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1 BELL RINGER COMPLETE IN YOUR BINDER: Analyze the picture you see below. Who is in the picture? What are they doing? What other features/details do you notice? What event do you think this picture represents?

2 FRENCH & INDIAN WAR (British colonists)
Seven Year’s War (Europe)

3 VS + Fighting against the French and their Indian allies

4 Cause: the British wanted the same territory as the French and tried to force their claim to the land and the French reacted

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6 Spain gets involved … to help the French; Kings were cousins who signed an agreement to support each other. “ Spanish King Charles III offered to come to the aid of his cousin, French King Louis XV, and their representatives signed an alliance known as the Family Compact on August 15, The terms of the agreement stated that Spain would declare war on Great Britain if the war did not end before May 1, 1762 originally intended to pressure the British into a peace agreement, the Family Compact ultimately reinvigorated the French will to continue the war, and caused the British Government to declare war on Spain on January 4, 1762, after bitter infighting among King George III’s ministers.”

7 Document ending the war is the Treaty of Paris 1763
War Ends In 1760 Document ending the war is the Treaty of Paris 1763

8 North America before 1763 North America after 1763

9 North America was divided as a war prize:
Treaty of Paris 1763 North America was divided as a war prize: - French lost Canada and all territory East of the Mississippi River to Great Britain - Spain traded Florida to Great Britain in return for Cuba

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11 (Secret ) Treaty of Fountainebleu
Meanwhile…. In 1762, FRANCE transfers Louisiana territory over to Spain (Secret ) Treaty of Fountainebleu

12 “The said acceptation and ratification having been approved by us, and regarded as a strong evidence of the friendship and good will of our very dear and well-beloved cousin the Catholic King, we renew and confirm by these presents the cession of Louisiana and of New Orleans, with the island in which that city stands, promising immediately to conclude with our said brother and cousin a convention, in which the measures to be taken in concert for executing and consummating this cession to our mutual satisfaction will be fixed by common accord. In faith whereof, we have caused these presents to be drawn up, which we have signed with our hands, and have affixed to them our secret seal.  Given at Versailles, on the twenty-third day of the month of November, in the year of grace one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, and of our reign the forty-eighth.  Louis.  By the King : Choiseul, Duke de Praslin.”

13 Was hidden from Great Britain because it might have affected the war and its results
Spain wanted the colony because… It would serve as a buffer and keep the British away from the Spanish silver mines in northern Mexico Control of the Mississippi River offered even more protection

14 1764 Exiles from French Acadia Hard working trappers and farmers
Why were they enemies of the British? Refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Protestant British King 1764

15 “We are proud to be cadien with fidelity to the Good Lord, the family, and the country”

16 L’Acadie L’acadien (acadian) La Cadien Ca-jun Cajun
Important: In French, le, la, les, l ‘= the L’Acadie L’acadien (acadian) La Cadien Ca-jun Cajun

17 Closure Identify 2 facts that you can recall and write one question you still have about the content.


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