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The Duel for North America

The Duel for North America . The competitors England, France, Spain The victims Native Americas. The Duel for North America . Frances arrive late Edict of Nantes- gives limited toleration to French Protestants. . French Canada . 1608- Quebec Located near tip of St. Lawrence River

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The Duel for North America

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  1. The Duel for North America

  2. The competitors England, France, Spain The victims Native Americas The Duel for North America

  3. Frances arrive late Edict of Nantes- gives limited toleration to French Protestants. French Canada

  4. 1608- Quebec Located near tip of St. Lawrence River Leader= Samuel de Champlain Nickname= Father of New France French Canada

  5. Befriends Huron tribe Assists them against Iroquois nation French constantly take Iroquois land ( Ohio River Valley Iroquois forced to befriend English. French Canada

  6. Government is autocratic, king quickly take control Population growth is small French Canada

  7. Beaver is money Fur is hot fashion Coureurs de bois (runners of the woods) drinkers, free spenders, livers and lovers New France and Beavers

  8. Recruit natives for help Natives in the trade- disease and alcohol problems Overkill of beaver violated many religious beliefs New France and Beavers

  9. Follow the beaver inland Decimate populations New France and Beavers

  10. Catholics, Jesuits- want to save natives from fur trappers and introduce them to Christ New France Religion

  11. To stop English in Ohio Valley, built Detroit. (Antoine Cadillac) To stop Spanish in Gulf of Mex- de La Salle- Establish Louisiana New Orleans 1718 New France the Empire

  12. King Williams War (1689-1697) Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) British colonists vs. French Trappers Natives are used whenever necessary Guerilla Warfare Neither country sends large armies Spanish eventually joins the French Treaty of Utrecht 1713 Let the Battle Begin

  13. Britain gets Nova Scotia (French Speaking area), New Foundland, and Hudson Bay Generation of “peace” aka period of Salutary neglect begins Let the Battle Begin

  14. Caribbean sea and Georgia Spain vs. Brits Small scale war merges into War of Austrian Succession (European Name) War of Jenkins’s Ear

  15. France allies with Spain NE glanders take strong fort of Louisburg 1748- peace treaty gave Louisburg back to the French NE is outraged King George’s War

  16. British keep moving west France needs it to maintain connection to ports in LA Rivalry will bring war The Ohio Country

  17. FFV’s establish shaky legal rights to Ohio Area But French are making ports (Fort Duquesne) GW sent to secure land Finds the fort, and attacks it. George Washington

  18. French send reinforcements- take back fort, send GW home British, fearful of danger spreading, force Acadians (New Foundland) out of area Some go as far as LA-Cajuns George Washington

  19. 1st time conflict starts in North America War is truly first world war Brits and Prussia vs Frn, SPN, Austria, and RUS Germany- Frederick the Great, against all odds stops French invasion French Indian War (7 years War)

  20. Prior wars no colonial unity Bought off Iroquois Confederation with 30 wagons of guns and gifts Basically wanted home rule Colonists didn’t like it, not enough independence, Brits said too much Albany Congress

  21. LDR= Edward Braddock British Regulars hate buckskins (colonial militiamen) Had to beg to get supplies from colonists Much smaller French army and Natives embarrass Braddock before he can reach Duquesne French Indian War

  22. Natives go on war path after easy victory 1756- Brits launch full scale attack, but attack all posts at once rather than focusing on Montreal and Quebec. Still embarrassing defeats French Indian War

  23. New LDR =William Pitt “Great Commoner” Hires young generals Attacks major forts only 1758- wins at Louisburg- first Brit. Victory French Indian War

  24. Led by John Wolfe British victory signals the end of France in north America Battle of Quebec 1759

  25. Majority of French lands now Englands French keep some small island in West Indies, and two ports of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. French give Spain Mississippian Territory Spain gives Florida to Brits in exchange for Cuba Treaty of Paris 1763

  26. Colonists military confidence is boosted British army not seen as untouchable Brits won’t allow colonists to achieve rank above captain Brits consider colonists scum of England, not worthy partners Brits are sickened by colonial smuggling Many colonists refused to join until given proper compensation by William Pitt Impact of FIW

  27. French threat gone Spanish threat is minimal Prior to war, colonists had to stay under Mother England’s skirt, with threats gone, colonists don’t need mother any more. The New American Front

  28. Creeks, Iroquois numbers are down Natives lost best weapon against Europeans. Pontiacs uprising- campaign aimed at getting the Brits out of Ohio Region What about the Natives?

  29. 1st use of biological warfare in the US Stalemate, neither really can conquer the other Event shows the British need to figure out the native problem What about the Natives

  30. No settlement beyond Appalachian mountains Meant to keep peace between groups Colonist’s view point- have we not shed enough blood to earn the land? Royal Proclamation of 1763

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