1. French and Indian War (In 8th grade speak: Like, England & the Iroquois VS. France and, like, many other indian tribes) 1754 - 1763

2. 1. Fr. V GB is Known as 7 Years War in Europe Fought in N. America, Europe, high seas –N. Amer part of war called Fr-Ind War Mostly fought in Ohio River Valley OTHER side of Appalachians

3. Battle Map

4. 2. England v. France French army ALL Iroquois enemies –Ottawa, Algonquian, Abenaki, Huron English army Colonist militias Help from reluctant Iroquois Confederacy

5. 3. How the war starts… George Washington, 21 yr old and brash, marched into Fr. Terr w/150 milita men Toward Ft. Duquesne –Modern day Pittsburgh, PA Ambushed a Fr. Patrol –Killed many Told Fr @ Ft. Duquesne to leave Brit Terr –> BUT really is Fr Terr.

6. G Wash cont. Built Ft. Necessity to await surrender of Fr. -HOWEVER- Fr marched in 6000 soldiers from nearby fort Quebec –Surrounded Gwash Told to return to Brit cols and never come back Gwash reports “…a blow was struck against the French…” War is ON!

7. North America Pre Fr-Ind war

8. Lots of battles French Wins –Fort Ticonderoga –Lake George –Fort Niagara Brit victories –Eventually, take back Ticon, George & Niagara –Montreal –Quebec City

9. French fight dirty After surrendering Ft. Ticonderoga, British Gen. Braddock allowed to leave w/ army never to return to NA. - BUT - Fr order ambush 1000 Brit soldiers & colonists die –Brits vow revenge!

10. Eventually… The British pour in lots of money Send thousands of troops from England & other wars to NA William Pitt vows to “win at all costs” Brits start winning

11. Brits win! France surrenders Terms of peace: –France leaves NA Allowed to keep 1/2 of Isla Hispaniola (Haiti) Spain gets Fr. Land WEST of Miss R. –Payment for helping Fr. –Brits get all land EAST of Miss R. –Only Sp & GB in NA

12. 6. Chief Pontiac organizes NAs Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa, once allied w/Fr, is not done fighting –does not want Eng colonists movig into Ohio Riv Valley any more. Organizes tribes to attack colonists and Brit soldiers in OH riv valley Scares King George III of England

13. 7. Results of Fr-Ind War Fr out of NA pic Nat Amers in civil war GB in serious debt –Will tax colonies to pay for war debt Proclamation Line of 1763 –Eng no want to anger Chief Pontiac Keeps colonists East of Appalachians away from Nat Amers Albany Plan of Union…

14. 8. Albany Plan of Union (based on Iroquois Confederacy) Benjamin Franklin led Plan to unite 13 colonies under one central gov’t –Defense Prevent another Fr-Ind War –Relations w/ Indians Improve peace Co-exist w/ Inds Plan failed, but 1st attempt at uniting cols