THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

1. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

2. In this section, you will learn of Britain’s victory in the French and Indian war, and how it forced France to give up its North American colonies.

3. By the late 1600’s the French had claimed the Ohio River valley, the Mississippi River valley, and the entire Great Lakes region. The French territory of Louisiana stretched from the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains.

5. Some of the French were Jesuit priests who wanted to convert the Native Americans, and others were fur traders.

6. Native American’s tribes competed with each other to supply furs to the Europeans. Some tribes allied with the French and some with the English.

8. France and England declared war on each other in 1689. The French and English in North America fought each other in a series of wars. Their Native American allies fought with them.

10. Throughout the French and Indian War, English authorities negotiated with the Native Americans for their military assistance. While not as successful in this as their French counterparts, the English did enjoy some success, due partly to the presence of the Scottish Highlanders, whom the Indians viewed as being similar to them.

11. The French and English attacked each other’s forts and settlements. There were three wars fought without a clear winner.

13. The final war between the French and English, called The French and Indian War (1754-1763), decided which nation would be in control of North America.

15. French and Indian War Artifacts

16. Benjamin Franklin proposed that the English colonies band together under the Albany Plan of Union. This was the first formal proposal to unite the colonies.

17. England sent General Braddock to help the colonists fight the war. He and George Washington were badly defeated at Fort Duquesne.

18. General Edward Braddock

19. Major George Washington

20. FOR UNDERSTANDING QUICK CHECK

21. 1) Spanish 2) English 3) French 4) Native Americans By the late 1600’s the ______ had claimed the Ohio River valley, the Mississippi River valley, and the entire Great Lakes region.

22. 1) Ohio, Mississippi River 2) Gulf of Mexico, California coast 3) Blue Ridge Mountains, Florida Keys 4) Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains The French territory of Louisiana stretched from the______ to the______.

23. 1) furs 2) guns 3) food 4) land Native American’s tribes competed with each other to supply______ to the Europeans.

24. 1) Spanish, English 2) Dutch, Spanish 3) French, Spanish 4) French, English Some Native American tribes allied with the ______and some with the ______.

25. 1) 1500s 2) 1600s 3) 1700s 4) 1800s France and England declared war on each other in the late ______.

26. 1) three 2) five 3) two 4) dozens of The French and English attacked each other’s forts and settlements. There were ______ wars fought without a clear winner.

27. 1) The Peloponnesian War 2) The French and Indian War 3) The American Revolution 4) The War of the Roses A war called ______(1754-1763), decided who would be in control of North America.

28. 1) Albany Plan of Union 2) Declaration of Independence 3) Poor Richard’s Almanac 4) Treaty of Paris Benjamin Franklin’s ______ was the first formal proposal to unite the colonies.

29. 1) Admiral Nelson, General Braddock 2) George Washington, Benjamin Franklin 3) General Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington 4) General Braddock, George Washington England sent ______to help the colonists fight the war. He and ______were badly defeated at Fort Duquesne.

30. The British defeated the French at the Battle of Quebec. This was the turning point of the war. In the end, victory would go to the British.

31. The French and Indian War officially ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris ending French power in North America. Britain claimed Florida and all of North America east of the Mississippi.

34. The Acadians are the descendants of the original French settlers of the northeastern region of North America. In the Great Upheaval of 1755, Acadians were uprooted by the British; some of these resettled in Louisiana, where they became known as Cajuns.

35. Exile of the Acadians

36. The Native Americans who had allied with the French attacked the British in what was known as Pontiac’s Rebellion. The British fought viciously and crushed the rebellion.

37. No authentic images of Pontiac are known to exist

38. In order to prevent further expensive fights between the colonists and the Native Americans, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.

40. FOR UNDERSTANDING QUICK CHECK

41. 1) would result in the defeat of the British 2) battle was ultimately insignificant 3) was the turning point of the war 4) forced a compromise between the two powers The British defeated the French at the Battle of Quebec. This______.

42. 1) Treaty of Paris 2) Council of Trent 3) Albany Plan of Union 4) Treaty of Versailles The French and Indian War officially ended in 1763 with the______.

43. 1) with the Albany Plan of Union 2) in 1754 3) French power in North America 4) aggression between the French and English The French and Indian War officially ended______.

44. 1) Pontiac’s Rebellion 2) the Battle of Little Bighorn 3) Bacon’s Rebellion 4) the Stono Rebellion The Native Americans who had allied with the French attacked the British in what was known as______.

45. 1) west of the Appalachians 2) Spanish Florida 3) north into the Yukon Territory 4) south of the Río Grande The Proclamation of 1763 forbade the colonists from settling ______.