1. Social Studies Chapter 7
Lesson 1
Causes of the Revolution

2. Great Britain In 1707, England, Scotland, and Wales joined together
to form the United Kingdom
of Great Britain. Colonies
and colonists that had been
called ‘English’ were now
called ‘British’.

3. The Seven Years War The French and Indian War
was part of a larger war,
known as the Seven
Year’s War, which
was fought in the
Americas, Europe,
and India.

4. Lesson 1: The French and Indian War
Britain and France had been enemies for hundreds of years and had fought many wars.
In the 1750’s Britain and France fought over the Ohio River Valley

5. Ohio River Valley
The Ohio River flowed 1,000 miles from the Appalachian Mts. to the Mississippi River
American Indians living in this area traded furs with the French for guns and other goods.
The French built forts to keep the British out, they wanted to keep trading with the Indians for themselves.

6. Britain wanted in
In 1754, the governor of Virginia sent a British officer named George Washington to lead an army into the Ohio River Valley.
The French army was larger and they defeated the British.
Britain declared war on France with a stronger army in the Americas.

7. The French and Indian War
The war between Great Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley area
Most of the American Indians took the side of the French (they were allies) (more than 1 ally)

8. Benjamin Franklin has an idea
He wanted the colonies to join together to become a stronger force against the French
His plan was called the ‘Albany Plan’ because the meeting was held in Albany, New York.
The colonies turned down his plan, they did not want to join together under one government.

9. Victory for Britain
In 1757, William Pitt, the leader of Britain’s Parliament sent many ships to North America to capture the French forts.
In 1759, the British army defeated the French near Quebec, Canada.
In 1760, the British defeated the French in Montreal, Canada.
1763, France wanted to make peace with Britain.
The two countries signed an agreement called the ‘Treaty of Paris’ which gave Britain control of Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi River.

10. North America before the war
North America after the war
Britain took control of Canada
Britain took control of land east of the Mississippi River

11. Troubles After the War
After the war, the British soldiers stayed in the Ohio River Valley area
The Indians wanted the British to leave
Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, led the Indians in a rebellion against the British known as ‘Pontiac’s Rebellion’.
Pontiac’s warriors attacked British forts around the Great Lakes, but the British defeated the Indians.
The Proclamation of 1763 gave Indians the rights for the land west of the Appalachian Mts. Colonists were not supposed to settle here.

12. Land given to the Indians
Land given to the Indians. Colonists were not to settle past the mountains.

13. Colonists are not happy
They wanted the British soldiers to leave
They wanted to settle and farm in the Ohio River Valley area

14. Vocabulary Review
a person or group who has joined together to accomplish a goal
ally
congress
a meeting of representatives to discuss plans
an attempt to overthrow a government or authority by force
rebellion
proclamation
an official announcement