French and Indian War Review
Power Point
Note to Students
• This power point is designed to help you learn the
men and forts involved in the French and Indian
War.
• Also, the military action during each campaign
year and the Treaty of Paris of 1763.
• It is not designed to review the bodies of water.
You need to study the map in your graphic
organizer and on the back of your study sheet.
• You also need to take the Moodle Quiz and come
to one of the review classes.
Who am I?
Benjamin Franklin
• I was a Pennsylvania
delegate to the Albany
Congress.
• I was also the author
of the Albany Plan of
Union
General Edward Braddock
• I was a British officer.
• My army was
ambushed in 1755
near Ft. Duquesne.
• I was killed and my
body was buried in the
road so the Indians
wouldn’t find it
William Pitt
• I was elected Prime
Minister of England in
1757.
• I changed the direction
of the war by
appointing new
officers and deciding
to try and win the war
in North America.
General James Abercrombie
• I was a British officer.
• I led the unsuccessful
attack on Ft. Carillon
in 1758.
• I sent my men against
the wall that the
Marquis de Montcalm
built. We were beaten
back.
Marquis de Montcalm
• I was a French officer.
• I was appointed
commander of the
French forces in 1756.
• I captured forts Oswego
and William Henry.
• I stopped Abercrombie
at Ft. Carillon but was
killed at the Battle of
Quebec in 1759.
Lt. Col. John Bradstreet
• I was the British
officer who captured
Ft. Frontenac in 1758.
• We found out that it
was an important
supply fort for the
French.
Maj. Robert Rogers
• I was a British
colonial militia leader.
• I organized a unit of
rangers who fought
like the Indians.
• We were the eyes and
ears of the army.
George Washington
• I was the Virginia
militia officer
involved in the 1754
incident that started
the French and Indian
War.
• I was also with Gen.
Braddock when he
was ambushed in
1755.
General James Wolfe
• I was the British
officer who helped
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
capture Louisbourg in
1758.
• I was killed at the
Battle of Quebec in
1759.
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
• I was the British
officer who helped
Gen. James Wolfe
capture Louisbourg in
1758.
• I captured Ft. Carillon
and Ft. St. Frederic in
1759.
Lord George Howe
• I was the second in
command to Gen.
James Abercrombie in
1758.
• I was killed when
scouting the French
positions at Ft.
Carillon.
General John Forbes
• I was the British
officer who captured
Ft. Duquesne in 1758.
• The fort was destroyed
by the French because
the fall of Ft.
Frontenac prevented
them from getting
supplies.
Sir William Johnson
• I was a British militia
officer.
• I won the Battles of
Lake George and built
Ft. William Henry in
1755.
• I also captured Ft.
Niagara in 1759.
Forts
Ft. Duquesne
• Built by the French to
control the Ohio
Valley.
• Captured by the
British in 1758 and
renamed Ft. Pitt
B – Fort Duquesne
Ft. Frontenac
• French fort located
where Lake Ontario
flows in the
St.Lawrence River.
• Captured by the
British in 1758.
• Key French supply
fort.
C – Fort Frontenac
Ft. Niagara
• French fort built
where the waters of
the Niagara River flow
into Lake Ontario.
• Captured by the
British in 1759
D – Fort Niagara
Ft. Ticonderoga
• Built by the French
and called Ft. Carillon
• Captured and renamed
by the English in 1759
I – Fort Ticonderoga
Louisbourg
• Fortified French city
on Cape Breton Island.
• Guarded the entrance
to the St. Lawrence
River.
• Captured by the
English in 1758
E - Louisbourg
Ft. Pitt
• Built by the French to
control the Ohio
Valley and called Ft.
Duquesne.
• Captured and renamed
by the British in 1758.
B – Fort Pitt
Crown Point
• Built by the English to
replace French Ft. St.
Frederic
F – Crown Point
Ft. Oswego
• British fort built on
Lake Ontario to guard
the entrance to the
Mohawk Valley.
• Captured and
destroyed by the
French in 1756
G – Fort Oswego
Quebec
• Capital of New France
• Scene of the only
battle fought between
regular British and
French soldiers
• Wolfe and Montcalm
were killed here.
A - Quebec
Ft. William Henry
• Built by the British in
1755 to guard the
southern end of Lake
George.
• Captured and
destroyed by the
French in 1757.
• “Last of the
Mohicans”
H – Fort William Henry
Ft. Carillon
• Built by the French to
guard the spot where
the waters of Lake
George flows into
Lake Champlain.
• Captured by the
English in 1759
I – Fort Carillon
Ft. St. Frederic
• Built by the French to
control one of the
narrowest point on
Lake Champlain.
• Captured by the
British in 1759
F – Fort St. Frederic
Campaign Year of 1754
• George Washington is involved in an
incident along the Ohio Frontier that is the
spark that starts the war.
• Albany Congress – Albany Plan of Union
Campaign Year of 1755
• Gen. Edward Braddock is ambushed as he
tries to take Ft. Duquesne.
• William Johnson wins the Battles of Lake
George.
• William Johnson becomes Sir William
Johnson and builds Ft. William Henry
Campaign Year of 1756
• Marquis de Montcalm captures and
destroyes Ft. Oswego
Campaign Year of 1757
• William Pitt elected Prime Minister of
England.
• Montcalm captures and destroys Ft.
William Henry – “Last of the Mohicans”
Campaign Year of 1758
• Gen. James Wolfe and Lord Jeffrey Amherst
capture Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island.
• Gen. James Abercrombie defeated by
Montcalm at Ft. Carillon.
• Lt. Col. John Bradstreet captures Ft.
Frontenac.
• Gen. John Forbes captures Ft. Duquesne.
Campaign Year of 1759
• Lord Jeffrey Amherst captures Ft. Carillon
and Ft. St. Frederic.
• Sir William Johnson captures Ft. Niagara.
• Battle of Quebec – Gen. James Wolfe
defeats the Marquis de Montcalm – both
generals die during the battle.
Campaign Year of 1760
• Three British armies converge on Montreal
and Montreal surrenders.
• Fighting in North America is over.
J - Montreal
Treaty of Paris of 1763
• France lost all her land in North America
except Haiti and some fishing islands
• England got all French land east of the
Mississippi River
• Spain got all French land west of the
Mississippi River
• England got Florida from Spain
The End
• Good Luck
• Don’t forget to study your map!!!!
• Take the Moodle Quiz until you get
everything right!!!