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The Struggle Begins!The French and Indian War
(Also called the North American extension
of the Seven Years War)
Learning Target: I can discuss the causes
and Effects of the Seven Year War
Prior to the French and Indian War
A-France & Britain had a long history of hatred
1-1337-1453: Hundred Years War
2-1689-1697: War of the League of Augsburg
3-1702-1713: War of Spanish Succession
4-1740-1748: War of Austrian Succession
Seven Years War
French and Indian War
(1754-1763)
A-Cause: British colonists had been expanding into
areas claimed by France for more than 10 years
B-People in colonies fought with the British
1-Albany Congress of 1754 tried to keep the
colonists out of war with the Iroquois
A) No Colony agreed
B) Also called Albany Play
C-Iroquois fought on the side of the French
French and Indian War
(1754-1763)D-British hired German
Hessians
1-Hessians are
mercenaries
who fought for
money
French and Indian War
(1754-1763)E-At first, French were winning because of
Native American knowledge of the landscape
French and Indian War
(1754-1763)F-William Pitt changed the British into a winning group
1-Guarenteed colonies money for fighting
2-removed the old British leaders
French and Indian War
(1754-1763)
3-hired new leaders from the colonies, such as George Washington, who knew the landscape
A) Washington becomes a hero and builds his reputation as a brilliant military man
B)Military experience becomes important during the Revolution
French and Indian War
(1754-1763)G-Peace came to North America with the
defeat of the French in Quebec
1-1763: Treaty of Paris ends war
2-Britain received:
A) Canada
B) area between the
Appalachian Mountains
and Mississippi River
British America before 1754
British America after 1763