the causes of the french and indian war day one. roots of the conflict competition over north...
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THE CAUSES OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
Day One
ROOTS OF THE CONFLICT
Competition over North America
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
France claimed the territory west of the Ohio
River.
The American Colonists wanted to expand
into this territory
To keep out the Americans, the French
created a series of forts to protect the land
from the Americans.
GOVERNOR ROBERT DINWIDDIEDinwiddie wants to secure the Ohio River Valley for the Virginia colony and England
In order to do this, he needed a detailed map of the area
He organized a scouting party to map the area and tell the French that England controlled the Ohio River Valley
GEORGE WASHINGTONWashington was put in
charge of the scouting
party.
If Washington
encountered the French
his orders were to deliver
a message to them.
He was not to fight the
French
GOVERNOR’S PALACE
THE MASSACRE AT JUMONVILLE GLEN
The Half King Jumonville
AFTERMATH
After the massacre, the French attacked
Washington and captured him
They force Washington to sign a “confession”
where he took the blame for the murder of
Jumonville
Washington said that he had no idea what he
was signing since it was in French
He says that the French were to blame, not
him.