1. The French and Indian War By: Napoleon (Cheyenne), Nacho Libre (Reid), Pedro (Justin), and Midget Mac (Robbie)

2. France Indians and Great Britain were against the French in the war. During the early stages of the French and Indian War, the British colonists fought the help from Britain. In 1754, However, the government in London decided to intervene in the conflict. It was alarmed by the new forts the French were building and by George Washington's defeat at Fort Necessity. In the fall of 1754, Great Britain appointed General Edward Braddock commander in chief of the British forces in America and sent him to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley.

3. Great Britain As the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19 th century, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth’s surface.

4. Allies vs. Axis Britain and France were competing for wealth for centuries. The battle lasted about 9 years. The reason the French and Indian War began in the New World involved the Ohio Country. Both the English and the French claimed the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. Beginning in the 1740’s both countries had merchants engaged in the fur trade with the Native Americans in Ohio. By the 1750’s, English colonists, especially the investors in a venture called The Ohio Company, also hoped to convert the wilderness into viable farms.

5. Native Americans Take Sides ► The French traders and the British colonists knew that the Indians help would make a difference in their struggle for North America. The side that received the best trade terms from the Indians and the Most help in the war would probably win the contest for control of North America. The French had many Native American allies. Unlike the British, the French were mainly interested in trading furs and not taking over Native American land. The French had a better relationship with the Indians. The French trappers and fur traders often married the Indian women and followed their customs. French missionaries came and went through converting many Indians to Catholicism.

6. The Iroquois Confederacy  The most powerful group of Indians was the Iroquois Confederacy based in New York. It consists of the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida. Other groups joined later on. The British became their allies, and by taking this step the Iroquois upset the balance of power between the French and British that had been so difficult to establish.

7. French and Indian War Timeline 1603 1603 French settle in Quebec 1607 French settle in Quebec 1607 English settle in Jamestown 1600s English settle in Jamestown 1600s French build fur-trade outposts in Canada English settle Atlantic coastline 1750s French build fur-trade outposts in Canada English settle Atlantic coastline 1750s England and France dispute land claims in Canada and Ohio Valley 1754 England and France dispute land claims in Canada and Ohio Valley 1754 July 3 English troops under Colonel George Washington march on Fort Duquesne: French victory July 3 English troops under Colonel George Washington march on Fort Duquesne: French victory 1755 1755 July 9 English troops under General Edward Braddock march on Fort Duquesne: French victory. July 9 English troops under General Edward Braddock march on Fort Duquesne: French victory. 1756 1756 William Pitt becomes English Prime Minister William Pitt becomes English Prime Minister 1757 1757 August 9 French take Fort William Henry August 9 French take Fort William Henry 1758 1758 July 8 July 8 French capture Fort Ticonderoga French capture Fort Ticonderoga July 26 July 26 English capture Louisbourg English capture Louisbourg August 27 August 27 English capture Fort Frontenac English capture Fort Frontenac 1759 1759 July 25 July 25 English capture Fort Niagara English capture Fort Niagara July 26 July 26 French abandon Fort Ticonderoga French abandon Fort Ticonderoga September 13 September 13 English capture Quebec English capture Quebec 1760 1760 September 8 English capture Montreal September 8 English capture Montreal 1763 1763 English and French sign Treaty of Paris English and French sign Treaty of Paris