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French and Indian War 1754 - 1763

French and Indian War 1754 - 1763. Why Was This A Cause of the American Revolution?. The Causes: Britain and France are Rivals Britain moving west into New France. Who is Fighting?. French and most Native Americans. British, 13 colonies (sort of), Iroquois (hardly). British Colonies

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French and Indian War 1754 - 1763

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  1. French and Indian War 1754 - 1763 Why Was This A Cause of the American Revolution?

  2. The Causes: • Britain and France are Rivals • Britain moving west into New France

  3. Who is Fighting? French and most Native Americans British, 13 colonies (sort of), Iroquois (hardly)

  4. British Colonies Iroquois Fight European Style - In Rows Ben Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union tries to get colonies to help England - Colonies say “NO!” Avoid most fighting Only want goods The British Side

  5. French Most Native Americans Coureurs de Bois, military fought like Indians - Guerilla Warfare Feared the English moving west in large numbers The French Side

  6. Albany Plan of Union • Ben Franklin of Pennsylvania urges 13 colonies (who don’t get along), to create a union to help the British war effort • Colonies refuse – lack of cooperation • British aren’t disappointed – fear the colonies working together might create a problem

  7. In Ben Franklin’s cartoon above, what does each section of the snake represent? What was Franklin trying to accomplish with the printing of this piece? How does this cartoon relate to the Albany Plan?

  8. Fashion Land Claims Rivalry Furs are wanted in Europe English colonies push west into New France England and France despise each other Causes of the French and Indian War

  9. Fort Duquesne French Fort in what is now Pittsburgh Three rivers allow for travel, trade George Washington and troops sent to capture it, but caught by Indians and run away Battles

  10. George Washington as a 23 year old Lieutenant in the Virginia Militia

  11. Fort Duquesne owned by French. Why was its location important?

  12. Guerilla Warfare - hiding and fighting in small groups. “Hit and Run” tactics learned from Native Americans. Who fought this way? What advantages did it bring? Look closely - where is this location?

  13. Fort Necessity Washington and men have 24 hours to build fort Small, poorly built, Moronicstupididioticnumskull location French and NAs capture Fort, send Washington and men home w/o weapons

  14. Fort Necessity - Are you impressed?

  15. Edward “Bulldog” Braddock Fights European style - in rows French learned to fight like NAs - hiding and quiet (Guerilla Warfare) Braddock’s “Sneak Attack” heard for miles Braddock and 500 other Brits killed, Washington has troops run away French and NAs lose 50

  16. Creative Writing: Bulldog Braddock down! Guess what his last words were.

  17. Brits capture Quebec (1759) Cuts off supply route to French and NA troops Too many British troops outlast the outnumbered French French surrender in 1763 Turning Point

  18. Treaty of Paris (1763) War Debt for Britain Britain gets Canada, all lands to Mississippi except New Orleans Britain gets Florida from Spain (Spain jumped in at the end) Issues between colonists and NAs west of App. Mtns. Because the colonies refused to fight or pay for war here, Britain is in debt Britain decides to have colonies pay taxes for war debt (people in England paid taxes, colonists did not) These taxes (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts) lead to Revolutionary War Effects of F and I War

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