The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the causes of
the American Revolution and the
beginnings of the new nation,
with an emphasis on South
Carolina’s role in the
development of that nation.
Explain the political and
economic consequences of the
French and Indian War on the
relationship of the South
Carolina colonists with Native
Americans and England.
Where We are ….
 England, Spain and France have colonies in
America
 Reminder: England is part of Great Britain
Where We are ….
 As we discuss the French and Indian War, keep
in mind…
 Britain relies heavily upon mercantilism to pay
for Wars (including this one) even though they
have been practicing salutary neglect.
 Almost all American colonists are still loyal to
Great Britain – proud British citizens!
Where We are ….
 As we discuss the French and Indian War, keep
in mind…
 BUT, the boundary lines between the English,
Spanish, French and Native American
territories are blurred…War is brewing…
 The colonies
became involved in
the military &
economic rivalry
between the French
& English
 The French &
Indian War got its
name because
Great Britain was
fighting France and
their Indian allies
 Britain wanted to expand west of Appalachian
Mountains, BUT this land was French territory.
Before the French and Indian War
French & Indian War
 The policy of
mercantilism prevented
the colonies from trading
with anyone but their
“mother country”
 The British rarely
enforced the policies on
the colonies, but it’s
animosity towards the
French led to wars in
Europe (Seven Years
War) & North America
(French & Indian War)
Who Fought???
British and
their
American
Colonists
French
Colonists and
Most Native
Americans
French & Indian War
 The French & Indian War resulted when the
French moved into the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War (2:02)
Getting Ugly in SC…
 Native frustrations built as more settlers moved
to the Upcountry of SC
 When the French fur traders moved into the
area, the English were quick to form a treaty
with the Cherokee
 Cherokee thought the treaty was an alliance with
the British
 British saw the treaty as an acknowledgement of
their sovereignty
Getting Ugly in SC…
 Their 30 years of peace
was broken during the
French & Indian War
 British failed to protect
the Cherokee from the
French and Creek allies
The Cherokee War
 Cherokee Warriors felt cheated by the
British after the French & Indian War, so
they took white settler’s horses
 The white settlers responded by
attacking the Cherokee
 The Cherokee in turn retaliated
The Cherokee War
 The Royal Governor tried to control the
Cherokee by stopping all trade with them and
taking their peace emissaries as hostages
 Cherokee War last about 2 years & cost many
Cherokee lives
 The war finally ended with a treaty that forced
the Cherokee to give up a majority of their land
and created a boundary that divided the colony
from the Cherokee territory
British Aftermath (Treaty of
Paris)
 The British won the French & Indian War
 Victory resulted in the French losing all
possession in North America
 Spain lost control of Florida to Great
Britain
 Events of the war changed the relationship
of the colonies with Great Britain
After the French and Indian War
Unhappy Colonist
 During the war, Britain enforced their
mercantilist policies on the colonist
 Sugar Act: to stop illegal trade with France
& to raise funds to support war efforts
 Smugglers were prosecuted in vice
admiralty courts (no jury trials)
Unhappy Colonist
 Colonists recognized
British right of
Parliament to control
trade, BUT, saw the
vice admiralty trials as
a violation of the right
to a trial by a jury of
one’s peers as stated in
the Magna Carta and
English Common Law
Big Result of War
 Great Britain incurred major debt because
of the French & Indian War (Seven Years
War)
 Britain believed it was the colonist’s
responsibility to pay for the debt
 Led Parliament to attempt to impose other
taxes…..which the colonist resisted!
8-2.1 Reminder…
Three wars wrapped up into one…
 The Seven Year’s War (Europe)
 Great Britain versus France
 The French and Indian War (America)
 Great Britain and their American Colonists versus
France and Native Americans, 1754 - 1763
 The Cherokee War (South Carolina Back Country)
 SC Colonists versus Cherokee
Writing Prompt:
How did the British colony of
South Carolina benefit from the
French and Indian War?