1. The French and Indian War
Chapter 3
Section 4

2. Do Now: Look at the map on page 87 in your text book
Do Now: Look at the map on page 87 in your text book. Answer questions 1&2
Obj:
Trace development of French-British rivalry
Summarize French and Indian War
Effects of the war on relation with the colonies
HW: Pg 92 Main Ideas # 1-8

3. Vocab New France George Washington French and Indian War William Pitt
Pontiac
Proclamation of 1763
George Grenville
Sugar Act

4. Rivals for an Empire France’s North American Empire:
1608 Quebec is founded; first permanent French colony in North America
French priests and fur traders spread throughout the heart of the continent
1682 French claims entire Mississippi Valley and calls it Louisiana; after King Louis XIV

6. French and British Colonies Differ
French Colonies
Fur Traders/ priests
Catholic
No desire to build towns and cities
Friendly relations with N.A.
Created military alliances
British Colonies
Families
Puritan
Established permanent settlements
Constant conflicts with N.A.

7. French and Indian War Early French Victories:
British General Braddock and young 22-year old office George Washington wanted to push the French out of the Ohio Valley
1,500 men approached Fort Duquense
French army and N.A. allies ambushed them
British army had never seen an enemy fight like that
British fled the battle
George Washington questions the might of the British army…..

8. French and Indian War Pitt and the Iroquois:
William Pitt – young enthusiastic politician put in charge of British army in 1757
Under Pitt British gain Iroquois as allies
September of 1759 the British with the Iroquois sack Quebec..
Victory in the war soon to follow

9. French and Indian War Ends
French and Indian War ends in 1763 with Treaty of Paris
Britain gains all land in North America east of Mississippi
Spain gets all land west of Mississippi

10. The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart
Proclamation of 1763
Est. colonists border along the Appalachian Mountains
To keep from continued problems with N.A. Britain banned settlers from moving west
Could not enforce; settlers continued to move in the frontier
Colonists believe the Britain does not care about their needs…..

11. The Colonists and Britain Grow Apart
Britain doubled national debt during F&I War
George Grenville passed the Sugar Act in 1764
Sugar Act:
1) halved duty on foreign-made molasses
2) More taxes on imports
3) Strengthened the law against smuggling
Soon feelings of dissatisfaction would swell into outright rebellion……

12. POP QUIZ
What Native American tribe allied with the British during the French and Indian War?
Iroquois
What new law restricted colonial movement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris