2. A Battle for Dominance in North America
French and Indian War
A Battle for Dominance in North America

3. Who is fighting?
French
Native Americans
VS.

4. Who is fighting?
French
Native Americans
English
Colonists
VS.

5. Why are they fighting? French Colonists Big in Fur Trade Fur Traders
80,000 settlers, interior North America ,west of Appalachian Mountains in Ohio River Valley
Allied with the Huron and Algonquin tribes
Big in Fur Trade
Gave the Huron and Algonquin’s guns
More than 1 million settlers on east coast, spreading inland over mountains – Ohio River Valley
Allied with Iroquois tribe
Fur Traders
Gave the Iroquois guns

6. Where are they? France had Forts in the Ohio River Valley.
They began to take prisoners of any English they found there to keep them from settling.
The Colonists felt pinned in by France on the East side of the Mountains.

7. Whose Land Is It?
France had explored up the rivers from New Orleans and found Ohio Valley.
Native Americans have lived here for hundreds of years.
The Colonists came in from the east and found it after crossing the mountains.

8. Benjamin Franklin proposes to create a Grand Council to unite the colonies (for the first time)
He insists that they can not defeat the French otherwise.
This council could:
Collect Taxes
Raise Armies
Make Treaties
Start New Settlements
It did not pass in all the colonies’ legislatures
Albany Plan of Union
Do you think the English King would be ok with this? Why or Why Not?

9. Albany Plan of Union
Sketch by Benjamin Franklin that was published in news papers.

13. War is hard! Sometimes you get lucky!
English soldiers were not used to fighting natives
guerilla warfare – using the land to ambush, fight, and hide from enemies.
The English wore the French down! And started to fight like the natives!

14. George Washington Was born in the colonies! Mayor from Virginia
Led a group of men into the Ohio River Valley – they are defeated – start of the war.
Went on 3 campaigns and was not successful
Stayed at home during the rest of French & Indian War.

15. Treaty of Paris 1763, English Won!
England claimed all of North America east of the Mississippi River
France had given Spain the land west of the Mississippi River for their help (that never came).
England traded Cuba and Philippines for Florida territory

16. Proclamation Line of 1763
Native Americans are not happy with new settlements on “their land” and continue to fight the colonists
The King tells the colonists that they can not settle west of the mountains.
The Natives are happy with that!

17. Proclamation Line of 1763
The Colonists are still pinned on the east coast!
What about those colonists who have settled in Ohio River Valley?
Didn’t they fight the war to get the Ohio River Valley?

18. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….

19. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it

20. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us

21. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
They are supposed to support us
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us

22. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
They are supposed to support us
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us
We aren’t the ones causing trouble

23. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
They are supposed to support us
We have been loyal subjects
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us
We aren’t the ones causing trouble

24. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
They are supposed to support us
We have been loyal subjects
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us
We aren’t the ones causing trouble
They need to pay for their war

25. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
They are supposed to support us
We have been loyal subjects
We are protecting England’s claim on North America!
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us
We aren’t the ones causing trouble
They need to pay for their war

26. War costs money! Who is going to pay for it?
Colonists say….
English say….
We are a part of England they should pay for it
They are supposed to support us
We have been loyal subjects
We are protecting England’s claim on North America!
We aren’t there, it doesn’t affect us
We aren’t the ones causing trouble
They need to pay for their war
We will have to strictly enforce the Mercantilism Policy!

27. Mercantilism How does this pay for the war? Goods made in England
Goods sail on English ships
Goods sold in colonies
Colonies only buy from England
Raw Materials sold from colonies
How does this pay for the war?

28. French and Indian War Causes Effects Fur Trade Ohio River Valley
Indian Rivalry
Treaty of Paris 1763
Proclamation of 1763
End of Salutary Neglect
Colonists get Stricter Rules and no land

30. Becoming American…1689-1753 Economy Education Religion
Better economic opportunities; more chance of owning
land
High reading rate; children educated to read Bible
Religion important; Great Awakening spreads religious
feeling across colonies
AMERICAN IDENTITY
Colonists expect "rights of Englishmen" and hold Enlightenment belief that people can change their government
French and Indian War unites colonists against common
enemies
Colonists publish own newspapers and books
Publishing
Political Ideas
War