1. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

2. Guided Reading

4. French & Indian War Timeline

5. WHO: who was involved in this war…
FRANCE
(most) Native Americans: HURON
New France (Canada)
Russian Empire
Spain
Sweden
Portugal
GREAT BRITAIN
13 British colonies
Iroquois Confederacy:
“6 Nations” –
(MOHAWK, Secena,
Onondaga, Cayuga,
Tuscarora, Oneida)
Ireland
Prussia
-VS-

6. French troops >>> Iroquois Confederacy flag >>>
WHO: continued…
French troops >>>
<<< George Washington (British)
Iroquois Confederacy flag >>>

7. WHAT: what happened in this war…VS
Great Britain
France
The French and Indian War was fought to decide which of Britain or France would become the stronger power in North America, each side relying on its colonists and Indian (Native American) allies to fight.
The war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763).

8. <<< Battle of Quebec
WHAT: continued…
British commander Edward Braddock and his troops preparing to march on the French-held Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh, Pa.) during the French and Indian War >>>
<<< Battle of Quebec
(turning point in the war)
Though British commander Gen. Wolfe is killed (along with French commander Montcalm), British forces seize Quebec in dramatic uphill attack.

9. WHAT: continued…

10. WHAT: continued…

11. French and Indian War (1754 – 1763)
WHEN: when did this war take place?
French and Indian War (1754 – 1763)

12. WHERE: where did this war take place?
CANADA and THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
(the land NORTH of the Ohio River, and EAST of the Mississippi River)
Specifically (in the New World):
French colonies (New France/Canada) – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec City, and Newfoundland
English colonies – Pennsylvania and New York

13. start of the French and Indian War
WHERE: continued…
start of the French and Indian War

14. Why: Why is this war important?
The end result was France's loss of all of its colonies in North America to the English.
The colonists had learned to unite against a common foe – colonists felt proud to be British
Britain also gained control of French Canada.
Spain gained Louisiana (including New Orleans) in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued, prohibiting colonists from engaging in further expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains.
It plunged Britain into debt, which the Crown (King George III) chose to pay off with increased tax money from its colonies – the STAMP ACT (1765)

15. Historical novel “Last of the Mohicans” by James Fennimore Cooper
This novel helped establish Cooper as one of the first world-famous American writers.
The story takes place in 1757 during the Seven Years' War (known in America as the French and Indian War), when France and the United Kingdom battled for control of the American and Canadian colonies.