The French and Indian War

1. The French and Indian War 8-2.1 Explain the political and economic consequences of the French and Indian War on the relationship of the SC colonists with Native Americans and England.

2. Connection between the Seven Years’ War and the French and Indian War… • Seven Years’ War • Biggest of four wars among European powers • England • France • Spain • Each country was trying to be most powerful nation in the world. • French and Indian War (British vs. French and their Indian allies) • Part of Seven Years’ War fought in North America, France, Spain. • Some Indian tribes fought against British, American colonists, & other Indian tribes.

3. Ohio River Valley…. • The French & Indian War resulted when French moved into Ohio River Valley • Resulted in the Proclamation of 1763 • Colonists must stay out of the Ohio Valley • Colonists resented the Proclamation • Many settled in the valley anyway

4. Before the French & Indian War

5. Britain wanted to expand west of Appalachian Mountains, BUT this land was French territory

6. What did the British gain by winning the French and Indian War? • all land in North America east of Mississippi River • French Canada • Spanish Florida

7. After the French & Indian War Land ceded to Britain as a result of the French & Indian War

8. What tainted the British Victory? • war was very expensive • Britain enforced their mercantilist policies • Sugar Act (1764): stop illegal trade w/France & to raise funds to support war effort (affected the sugar-trading New England colonies) • Smugglers were prosecuted in vice admiralty courts (no jury trials) • Colonists saw this as a violation of the right to a jury of one’s peers as stated in the Magna Charta and English Common Law • Britain believed the colonist’s were responsible to pay the war debt • Contributed to the American Revolution

9. French & Indian War Remember: • Policy of mercantilism prevented colonies from trading w/anyone but “mother country” • Salutary neglect allowed colonies to govern themselves • One of the key reasons colonists rebelled against British

10. Cherokee War • Native frustrations built as more settlers moved to the Upcountry of SC • French fur traders moved into the area; English were quick to form a treaty w/Cherokee • Cherokee thought treaty was alliance w/British • British saw treaty as an acknowledgment of their sovereignty. • 30 years of peace broken during the French & Indian War • British failed to protect Cherokee from French and Creek allies

11. Cherokee War • Cherokee Warriors felt cheated by the British after the French & Indian War • Took white settler’s horses • Virginia accused Warriors of stealing; kill them • Cherokee in NC retaliated by killing white settlers • Violence spread into SC • Royal Governor tried to control Cherokee by… • Stopping all trade w/them • Taking their peace emissaries as hostage • Lasted about two years • War finally ended with a treaty • Cherokee forced to give up majority of their land • Created a boundary that divided colony from Cherokee territory

12. British aftermath(Treaty of Paris) • British won the French & Indian War • French lost all possessions in North America • Spain lost control of Florida • Changed the relationship of the colonies with Great Britain

13. 8-2.1 Reminder • The Seven Years War (Europe) • Great Britain vs. France • The French & Indian War (America) • Great Britain & their American Colonists vs. France & Native Americans, 1754-1763 • The Cherokee War (SC Backcountry) • SC Colonists vs. Cherokee