The French and Indian War

1. The French and Indian War Chapter 3 Section 4

2. Do Now: Look at the map on page 87 in your text book. Answer questions 1&2 • Obj: • Trace development of French-British rivalry • Summarize French and Indian War • Effects of the war on relation with the colonies • HW: Pg92 Main Ideas # 1-8

3. Vocab • New France • George Washington • French and Indian War • William Pitt • Pontiac • Proclamation of 1763 • George Grenville • Sugar Act

4. Rivals for an Empire • France’s North American Empire: • 1608 Quebec is founded; first permanent French colony in North America • French priests and fur traders spread throughout the heart of the continent • 1682 French claims entire Mississippi Valley and calls it Louisiana; after King Louis XIV

6. French and British Colonies Differ • French Colonies • Fur Traders/ priests • Catholic • No desire to build towns and cities • Friendly relations with N.A. • Created military alliances • British Colonies • Families • Puritan • Established permanent settlements • Constant conflicts with N.A.

7. French and Indian War • Early French Victories: • British General Braddock and young 22-year old office George Washington wanted to push the French out of the Ohio Valley • 1,500 men approached Fort Duquense • French army and N.A. allies ambushed them • British army had never seen an enemy fight like that • British fled the battle • George Washington questions the might of the British army…..

8. French and Indian War • Pitt and the Iroquois: • William Pitt – young enthusiastic politician put in charge of British army in 1757 • Under Pitt British gain Iroquois as allies • September of 1759 the British with the Iroquois sack Quebec.. • Victory in the war soon to follow

9. French and Indian War Ends • French and Indian War ends in 1763 with Treaty of Paris • Britain gains all land in North America east of Mississippi • Spain gets all land west of Mississippi

10. The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart • Proclamation of 1763 • Est. colonists border along the Appalachian Mountains • To keep from continued problems with N.A. Britain banned settlers from moving west • Could not enforce; settlers continued to move in the frontier • Colonists believe the Britain does not care about their needs…..

11. The Colonists and Britain Grow Apart • Britain doubled national debt during F&I War • George Grenville passed the Sugar Act in 1764 • Sugar Act: • 1) halved duty on foreign-made molasses • 2) More taxes on imports • 3) Strengthened the law against smuggling • Soon feelings of dissatisfaction would swell into outright rebellion……

12. POP QUIZ • What Native American tribe allied with the British during the French and Indian War? • Iroquois • What new law restricted colonial movement west of the Appalachian Mountains? • Proclamation of 1763 • What treaty ended the French and Indian War? • Treaty of Paris