1. The American Theater of the Seven Years’ War
French & Indian War
The American Theater of the Seven Years’ War

2. Battle for Supremacy in North America
Great Britain and France both wanted to expand their empire in North America
Virginia and Pennsylvania started to sell land west of the Appalacian Mtns. to colonists
France responded by building military forts along the Appalacian Mtns.

3. A Young Officer in the British Army—The Start of a Promising Career…
20-year old George Washington traveled to the Ohio River Valley with a message for the French…..
The French refused
July 1754—French & Native American troops surrounded Ft. Necessity
Washington surrenders

4. First Ft. Necessity, then Ft. Duquesne
King George II appointed Edward Braddock General of British forces in America
Braddock moved slowly to French-controlled Ft. Duquesne
French & Native American troops ambushed British

5. Pitt in Power
Fortunes turned when William Pitt became Prime Minister of England
American colonists could not pay for the war
Pitt decided that Britain would pay for the war and recover losses from the colonists later
Goal: Don’t just defend the colonies, conquer the French in North America

7. British conquered Quebec in 1759 and Montreal in 1760 to turn the tide of the war
Treaty of Paris signed in 1763 ended the French & Indian War (Seven Years’ War)

9. Pontiac’s War
Native Americans were not ready to give up the fight at the end of the French & Indian War
Chief Pontiac made alliances with several tribes and declared war on Britain’s American colonies

10. Proclamation of 1763
To avoid further conflict with Native Americans, Great Britain “proclaimed” that they would no longer settle colonists west of the Appalacian Mtns.
This upset Britain’s American colonists