Bell Work 11/9
Turn to page 32 and label it Bell Work then copy and
answer the underlined question: Make sure you write the
option you chose
IF the Native Americans were to destroy our town and
attack our people, what would you do to stop it?:
A: Allow them to attack because we took their land
B: Create an army to fight them
C: Ask Britain to send an army to help you fight the Native
Americans
Once you choose a answer you must support it.
The French and Indian
War
1756-1763
The battle for land and power in North America
Directions
 Title page 35 French and Indian War
 Make a tree diagram for your notes
The Ohio Valley Dispute
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Mercantilism is the main
reason for the French and
Indian War
France and Britain were in
dispute over the upper Ohio
Valley.
France Takes Action
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1749 France ordered the removal of
all British from the Ohio Valley.
This ensured that the British territory
was confined to the east side of the
Appalachian Mountains
Native American Alliances
 Allied with the French and
British
 NA Helped French by Raiding
British Settlements
 By allying with both sides it
upset the balance of power.
The Colonist Take Action
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1753 George Washington was sent to
Ohio Valley to remove French.
The French refused to leave and
claimed that it was “absolute
design”, to take possession of Ohio.
Fort Necessity and Washington’s First
Command
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Militia-military force composed
of ordinary citizens to provide
defense.
1754 a militia run by Lieutenant
Washington was instructed to
create a fort.
Although greatly outnumbered
Washington decided to attack a
French scouting party.
Washington’s situation at Fort
Necessity sparked the French and
Indian war.
Albany Plan of Union
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Representatives from the Colonies
discussed how to protect themselves.
One general government for the colonies
An elected legislature would collect taxes,
create and army, and regulate trade.
None of the colonies adopted the plan
Uniforms Worn By Players in the French
and Indian War
Colonist Fight Alone
 Colonist were left to fight the
French by themselves until
1754
 Native Americans helped
French control large amounts
of land
Colonist Fight Alone Until Britain
Intervenes Continued
In fall of 1754 Braddock
was sent to the Ohio
Valley to fight the French.
March to Fort Duquesne
July 9, 1755 the French and
Native Americans ambushed
General Braddock in the
forest.
French and Natives hid in the
forest and shot at their bright
uniforms.
Braddock was killed in battle
War on France
Britain declared a war on
France in Europe.
The first years of the war
were disastrous for the
British they lost forts and
settlements were raided
William Pitt
Prime Minster
Paid for the war and created an
enormous debt for Britain
After the war Pitt increased their
taxes to pay for the bill.
At this time the colonist were
paying ¼ of the taxes that a
British citizen did.
The Last Standing
Corner of Fort Pitt
Full View of Fort
Necessity
Treaty of Paris 1763
 The Treaty of Paris in 1763
 France: Canada and most
land east of the Mississippi
 Spain: Louisiana territory and
the Port of New Orleans.
 Britain: Florida
 Mississippi created the
boundary between the Spanish
and English land
The Proclamation of 1763
 To halt further conflict King George the third
made the Proclamation of 1763
 Stopped expansion of the colonies to the west
of the Appalachian mountains.
 Colonist were mad that KG3 had ignored their
land claims.
In Conclusion
The French and Indian war
was over land and power.
What the British did not know
was that this was the beginning
of a bigger situation in the
colonies.