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TWO QUESTION “QUIZ” ANSWER ON YOUR HOMEWORK SHEET AS I CHECK YOUR HOMEWORK
USE YOUR HOMEWORK TO WRITE ONE WORD WHICH CAUSED THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. USE YOUR HOMEWORK TO WRITE ONE WORD WHICH EXPLAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
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French and Indian War
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HUGE TERRITORYFrench – good relations w/ Native Americans
#1 - France Mississippi River St. Lawrence River West of Appalachian Mtns East of Rocky Mtns 80,000 settlers HUGE TERRITORYFrench – good relations w/ Native Americans #1 - England 13 Colonies East of Appalachian Mtns 1,000,000 colonists English – Mostly POOR relations w/ Native Americans Kicked off land…
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#2 - French Fur Trading Posts in North America
TRADE GOODS GUNS AMMUNITION IRON CLOTH Good relations w/ Native Americans…
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F&I War begins over the Fur Trade in the Ohio River Valley
#3 – French built forts to keep the English out – cutting into their trade w/ Native Americans
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Fort Duquesne – (Pittsburgh)
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#4 – Who fought against whom?
French English French colonists (80,000) French Army (from France) Native Americans – Huron and Algonquin English Colonists (1,000,000) English Army (from England) Native American - Iroquios (upstate NY) French and Indians versus English and Indians Why is it called the French and Indian war? Well, who wrote the history? Who won?
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Colonel George Washington in the British Army – F & I War
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#5 - Fort Necessity (built by George Washington and his troops – nice fort…)
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7 Years War Washington’s actions begin a larger war
fought between Great Britain and France North America (called the French and Indian War) Europe India Africa Phillippines First World War?
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#6 - Albany Plan of Union Plan to unite the colonies to defend against the French Raise armies Collect taxes, etc DEFEATED Ben Franklin’s Idea
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First of many defeats for the British
#7 – Braddock’s defeat British General sent to capture Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) Didn’t listen to G. Washington Surprised by French and N. Americans Killed First of many defeats for the British
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#8 -William Pitt – British Secretary of State
Changes the war for the British! Sends the best men and supplies (borrows a LOT of $$$$$) The message to the French – ‘No more messing around, we’re going to win this war (at any cost)!’
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Fort Pitt leads to - Pittsburgh
Fort Duquesne Fort Pitt leads to - Pittsburgh
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#9 - Battle of Quebec – The Turning Point of the war for the British
British Controlled the St Lawrence River. Why was this so important to helping the British win the war?
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#10 - Treaty of Paris BEFORE AFTER French are OUT of N.America – except for Haiti (1/2 of an island…)
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After the War, Colonists move West
Land $ Power That’s good, isn’t it???
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Pontiac’s Rebellion (against the British)
British have a different relationship with the Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mts… Pontiac’s Rebellion (against the British)
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#11 - Pontiac’s Rebellion
Native Americans attack British forts and English settlers
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BIOLOGICAL WARFARE – 1700s Style
#12 – Brutal Plan BIOLOGICAL WARFARE – 1700s Style
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No British Citizens can settle WEST of the Appalachian Mountains
#13 - Proclamation of 1763 No British Citizens can settle WEST of the Appalachian Mountains Remember – what do people “get” from their government? Rights Protection – hmmm Think Pontiac’s Rebellion… If British citizens don’t go west of the Appalachian Mtns – British gov’t won’t have to protect them there – SAVES MONEY!!!
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#14 - British win the war – but go into a huge DEBT from the war.
Now that’s a lot of dough!!!! Who is going to pay back this debt? 132,000,000 Pounds!!!!!! (Pounds ~ Dollars)
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