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3.4 Wars of Empire
How did Great Britain’s wars with France
affect the American colonies?
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Describe the causes and major events of the
French and Indian War.
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AnAlyze the cAuses And effects of PontiAc’s
Rebellion.
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Summarize how the wars and their outcomes
changed the relationship between Britain
and the colonies.
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Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian
War.
In the
French
and
Indian War:
• Most Indians fought
alongside the French
because they treated
the Indians with respect
and generosity.
• The British treated
Indians harshly and
took their lands
for farming.
Overall, the Indians tried to maintain a balance of
power between the French and the British.
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Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian
War.
The French and British
fought over who
controlled the Ohio River
Valley and the Great
Lakes area.
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Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian
War.
In the early years of the war, from 1754 through to
1758, the British were defeated
by the French and their Indian allies.
A young George Washington led an early
battle against the French in 1754.
The death of General Edward Braddock in a French
and Indian ambush was a significant defeat for the
British.
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Soon groups of
colonial militiamen
helped the British fight
the French by serving
as scouts and soldiers.
Rogers’ Rangers was
an effective militia that
included Indians
fighting against the
French.
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Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian
War.
In 1758 and 1759, the British
interrupted the shipment of French
supplies and started to win battles.
Many Indians deserted the French
to fight on the
British side.
The Treaty of Paris of 1763
ended the war and
greatly increased British territory.
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AnAlyze the cAuses And effects of PontiAc’s Rebellion.
The British conquest was not
good for the Indians.
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The British stopped
supplies to the
Indians.
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British settlers
quickly moved into
Indian lands in
western
Pennsylvania and
Virginia.
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The Indians rebelled.
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They attacked British
forts and the new
British settlements.
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They tried to weaken
the British in any way
they could, in order to
lure the French back.
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AnAlyze the cAuses And effects of PontiAc’s Rebellion.
This Indian uprising
called Pontiac’s
Rebellion ended in
1764.
The British agreed
settlers would remain
east of the
Appalachian
Mountains.
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Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the
relationship between Britain and the colonies.
Tensions arose between the British and colonists after
the French and Indian War.
The British
wanted more control over the
colonies
The Colonies
did not want British control
wanted the colonies to help pay wanted more land for
for the wars
settlements
wanted the colonies to join
together under the Albany Plan
of Union
wanted to maintain their
individual autonomy
wanted colonies to cooperate in
time of war
did not want to be unfairly
taxed by the British
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Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the
relationship between Britain and the colonies.
Colonial leader Benjamin Franklin
drafted the Albany Plan of Union that would:
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unite the colonies under British rule.
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unite the colonies in fighting wars.
•
create a continental assembly with delegates from
each colony.
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Franklin drew this
political cartoon to
encourage support
of colonial unity
and his plan.
The colonists and the British each rejected the Albany
Plan for their own reasons.
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Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the
relationship between Britain and the colonies.
The French and Indian War changed the
relationship between the colonies and Great Britain.
In the 1760s, the British placed new, unwanted
taxes and regulations on the colonists.
The colonists increasingly resented the erosion of their
autonomy and the involuntary tax burden.
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How did Great Britain’s wars with France affect
the American colonies?
A series of wars between the European empires spread to the
colonies. In Europe, the main war was known as the Seven Years’
War. This same war was known as the French and Indian War in
North America.
Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian
War.
Colonists allied with Britain fought against the French and their
Indian allies.
AnAlyze the cAuses And effects of PontiAc’s Rebellion.
Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the
relationship between Britain and the colonies.
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