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The French and Indian War
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Starter – September 12 th What other countries were colonizing North America during the 1700s? Do you think the colonization by imperial powers would result in war? Why?
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Competing Claims In the middle of the 18th century, France and England competed for land in North America. The French held trapping and trade routes in the Ohio Valley. The English colonies were encroaching on French territory as the population grew. They also competed over trade issues with the Native Americans in the disputed region.
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George Washington Began in November 1753, when the young Virginian major George Washington and a number of men headed out into the Ohio region to demand that French troops withdraw from the territory. The demand was rejected. In 1754, Washington received authorization to build a fort near the present site of Pittsburgh. He was unsuccessful because of the strong French presence in the area. Washington's troops clashed with local French forces, a skirmish that ultimately resulted in Washington having to surrender the meager fort he had managed to build just one month later.
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Fort Duquesne In 1755, The British sent General Edward Braddock to oversee the British Colonial forces. On his way to oust the French from Fort Duquesne he was surprised by the French and badly routed, losing his life in the process.
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Britain Declares War on France After years of skirmishes, war is finally declared. Alliance with Prussia. Prussia v France and its Allies in Europe. Britain fought France in the Caribbean, India, and North America. British suffer many losses in the early years of the war: Settlements are attacked; lose forts on Lake Ontario and Lake George.
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William PittPitt The right man, at the right time, and in the right place can make all the difference. Secretary of State Prime Minister Military Logistician Excellent Judge of Military Commanders Global Thinker
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Peace Treaty of Paris England Receives Canada French Lands East of the Mississippi Florida From Spain Spain Receives Lands West of Mississippi and New Orleans France allowed to keep Sugar Producing Islands in the Caribbean.
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Peace Treaties Lead to War Question: Who is especially unhappy about the French loss? The Native Americans. British Trappers and Settlers refuse to pay Native Americans for the use of the land. Chief Pontiac puts together a Native American Alliance and strikes back at the British. Pontiac fails to capture key terrain. Pontiac ’ s War ends in 1765.
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Cause of the American Revolution Pitt decides to fund the war through the British Treasury and through loans. This relieves the American colonists from fronting the bill for the war. However, after the war is over, Britain must settle its debts and pay for a standing army in America. In order to do this they decide to have the colonists bear some of the burden for their own defense.
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Cause of the American Revolution The Proclamation of 1763 Proclaimed that land west of the Appalachian Mountains temporarily off limits to settlements. British Halt Westward Expansion to minimize costs in maintaining a military force to secure the Frontier. Colonists upset. Especially those who had bought shares in companies or bought land in the newly captured territories. However, this does create a fragile peace between the British and the Native Americans.
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