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2. War

3. France The French and Indian War 1689 - 1763 England England and France Compete for North America

4. 1.Background A.England, France, Spain, & Netherlands are competing for world trade.

5. a.France greatest threat to colonies i.Claimed territory from St. Lawrence River to Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico. ii.Protected claim with fort system iii.Forts stop English westward expansion iv.Ohio River valley was 1 st conflict b. Spain was a threat to the south

6. B.Native Americans - a.Conflict was over control and use ancestral land b.French i.Mainly traders & trappers ii.Did not take Indian land iii.Trappers married native women iv.Frenchmen adopted native ways v.Built alliances with Huron and Algonquians

7. c.English i.Mainly farmers ii.Clear land for crops & built fences iii.Brought own families iv.Keep English ways and ideas v.Form alliance with Iroquois because their traditional enemies joined French vi.Charge less than French on trade goods

8. C.Four Wars – French and Indian War a.King William’s War (1689 – 1697) i.Struggle for the fur trade ii.Europe - War of the League of Augsburg (Spain, German States, & Sweden) iii.Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 – temporary peace

10. b.Queen Anne’s War (1702 – 1713) i.Stop the combination of Spanish & French powers ii.Europe - War of the Spanish Succession iii.Treaty of Utrecht in 1713– temporary peace

12. c.King George’s War (1744 –1748) i.Conflict about the boundaries of New England, Acadia, & Ohio River Valley ii.Europe - War of Jenkins’ Ear (vs. Spain)/ War of the Austrian Succession (v. France) iii.Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 – temporary peace

14. d.French & Indian War (1756 - 1763) i.A contest between France and Britain for possession of North America. ii.Europe - Seven Years’ War iii.Britain, Prussia, and Hanover fought against an alliance of France, Austria, Saxony, Russia, Sweden and Spain.

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16. D.Pontiac's Rebellion a.Native Americans was tired of the British. b.The British exhibited little cultural sensitivity, traded unfairly, and failed to stop encroachments on Indian land. c.Pontiac, a Native American leader who united various tribes with the goal of expelling the British.

17. d.The uprising lasted from 1763 to 1766. e.Massacres and atrocities occurred on both sides— most notably, British General Jeffrey Amherst gave the Native Americans blankets infested with smallpox.

18. E.The Royal Proclamation of 1763 a.Ended encroachments on territory promised to the Indians. b.Settlers were not to establish themselves west of the “Proclamation Line.” c.The effort was unsuccessful and is viewed by many to be a leading cause of the Revolutionary War.

22. F.North Carolina Effects a.Raids from Native Americans along the frontier – destroyed crops, burned homes and barns, slaughtered livestock, killed settlers b.Construction of a fort near Yadkin river - Fort Dobbs (near Statesville) c.Cherokee and settlers became bitter enemies d.Set up system of paying a bounty for Native American scalps e.Broke the power of the Cherokees

23. G.Colonial Effects a.War ended French influence in North America. b.England gained large amounts of land c.England controls North America d.Hurt relationships between the English and Native Americans. e.Worsen relationship between England and its colonies