Cover Slide
The American
Pageant
Chapter 6
The Duel for North
America, 1608-1763
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Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap by George Caleb Bingham
Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap by George
Caleb Bingham
Bingham's is the best known of the many prints and paintings depicting this singular
moment in colonial westward expansion. (Washington University Art Gallery)
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Destruction of Lower Town, Quebec, by English Bombardment by Richard Short, 1759
Destruction of Lower Town, Quebec, by English Bombardment by Richard
Short, 1759
After the fall of Quebec to British forces, France's defeat in North America was
virtually certain. (National Archives of Canada)
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Map: European Claims in North America
European Claims in North America
The dramatic results of the British victory in the Seven Years (French and Indian) War are vividly demonstrated in these
maps, which depict the abandonment of French claims to the mainland after the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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Map: The Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763
This map shows European settlement east of the Appalachian Mountains and the numerous Indian tribes with territorial
claims to the lands between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River. The Proclamation Line, which roughly follows the
mountain range, was the British government's effort to temporarily halt colonial westward expansion and thus to prevent
bloodshed between settlers and Indians. This British policy was deeply resented by land-hungry colonists.
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Map: The Seven Years War in America
The Seven Years War in America
After experiencing major defeats early in the war, Anglo-American forces turned the tide against the French by taking Fort
Duquesne in late 1757 and Louisbourg in 1758. After Canada fell in 1760, the fighting shifted to Spain's Caribbean colonies.
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