Clash of the Empire-French and Indian War

English population was far greater than ______________________ in America

Reasons for coming to America

Spanish – ___________________

English – ___________________

French – ____________________ (furs)

French government wanted ________________ as a line of defense against English

along ________________________,______________________, ________________.

Search for Northwest Passage

______________________ – priest and _____________________ – fur trader

Navigated from Lake Michigan down __________________________ – not all way to Gulf.

La Salle used prior information to the Gulf

Claimed all land drained by ________________________ for _____________He returned north to plan another trip w/ settlers, he missed mouth of river, in TX, He

built __________________________ (2nd flag) and was _____________ by own men.

Reasons to settle mouth of Mississippi River

Base of attack against ________________

Trading post for ___________________

Keep _____________ from taking control of _________________________

1718 New Orleans

________________ controlled 2 access points to interior

1. ___________________________ – Quebec & Montreal

2. ___________________________ – New Orleans

Mississippi River

France _______________ tensions with __________________Both England & France recruited Indian allies

England – _____________________

French – ______________________

English population _______________ rapidly, not the French

French built forts around _________________________

ALBANY PLAN OF UNION 1754

________________________ called for colonies to unite for defense against Indians

1st political cartoon- __________________________

Colonists feared a ___________________ government, it meant giving up their

______________________.

French & Indian War 1754-63 Who fought and why?

• __________________ and _________________

• They fought for control of the_____________________.

How did Benjamin Franklin try to help?

• He created the ________________ of the Union which was his attempt to __________

the colonies under one _____________ government.

What was George Washington’s contribution to the French & Indian War?

• He built ________________________ and was defeated by the French.

Effects of the French & Indian War

• _____________________ of 1763- France lost claims to land in ___________________ and made Britain more powerful.

• The war put __________________ in debt. Because they believed they were

_______________ the colonies against Indian and French attacks, they made the

Colonies responsible for ____________ for the war debt through ____________.