French and Indian War Insert Getty #3434103 _ Unite or Die cartoon

Objectives Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian War. Analyze the causes and effects of Pontiac’s Rebellion. Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the relationship between Britain and the colonies.

Terms and People George Washington – young Virginian who led colonial troops against the French in 1754 French and Indian War – a war that pitted the British and their colonial allies against the French and Indians Pontiac’s Rebellion – an Indian uprising against the British in the Ohio River valley after the French and Indian War

Terms and People (continued) Proclamation of 1763 – between the British and Indians, it restricted colonial settlers to east of the Appalachian Mountains Albany Plan of Union – 1754 plan that called on the colonies to unite under British rule and cooperate with one another in war

How did Great Britain’s wars with France affect the American colonies? A series of wars between the European empires spread to the colonies. Colonists allied with Britain fought against the French and their Indian allies.

Both sides offered generous gifts to the Indians to win their support. The Indians initially benefited from the balance of power between the French and the British in the colonies. Both sides offered generous gifts to the Indians to win their support. As the British began to outnumber the French, they treated Indians more harshly and took their lands for farming. Most Indians sided with the French because they received better treatment from them. Illustrate with “furs for rifles” Getty #51246001

The French and British struggled over control of the Ohio River Valley and the Great Lakes area. A young George Washington led an early battle against the French in 1754 that led to the French and Indian War.

From 1754 into 1758, the French and their Indian allies waged successful battles against the British. The death of General Edward Braddock in a French and Indian ambush was a significant defeat for the British in 1755. Soon groups of colonial militiamen helped the British fight the French by serving as scouts and soldiers.

After 1758, the tide began to turn in favor of the British. The British interrupted the shipment of French supplies and started to win battles. Many Indians deserted the French to fight on the British side. In 1759, British troops, under General James Wolfe, captured Quebec. British troops scale the hills near Quebec before attacking the city.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the war and greatly increased British territory.

The British victory was not good for the Indians. The British stopped supplies to the Indians. British settlers quickly moved into Indian lands in western Pennsylvania and Virginia. In retaliation, Indians attacked British forts and the new British settlements. They tried to weaken the British in any way they could, in order to lure the French back.

This Indian uprising, called Pontiac’s Rebellion, ended in 1764 This Indian uprising, called Pontiac’s Rebellion, ended in 1764. To keep the peace, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763, decreeing that settlers would remain east of the Appalachian Mountains.

Tensions arose between the British and colonists after the French and Indian War. The Colonists Wanted more control over the colonies Did not want British control Wanted the colonies to help pay for the wars Did not want to be unfairly taxed by the British Encouraged colonies to join together under the Albany Plan of Union Wanted to maintain their individual autonomy Opposed expansion west of the Appalachians Wanted more land for settlements

Colonial leader Benjamin Franklin drafted the Albany Plan of Union that would Unite the colonies under British rule Unite the colonies in fighting wars Create a continental assembly with delegates from each colony

Franklin drew this political cartoon to encourage support of colonial unity and his plan. Replace with Getty #3434103 The colonists and the British each rejected the Albany Plan for their own reasons.

The French and Indian War changed the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. In the 1760s, the British placed new, unwanted taxes and regulations on the colonists. The colonists increasingly resented the erosion of their autonomy and the involuntary tax burden.