General Edward BraddockGeneral Edward Braddock

English General English General sent to remove the sent to remove the French from Fort French from Fort Duquesne in 1755Duquesne in 1755

Doesn’t have a Doesn’t have a clue about how to clue about how to fight in wilderness fight in wilderness and will be killed and will be killed with his army with his army

Braddock’s ExpeditionBraddock’s Expedition In 1755 British army In 1755 British army

under General Edward under General Edward Braddock is sent to fight Braddock is sent to fight the French after the French after Washington’s defeatWashington’s defeat

English way of fighting English way of fighting involves lining men in a involves lining men in a linear formation and linear formation and then shooting the other then shooting the other armyarmy

Braddock will lose almost Braddock will lose almost 1,300 men to an ambush 1,300 men to an ambush

Braddock’s ExpeditionBraddock’s Expedition

George WashingtonGeorge Washington

Ambitious colonist Ambitious colonist who takes a who takes a commission as a commission as a British officerBritish officer

Blamed for starting Blamed for starting the warthe war

Learns about warfare Learns about warfare from watching from watching English strengths English strengths and weaknesses and weaknesses

The Battle of LouisburgThe Battle of Louisburg

Fought for three Fought for three weeks in June 1758. weeks in June 1758. Over the St. Over the St. Lawrence River, it is Lawrence River, it is a supply line for the a supply line for the French army.French army.

The British capture it The British capture it and use to attack and use to attack the French in the the French in the regionregion

The Battle of QuebecThe Battle of Quebec British forces surround British forces surround

the majority of the the majority of the French army at QuebecFrench army at Quebec

French army uses French army uses location of fort as a location of fort as a defensive position defensive position because it is protected because it is protected by water on two sides by water on two sides and a sheer cliff on a and a sheer cliff on a third third

General Wolfe has the General Wolfe has the army scale the cliff to army scale the cliff to surprise the Frenchsurprise the French

The Battle of QuebecThe Battle of Quebec

French and British French and British commanders commanders gamble and face gamble and face each other off each other off

The armies meet The armies meet in brutal 30 in brutal 30 minute battle that minute battle that destroys French destroys French hopes for victory hopes for victory in North Americain North America

Marquis de MontcalmMarquis de Montcalm

French general French general who built forts in who built forts in key positions key positions within Canada within Canada and the Ohio and the Ohio valleyvalley

Wins many Wins many battles but is battles but is killed at Quebec killed at Quebec

The Treaty of Paris, 1763The Treaty of Paris, 1763 The Treaty ends the The Treaty ends the

war and removes war and removes the French from the French from North AmericaNorth America

The British now have The British now have the territory up to the territory up to the Mississippi River the Mississippi River and all of Canadaand all of Canada

Colonists will now Colonists will now seek to move past seek to move past the Appalachian the Appalachian MountainsMountains

The Proclamation of 1763The Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of The Proclamation of 1763 was to prevent 1763 was to prevent colonists from colonists from settling past the settling past the Appalachian Appalachian MountainsMountains

The British had also The British had also made a deal with the made a deal with the Indians to not move Indians to not move into the Ohio Valleyinto the Ohio Valley

The War’s Impact on The War’s Impact on AmericaAmerica

The English will now want to control The English will now want to control the colonies to avoid more wars and the colonies to avoid more wars and to collect taxes from the coloniststo collect taxes from the colonists– The English will place more soldiers in the The English will place more soldiers in the

colonies and pass taxescolonies and pass taxes– The colonies were never respected by the The colonies were never respected by the

England in terms of finical and military England in terms of finical and military help help

The War’s Impact on The War’s Impact on AmericaAmerica

France’s removal from North France’s removal from North America will now open the America will now open the continent for further expansion by continent for further expansion by the coloniststhe colonists– The colonist want to expand past the The colonist want to expand past the

Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains– The colonies can now go back to The colonies can now go back to

business as usual (well, so they think)business as usual (well, so they think)

The War’s Impact on The War’s Impact on AmericaAmerica

The Indians will no longer be a The Indians will no longer be a force to be reckoned withforce to be reckoned with– Indian tribes that sided with France Indian tribes that sided with France

will be treated even worse by England will be treated even worse by England and colonistand colonist

– Indian lands will now be sought by Indian lands will now be sought by colonistscolonists