1. The War that Made America
Objective: I can explain the consequences of the French & Indian War.
Preview: Answer: What causes war?
Process: F&I War discussion
On Your Own:
1. Unit 2 page: An Era of Conflict
2. Who Fought… reading/?’s

2. The French and Indian War 1754-1763

3. North American Land Claims Before 1754

4. Events Leading to War
In the 1750s, France and Britain were fighting in Europe.
Worldwide struggle for power spread to North America
Spain - Gold
France – Trapping and trading
Britain - Agriculture
Most conflicts occurred in the Ohio River Valley
Britain pushed west to gain more land
Colonists want that land
interfering with French fur trade
France began building forts to protect lands
Britain and France were claiming the same lands

5. Europeans called this the Seven Years War.
Why do we call it the French and Indian War then?
Keith Hughes: Or
Crash Course:

6. Native Americans (Indians)
British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.
Native Americans joined in the battle against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land and because the French had befriended the Indians through their fur trading. 

7. George Washington
In May 1754, George Washington, then 21 years old, was sent across the Appalachian Mts. to order the French to leave lands Britain had already claimed (Heeey Pittsburgh!)
When the French refused to leave, George Washington comes back with a small force of soldiers from Virginia to build a fort near the French and attack some French soldiers.
French counterattack—Washington loses.

8. He and his group build this lovely looking fort called Fort Necessity
He and his group build this lovely looking fort called Fort Necessity...because, well, it was necessary.

10. George Washington cont..
Washington comes back to fight at Fort Duquesne
Everyone say Du Kein!
Fails again as the French and their Indian supporters ambushed them.

11. William Pitt New British Prime Minister. Takes over the British army.
Makes allies with Iroquois.
British win decisive battle in Quebec and thus wins the war in North America in 1759 (it goes on elsewhere until 1763)

12. Results of the War
In the peace treaty of 1763 (The Treaty of Paris) the British got most of the French land in North America.
France lost Canada and all of the French territory east of the Mississippi River except Louisiana (Spain gets that).
Britain gets Florida from Spain (ally to France)
France gets to keep some big money-making islands in the West Indies.

13. North American Boundaries

14. Pontiac’s Rebellion May-July 1763
Named after the Ottawa leader Pontiac.
Indians were unhappy that the British were taking over French land, driving the French out.
Began attacking British forts.
KEY POINT: British regulars v. the Indians.
British did not trust that the colonial Brit’s could muster a fight after the results of many battles in the French and Indian War.
Ended with a peace treaty-NOT a surrender.
No land surrendered.
No prisoners exchanged
1760
France began to leave the Ohio River Valley
Colonists begin to move west
Clashes with local Indians

16. Battle of Bushy Run