following Questions • How did the economies of the Southern and Northern colonies differ? • How did immigration contribute to ethnic diversity in the colonies? • How did French and Indian war help inspire a sense of unity and shared identity among the colonists?