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1 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR Was 1763 a “Turning Point” for British-Colonial Relations?

2 North America in 1750

3 BritishFrench Fort Necessity Fort Duquesne * George Washington * Delaware & Shawnee Indians The Ohio Valley 1754  The First Clash

4 FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1754 “7 YEARS WAR” BRITAIN & PRUSSIA VS. FRANCE, SPAIN, AUSTRIA & RUSSIA FOUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA & EUROPE BLOODIEST BATTLES IN GERMANY NATIVES ON BOTH SIDES OF CONFLICT 1 ST TIME COLONIALS ARE CALLED ON TO FIGHT FRANCE KEEPS MANY FORCES IN EUROPE CONSEQUENCES????

5 ALBANY CONGRESS-1754 Ben Franklin Immediate purpose— Long term purpose- Why isn’t it successful?

6 BRITAIN EVICTS FRENCH FROM NORTH AMERICA What do the British fear? French (Arcadians/Cajuns) to Louisiana Attack in Ohio Valley & Canada British General Braddock wants to take Ft. Duquesne –Moved too slow; colonial militia unprepared –Braddock killed-----French/Indians Win

7 BRITISH STRATEGY OF 1756 FULL SCALE INVASION OF CANADA WHY IS THIS UNSUCCESSFUL?

8 British March in formation or bayonet charge. Br. officers wanted to take charge of colonials. Prima Donna Br. officers with servants & tea settings. Drills & tough discipline. Colonists should pay for their own defense. Indian-style guerilla tactics. Col. militias served under own captains. No mil. deference or protocols observed. Resistance to rising taxes. Casual, non-professionals. Methods of Fighting: Military Organization: Military Discipline: Finances: Demeanor: British-American Colonial Tensions Colonials

9 WILLIAM PITT AS NEW LEADER IN LONDON 1757 CHANGE OF STRATEGY UNDERSTAND COLONIAL CONCERNS RESULTS OF NEW STRATEGY –1758-LOUISBURG FELL TO BRIT –1759-QUEBEC FELL TO BRITISH –1760-MONTREAL FELL TO BRITISH

10 RESULTS OF CONFLICT Treaty of Paris 1763 BRITAIN –FLORIDA FROM SPAIN –KEEPS FRENCH OUT OF CANADA –EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO CARIBBEAN SLAVE TRADE –ECON INTEREST IN INDIA –INCREASED DEBT –CONTEMPT FOR COLONIALS FRANCE –LOSES CANADA, NEW ORLEANS, WESTERN LA. –SPAIN GETS NEW ORLEANS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI LOUISIANA

11 IMPACT ON THE COLONIES POSITIVE –UNITE AGAINST A COMMON ENEMY –MILITARY EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE –CONTEMPT FOR BRITISH CONTROL –WORSE RELATIONS WITH NATIVE AMERICANS

12 PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS PROBLEMS Why do natives attack? Pontiac’s Rebellion 1763 SOLUTIONS 1-BLANKETS WITH SMALL POX 2-LONG TERM--- –PROCLAMATION LINE OF 1763

13 Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763)

14 North America in 1763


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