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1 The French and Indian War
Or: The Seven Years War

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3 France Stretches out The French were starting to move into the Ohio Valley This was a little to close for comfort for the British George Washington is sent in to tell the French to back off

4 Washington fails and War Begins
After 21 year old Washington was unable to push back the French, the British Prime Minister began an all out war -1756 Washington lost a few more battles and the British weren’t doing great in the Colonies

5 The Battle for Quebec 1759 The British were slowly winning battles against the French The biggest victory was on the Plains of Abraham where General James Wolfe and his troops snuck up on the French The Battle only lasted an hour but the British were victorious Gen. James Wolfe along with the Marquis de Montcalm were injured during the battle and died. This battle gained Canada for the British

6 General James Wolfe

7 The End of the War After the Battle for Quebec, the Spanish joined the French The war continued outside of North America in other territories around the world like India The British were ultimately victorious

8 New Territory

9 Pontiac’s Rebellion Ottawa chief Pontiac organized a rebellion against the British It failed but hundreds still died Britain decided, in order to protect the British and the Natives, to create the Proclamation Line of 1763

10 The Proclamation Line of 1763
This line prevented settlement west of the Appalachians This was the land that had just been fought over The Settlers were not happy and went on settling anyway

11 The Colonists Because of the events of the French and Indian War, the Colonists are moving closer to rebellion

12 Let’s take a moment to talk about fashion
It was popular for men in portraits to put their hand in their coat It was seen as calm and confident Originated in Greece Neoclassicism

13 Heels became popular among men
High Heels Heels became popular among men They were seen as masculine Women started wearing them to seem more masculine

14 Women’s Clothing Women wore huge hoops called Mantua
This was mostly popular in France They were a bit dangerous

15 And the Hair

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