1. Conquest for the North American Empire
French & Indian War
French vs. English
Conquest for the North American Empire

2. French Possessions In North America

3. English Possessions In North America

4. British in North America
French in North America
Native Americans

5. The Ohio River Valley is ready to explode!
British in North America
French in North America
The Ohio River Valley is ready to explode!
Why?

6. Reasons For the War: French and Indian War 1. Fur Trade 2. LandB.
1. Fur Trade A. B. C. D.
2. Land
3. Indian Relations A. B. C.

7. 1. The Fur Trade
A. Earliest & most important industry for French (business) in North America
B s-1800s Beaver fur was used to make hats, they were the fashion in Europe.
* One of the causes of the French and Indian War.

8. Beaver Fur
Beaver Trap

9. 2. Land
* Another cause of the French and Indian War. A. English colonists bought 500,000 acres of land in the Ohio Valley to farm. B. This would hurt the French colonial fur trade. * This brought economic, religious, and political conflict between the English and French in the Ohio River Valley.

10. French in North America
Land was originally claimed by French explorers.
French fur traders used the Ohio River area for fur trading.
C. French gov’t built forts to stop English taking the land.

11. British in North America
The English colonies grew and prospered. New colonists were looking for more land.
Free or cheap land offered new opportunities and economic freedom.
D. English government built forts and started to grant land to its citizens.

12. 3. Indian Relations A. French have better relationships with Indians.
B. English wanted to take their land for farming.
Most French colonists were fur traders and trappers.
C. French only wanted the fur. They didn’t want to stay on the land.
They lived among the Indians and adopted their ways.
They learned to make canoes, trap animals, make snow shoes, and etc..
They learned Native American languages.
They took Indian brides.
Bi-racial children

13. French and Indian War

14. British in North America French in North America
The English attack French Fort Duquesne. The attack was a disaster and was the beginning of the French and Indian War.
British in North America
French in North America

15. British in North America French in North America
The war is fought on two continents (North America and Europe)

16. War
In America, they fought over control of the entire Western frontier including the Ohio River Valley.
In Europe, France and England began to fight in what was called the Seven Years War.

17. Advantages of Each Side
French and Indian War
Advantages of Each Side A. B. 1. 2. C. D.
1. British/American Advantages:
2. French Advantages: A. B. C.

18. Advantages of Each Side
1. British/American Colonies
A. Larger Population
1,485,000
B. Militias
Poorly organized and equipped.
1. They were ready at a moment’s notice.
2. Fighting the Indians for over a 100 years.
C. Self-supporting
Produced enough food and supplies.
D. Britain controlled the seas.
2. French Colonies
Single Colonial Government
A. One government meant less discussion during decision making. (American colonists didn’t always agree to follow British orders)
B. Pattern of Settlement
Clustered together
1. Towns were close together
C. Well-fortified positions
Build high on cliffs.

19. Disadvantages of Each Side
French and Indian War
Disadvantages of Each Side A. 1. B.
1. British/American Disadvantages: A. B. C. 1. 2.
2. French Disadvantages:

20. Disadvantages of Each Side
2. French Colonies
A. Smaller Population
75,000
B. Depended on Imports
British controlled the seas.
C. Troops
1. France sent few troops over.
2. Defense fell to the fur trading companies.
1. British/American Colonies
A. Colonial Assemblies
1. Each colony jealously guarded its own power.
B. Fighting an Offensive War
Attack Quebec and Montreal to win the war.

21. Native American Involvement
French and Indian War
Native American Involvement A. 1. B.
1. British/American Allies: A. 1. 2.
2. French Allies:

22. Native American Involvement
1. British/American Colonies
A. Iroquois League
1. Mostly neutral, but did fight occasionally.
B. Chief of the Mohawks
Joseph Brant
Became a colonel in the British army.
2. French Colonies
A. Algonquins, Ottawas & the Hurons
1. Longtime trading partners
2. Didn’t trust the land grabbing white settlers.

24. The American Colonies and the war.

25. Albany Plan Battle of Quebec French and Indian War A. B. C. D. A. B.G. H.
Battle of Quebec

26. The Albany Plan B E N F R A K L I

27. The Albany Plan A
Delegates from nine of the thirteen colonies met in Albany, New York.
Ben Franklin (drew it up), delegate from Pennsylvania came to Albany with a “Plan of Union” or “Albany Plan”, a loose union or compact between the colonies.
A promise from the colonies to work together.
D. The plan failed because the colonial assemblies and the British Parliament rejected it.

28. The Last of the Mohicans
Written by James Fenimore Cooper
The Last of the Mohicans is part of a series of four books called The Leatherstocking Tales.
Follows the life of a colonial boy and his Native American friend.

29. Battle of Quebec Turning Point of War September 13, 1759
British approach Quebec by sea and climb cliffs-surprise attack
Plains of Abraham
French caught off guard.

30. Battle of Quebec Commanders of both armies die in battle
G. British claim victory
H. French surrender in America a year later on September 6, 1760
British General-James Wolf’s death at Quebec

31. Results of the French and Indian War
War Ends A. B. A. B. 1. C.
Results of the French and Indian War

32. War Ends
* France and Britain continued fighting in Europe for three more years
Treaty of Paris is signed on February 10, 1763-this ends the war.
France surrenders all land in North America to Britain

33. Results of War
Britain gained control over half the North American continent, including French Canada, all French territorial claims-everything east of the Mississippi River, and Spanish Florida.
Another result of the war was - British decide to reevaluate their relationship with the colonies.
1. Want to re-establish control.
The British government also faced pressing financial problems. They owed a lot of money.
Britain began fighting in 1754 with a national debt of approximately 75 million pounds, but the war effort caused the debt to soar to 133 million pounds by 1763.

34. Proclamation Line of 1763 Appalachian Mountains Mississippi River
The British declared that American colonists would not be allowed to set up or keep settlements west of an imaginary line running down the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. The proclamation acknowledged that Native Americans owned the lands on which they were then residing and white settlers in the area were to be removed.
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River

35. Topic: French and Indian War
Most Important Things to Remember!
French vs. British & American Colonists--with Indians fighting on both sides.
War in North America and Europe
War is over land, farming and furs.
Ben Franklin draws a political cartoon and writes the Albany Plan to try and get the colonies to work together.
Britain and the British colonists won the war!!
The Treaty of Paris, 1763, officially ends the war.
France looses North America and the British take over their land.
Proclamation Line of 1763 which is England’s attempt to control the colonies