1. The Dual for North America
US History: Mrs. Lacks

2. French & Indian War AKA the Seven Years War
France & Indians vs. English (American Colonists & British troops from England)

3. French in North America
The French empire expanded in North America, north and west of the British
The French were friendly with the Natives and traded heavily with them

4. French in North America
In 1754, the French built Fort Duquesne
in present day Ohio
the VA govt had said it was part of VA
VA governor sent a group of militiamen, led by 21 year old George Washington, to order the French to leave
In response to Fort Duquesne and French resolve to stay, George Washington and the British built Fort Necessity

5. British Fort Necessity
French Fort Duquesne
British Fort Necessity

6. War Begins Ft Necessity French continue to win site of 1st battle
France won
skirmish became war (even in Europe)
French continue to win

7. French & Indian War
King George II fires GW, and appoints William Pitt to run British Army
Invigorated army
Powerful Iroquois join Pitt/British

8. French & Indian War
The war took a dramatic turn in September 1759 at the Battle of Quebec
The British crushed the French, and won the war
The war officially ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris

9. Treaty of Paris (1763) Britain claimed Spain kept
Canada
all of North America east of the Mississippi River
Florida, from Spain
Spain kept
all land west of the Mississippi River
New Orleans, from France
France kept only a few small islands near Newfoundland

11. Proclamation of 1763
To avoid further costly conflicts with the Natives, the British government banned all settlement west of the Appalachians
established a Proclamation Line along the Appalachians, which the colonists could not cross
Not enforced

12. Proclamation of 1763

13. Post War Issues British vs. Colonists: Proclamation of 1763
British troop presence
British debt (would lead to higher taxes)
Cultural Differences