Causes of theRevolution

Chapter 7
The French and Indian War
Core Lesson 1
 Lesson objectives

Explain why France and Britain fought for control of

North American lands.
Summarize the impact of the French and Indian War
on Britain, France, colonists, and Native Americans.
 Words to know:

Ally
Congress
Rebellion
proclamation
BRITAIN-another name for England
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 War Between France and Britain

 BRITAIN FRANCE


 1. Had colonies in North 1. Had colonies in North

 America. America.
2.Wanted to trade furs and 2. traded furs with the

farm land in the Ohio River American Indians.

Valley. 3. wanted trade all to
3. Settlement was more themselves
important. 4. trading more important
4. Mohawks were allies than settlements
 5. Most American Indians
were allies.
This war that began in the Ohio River Valley became
known as the French and Indian War.
Fought between Britain and it’s colonists and France
and their Indian allies.
Ally-person or group that joins with another to work
toward a goal.
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 Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan

1754, the Albany Congress met to discuss how to fight

France.
Congress-group of representatives who meet to
discuss a subject.
Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the union was
called the Albany Plan of Union.
Franklin believed the colonies could fight better if
they fought together.
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 Franklin’s Plan

Each colony would have it’s own government.

There would also be an overall government to solve
problems that affected them all, such as war.
The colonies rejected his plan because they were not
ready to join together under one government.
 Victory for Britain

Until 1757, Britain was losing the war.

William Pitt became the leader of Britain’s Parliament.
He was very determined.
He sent ships and soldiers to North America to help
capture French ports.
1759-British army defeated the French near Quebec.
1760-Britain capture Montreal.
1763-France was ready to make peace with Britain.
France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which gave
Britain control of Canada and most of the land east of
the Mississippi River.
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The American Indians in the Ohio River Valley didn’t
like Britain being there. They wanted them out!
Pontiac’s Rebellion broke out.
Rebellion- a fight against a government.
Pontiac was a Ottawa Indian chief. He was quickly
defeated. The war lasted less than a year.
Britain made a proclamation, which came to be
known as the Proclamation of 1763.
Proclamation-official public statement.
It said that colonists could not settle west of the
Appalachian Mountains.
Many colonists were upset about this because now
that the French were gone, they wanted to farm and
settle this land.
Colonists began working together to oppose the
decisions of their government.
 Why does this matter???

After the French and Indian War, colonists began to

disagree with Britain’s rule of the colonies.

TROUBLE IS BREWING!!!!
 George Washington-The French and Indian War
1754-1763
Didn’t know much about war.
When he had been an army officer for only 1 year, and not
a very successful one, he was ordered by the governor of
Virginia to lead this an army into the valley. He went to
war with British soldiers at Fort Duquesne, where they
planned to seize the fort from the French.
The French soldiers, along with their American Indian
allies, were waiting on them when they came, and hit
them with a surprise attack.
The battle was very tough
Washington spent most of the battle carrying injured
soldiers to safety.
His jacket was marked by bullet holes after the battle.
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3 years later, he went to Fort Duquesne again, but this
time was much different.
He and his British soldiers captured Fort Duquesne.
Washington became a hero in Virginia, after he
showed great bravery after he learned many lessons
from his experiences in the first battle.
Years later, he led an army in a much greater war
against the British and create a new nation!
 Assignment

 Choice #1
 Reread the paragraphs that describe what happened at the first battle at Fort
Duquesne, p. 232.
 Draw a picture of what happened to George Washington and the British soldiers
in that battle.
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 Choice #2
 Write a poem about the life of George Washington that includes information
about his background and his experiences.
 Choice #3
 Look at George Washington’s profile on a US quarter.
 Design a new image for the back of a quarter using the information from page
232.
 Choice #4
 Write 1-2 paragraphs of how George Washington showed courage during the
French and Indian War.