goal: to understand how great britain’s wars with france affected the american colonies
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Wars of EmpireGoal:
To understand how Great Britain’s wars with France affected the American colonies
American Indians affect the balance of powerBritain wanted to kick France out of N.
America for goodThe French had the support of most of the
American IndiansThe British and French gave generous gifts to
the Native American nationsNative Americans benefitted from preventing
one empire from dominating the other
The Balance ShiftsIn 1754, the British had 1.5 million colonists
compared to 70,000 FrenchThe outnumbered French worked with Native
Americans to resists British expansion“We can drive away the French when we
please…not true with the British”
The French and Indian WarA young Virginian by the name of George
Washington led British troops in the defeat of Ft. Duquesne
Washington and his men, however, had to surrender during the French counterattack
This sparked the French and Indian War
Early BattlesThe British suffered disastrous defeats at firstThe British managed to cut off French
shipping to the AmericasMany Native Americans deserted the French
for the better-supplied BritishThe British also managed to gain control of
the St. Lawrence River, which led to the conquer of Quebec
In 1760, the British captured Montreal and forced the French governor to surrender the Great Lakes
Treaty of Paris 1763The British also won victories in India, the
Philippines, West Africa, and the West IndiesIn the treaty, the British kept Canada, the
Great Lakes region, the Ohio River valley, and Florida
The Mississippi River became the boundary between the British and the Spanish claims in North America
QuestionsWhy did the French and British fight
frequently during the 1600s and 1700s?What was the outcome of the French and
Indian War?How did the French and British differ in their
efforts to gain control in North America?
Pontiac’s RebellionAmerican Indians of the interior N. America
were devastated by the British victoryThe British stopped most trade with Native
Americans and flooded settlers into the western portions of the colonies
Indian groups attacked and captured British forts along the Ohio River Valley and settlements in the Middle Colonies
This was known as Pontiac’s Rebellion (Pontiac was an Ottawa chief who led an attack on Detroit)
The Rebellion is VanquishedThe Indians wanted to weaken the British to lure the
French back, but failed to capture key British fortsIndian attackers ran low on supplies and their uprising
soon fizzledThe British felt that respect for the Indians would cost
less than fighting a war with themThe British made peace with most Indian tribes and
promised to keep settlers out of Indian territories west of the Appalachians in the Proclamation of 1763
There were too few soldiers, however, to restrain the west-bound colonists
Aftermath of the WarRevealed tensions between the British and
their colonistsBritish desired more control over the
colonies, accrued a large war debt, and now had to secure the large area taken from the French
Bickering among the 13 colonies during the war annoyed the British
The British attempted to make the colonists pay for their protection through new taxes and new trade regulations
QuestionsWhat did the Indians involved with Pontiac’s
Rebellion hope to accomplish?What was the effect of the French and Indian
War and Pontiac’s Rebellion on the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?
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