Magnificent Monday 9.25.17 Road to Revolution Pages 138-139 Who was the King of England when the Intolerable Acts were passed? What war took place from 1754-1763?

Answers… King George III The French & Indian War

Chapter 5: Road to Revolution Section 1: Trouble on the Frontier

French & Indian War French & Indians VS. British & Colonists (Some Indians sided and fought with the British) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcpgKK2DI4

Claimed all the river tributaries of the Mississippi French & Indian War France Claimed all the river tributaries of the Mississippi French came in small bands, lived among the Indians, and had trading posts FUR TRADE

French & Indian War Britain Claimed the Easter seaboard (13 original colonies) Over 1 million settlers lived in original colonies British built towns/cities and took over land

French & Indian War Here’s how it started… 1750s French start building forts to back up their claim to land between Lake Erie & Ohio River – known as the Ohio River Valley

French & Indian War Problem! The Virginia Colony also claimed the Ohio River Valley. There can’t be 2 owners!

French & Indian War The governor of Virginia sent soldiers to order the French to leave. 21-year-old George Washington was chosen to lead the soldiers Member of Virginia militia, civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army. Washington’s army wasn’t able to force out French.

French & Indian War A year later, Washington was ordered to travel west and build a fort along the Ohio River. He got there too late, and the French were already building their own Fort – Duquesne (du KANE). However, Washington learned a party of French troops was looking for him & decided to intercept them. His troops (with aid from Indian allies attacked and defeated the French party. Washington then retreated and built a fort of his own – Fort Necessity. But a larger French army found it, and forced Washington to surrender – sending him and his men back to Virginia with a message that the French would “never give up the Ohio River Valley.”

Representatives from each colony Albany Plan of Union During the war, Benjamin Franklin proposed to unite the colonies under one government Representatives from each colony Could organize armies Could collect taxes

America’s 1st Political Cartoon Created by: Ben Franklin What Event: The Albany Congress (Albany Plan of Union) What it Meant: Colonists must join together to fight French/Indians, or suffer death Symbolism: Snake in one piece = powerful adversary; severed snake = dying foe Letters next to Snake’s body represent the Colonies George & Delaware are missing Georgia = defenseless frontier Delaware shared a governor with Pennsylvania, so considered to be included with P. America’s 1st Political Cartoon Published in Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754

No colony wanted to give up their power to a central government! Albany Plan of Union FAILED! No colony wanted to give up their power to a central government!

French & Indian War 1756-1763 Even though battles were fought starting in 1754, GB did not officially declare war until 1756 Britain sent troops and money to aid colonies in war. Very expensive war! Cost Britain a lot of $$$ Why did Britain care about the Ohio River Valley?

Treaty of Paris 1763 France lost the war and all their land in North America. Britain became the supreme world power.

Effects of the War ECONOMIC Britain was in debt and needed to pay for the 10,000 troops stationed in the colonies to keep peace. King and Parliament felt the Colonies should have to help pay So, they imposed new taxes on the colonies.

Effects of the War POLITICAL Britain wanted to govern the colonies and have more control. So they imposed new laws and restrictions on the colonies. The colonists felt they were losing their freedom.

Think about it… Why do you think the Indians sided (in large part) with the French over the colonists? Write your response on the notecard provided and we will discuss responses at the beginning of lesson tomorrow.