1. The French and Indian War The Seven Years War “The War That Made America” – Fred Anderson

2. Main ideas 1754-1763 The “French and Indian War” was part of a world war waged between the English/ Prussians versus the French/Austrians/Russians. Demonstrates a major point of contact of Europe and her armies in America – something that was largely unseen up to that point. Serves as an important biographical experience for the soon-to-be leaders of the American Revolution.

3. The French Empire Louis XIV – Extremely powerful and successful king. – France overgrows Spanish influence (Louis XIV was a grandson of Spanish King Philip II; his Versailles Palace was built to imitate Philip III’s palace). – Image from wikipedia-

4. The French Empire in America Samuel de Champlain – “Father of New France.” – Allied with Huron tribes. Fur trade – “coureurs de bois” and “voyageurs” Population – 60,000 by 1750 (English in PA, VA, NC, SC = 1 million) Mostly Catholic, French Huguenots traditionally not granted rights to move to America.

5. Questions about boundaries See textbook pages 107 and 108- “Although the French king claimed a vast territory stretching from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Appalachians across the Mississippi, in fact French settlement was confined to the valley of the St. Lawrence between Quebec and Montreal and to the mouth of the Mississippi at New Orleans …. a fragile web of control maintained by peripatetic priests, soldiers, and fur traders extended deep into the interior of North America.” (Fowler)

6. The American Indians Extremely important factor in this war. Both the French and the British knew that they needed to have great support from as many American Indian tribes as possible. American Indians tribes had their own desires.

7. The American Indians “In bringing to an end the French empire in North America, the French and Indian War undermined, and ultimately destroyed the ability of native peoples to resist the expansion of Anglo-American settlement. The war’s violence and brutality, moreover, encouraged whites – particularly those on the frontier – to hate Indians with undiscriminating fury.”

8. To “set the war on fire” … George Washington, leading 150 men in western Virginia collides with French military and starts the war. Remember: specifics of military history not particularly important in this course, although what are some other important factors of this event?

9. To “set the war on fire” … "I FORTUNATELY ESCAPED without any wound, for the right wing, where I stood, was exposed to and received all the enemy's fire, and it was the part where the man was killed, and the rest wounded. I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me there is something charming in the sound.“ – George Washington, aged 22 http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/Archives/2006/20061205.html

10. To “set the war on fire” … “The volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire.” Horace Walpole http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/Archives/2006/20061205.html; and William Fowler http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/Archives/2006/20061205.html

11. National Center for History in the Schools UCLA Standard 3 : Historical Analysis and Interpretation G. Challenge arguments of historical inevitability. Standard 3 http://nchs.ucla.edu/standards/thinking5-12_toc.html

12. Acadian Controversy http://www.acadian-cajun.com/index.htm Reading…

13. Braddock The Wounding of General Braddock by Robert Griffing http://www.lordnelsons.com/gallery/frontier/griffing/61.htm

14. Some Sources “The American Spirit” by Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey (2006; 13 th Ed.) “The War that Made America” by Fred Anderson (2005) “Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754- 1763” by William Fowler (2005)” “A People’s Army ….” Fred Anderson (1984)