Chapter 4 Section 1 May British attack the French in western PA
Chapter 4 Section 1 Washington names it Fort Necessity French outnumber the British French force a surrender Colonists were defeated and disgraced French and Indian War ( ) British and American colonists vs. French and Indian allies Purpose: control of eastern North America
Chapter 4 Section 1 England- along the east coast French- St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, Mississippi River Dispute- the Ohio River valley Britain- founded towns, planting crops France- forts, trade- Native Americans
Chapter 4 Section 1 June Albany, NY- strengthen ties with the Iroquois League Ben Franklin- Albany Plan of Union- grand council- delegates- elected- colonial legislatures Benefits- greater unity, model- US government Militia- armed citizens- soldiers- emergency British commander Edward Braddock killed
Chapter 4 Section 1 Daniel Boone and George Washington survived William Pitt- Britain’s prime minister- highest official- parliamentary government Britain starts to overwhelm French and Indian forces Capture Fort Duquesne and Fort Niagara Result- Iroquois support the British
Chapter 4 Section 1 Britain wants to capture Quebec- capital- New France British General James Wolfe Siege- force- surrounded- forced into starvation Quebec and Montreal fall Fort Detroit and the Great Lakes region falls
Chapter 4 Section Treaty of Paris- ended the French and Indian War and the Seven Years’ War in Europe Britain controls Canada Britain gives Cuba to Spain in exchange for Florida Colonists- Britain’s military power comes into question and they are not respected