The French and Indian War, 1754-1763

Although the British won the “French and Indian War” they created

unpopular conditions for American colonists with restrictive legislation

•Clash of Empires

•Highlights of French and Indian War

•Effects of French and Indian War

I. Clash of Empires

A. New France1. S. Champlain2. Jesuits3. Autocratic govt.4. Motivation: Compete with

Spain

B. Clash of Empires, 1688-17481. King Will and Queen Ann’s

Wars (Treaty of Ultrecht)2. “Salutary Neglect”3. Jenkin’s and his ear, 17394. Louisbourg

II. Highlights

A. Ohio River Valley1. British and Beavers2. French and Freeway

B. Battle at Fort Necessity, 1754

1. George WashingtonC. Albany Congress, 1754

1. Benji FranklinD. Defeat of BraddockE. Invasion of CanadaF. William PittG. Battle of Quebec, 1759

A. James WolfeH. Treaty of Paris

“On the scene that witnessed my dishonor, I desire to bury my shame.”-Gen Braddock

III. Effects of French and Indian War

A. British Dominant NA ForceA. French Acadians

B. Colonial Confidence1. Myth of British Invincibility

C. British Upset American1. West Indies trade

D. British Debt1. 4,000,000 lbs! ARGH!

E. American Expansion1. Pontiac’s Rebellion2. Proclamation of 1763

Vocabulary, Chapter 6

1. Samuel de Champlain2. Robert de La Salle3. Antonie Cadillac4. James Wolfe5. William Pitt6. James Wolfe7. Edward Braddock8. King Louis XIV9. Chief Pontiac

1. Acadians2. War of Jenkins Ear3. War of Spanish

Succession4. Albany Congress5. Iroquois6. New France7. Proclamation of 17638. Government of New

France9. coureurs de bois

Practice: Rearrange in the correct

chronological order (answers on next slide)

1. A VA militia commander attempts an unsuccessful invasion of the Ohio Valley.

2. The “Great Commoner” takes command of the British government and its war effort.

3. Toleration of French Huguenots brings religious peace to France.

4. New France is founded, one year after Jamestown.

5. Britain issues a proclamation to prohibit colonial expansion and thereby prevent another Indian war.

6. The second “world war” between France and Britain ends in British victory and the acquisition of Acadia.

7. British victory on the Plains of Abraham seals the fate of New France.

8. Return of Louisburg fortress at the end of King George’s War angers colonial New Englanders.

9. War begins badly for the British when Braddock fails to take Fort Duquesne.

10. A great empire builder explores Louisiana and claims it for the French King.

Answers:3, 4, 10, 6, 8, 1, 2, 7, 5