[October 31, 1753]
Sir,
The lands upon the River Ohio, in the western parts of the Colony of
Virginia, are so notoriously known to be the property of the Crown of
Great Britain that it is a matter of equal concern and surprise to me, to
hear that a body of French forces are erecting fortresses and making
settlements upon that river, within his Majesty's dominions. The many
and repeated complaints I have received of these acts of hostility lay me
under the necessity of sending, in the name of the King, my master, the
bearer hereof, George Washington, Esq., one of the Adjutants -General of
the forces of this dominion, to complain to you of the encroachments
thus made, and of the injuries done to the subjects of Great Britain, in
violation of the law of nations, and the treaties now subsisting between
the two Crowns.
-Robert Dinwiddie Virginia Governor
Read and evaluate the primary source, what is Robert Dinwiddie
saying in this letter to the French?
EQ: What were the causes and effects of the French and
Indian War?
TWBAT evaluate the causes and consequences of the French
and Indian War. HW: PR signed/return to SCOTT
 The student will be able to understand the causes,
course, and effects including the Proclamation of 1763
of the French and Indian War (terribly named war) as
evidenced by Completed Cornell notes and a
completed movie poster with 80% accuracy.
 Look at you NEW unit LGS, where goal are we tackling
today from our objective above?
 Yes, A and B
 How do you reach mastery?!!!!
 Update TOC to include pg. 20 French and Indian War
I’m just a beaver!!!
During the late 17th century and early 18th century, the
big fashion for European men was the beaver felt hat.
The tri cornered style was very popular. After awhile,
as you can imagine, the beaver population in Europe
sharply declined. Where to find more beavers?
North America!!!!!
(the Ohio River Valley, especially)
 Are especially into fur trapping
 Are making lots of money at it
 Making friends with the Native Americans
 And they love the Ohio River Valley.
 Are looking for places to expand and farm
 Are not good at making friends with the Native
Americans
 They love the Ohio River Valley…the land is really
fertile.
 English colonists move West over the Appalachian
Mountains into the land already occupied by the
French and Native Americans
 What can you predict happens next???!
What happened next?
1740 – British Fur
Traders built a fort
at Pickawillany in
the Ohio River
Valley
1752 – French
attacked this fort
and drove British
out. Then, built
several more forts
to defend their
territory.
1753- French build
Fort Duquesne
where 3 rivers
meet and
dominate the ORV
So what about the Indians?!
The French had a
good relationship
with the Native
Americans.
 traded with them
Respected their
customs
Most powerful
Native American
Group in the
East
•The Mohawks
•The Seneca
•The Cayuga
•The Onondaga
•The Oneida
The British had a lousy
relationship with the Native
Americans.
 often raided Native
American villages
However, Natives will fight
as proxy fighters in this war
Go to the Ohio
River Valley
and push those
French OUT!!!!!
Okay, I’ll
do my
best.
…but he was not
successful…they err laugh
in his face.
 He wants to build a
fort near what is now
Pittsburgh but the
French were already
there!
 He builds Ft.
Necessity nearby out
of necessity…because
he makes a BIIIIIG
mistake
 Let me explain…this
is interesting..
 Evaluate the cause of the
French and Indian war,
what actions led to the
onset of the nine year
conflict?
 EQ: What were the
causes and effects of the
French and Indian War?
 TSWBAT evaluate the
course and consequences
of war
 The student will be able to understand the causes,
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course, and effects including the Proclamation of 1763
of the French and Indian War (terribly named war) as
evidenced by Completed Cornell notes and a
completed movie poster with summary with 80%
accuracy.
Look at you NEW unit LGS, where goal are we tackling
today from our objective above?
Yes, A and B
How do you reach mastery?!!!!
Let’s return to the war……
 George goes back to Virginia and explains
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he may have started the war…he did.
British officials worried that a war
would put a strain on the colonies
24 delegates from 7 different colonies
organize in a Congress to strategize they
decide on two goals:
1. Defense: needed a plan. Leaders were
Ben Franklin and Gov. of Massachusetts
Thomas Hutchinson and they created the
Albany Plan of Union. It passes the
Congress, but King George says No, he
wants the colonies to stay as individuals.
Why?
2. Allies: they invite members of the
Iroquois League to the Congress to ask for
help---they say no
The congress was a failure, but was
actually a success because it was the
first time the colonists realized they
could sit down, discuss, and agree.
They would meet four more times.
The French were
winning!
This made Britain really
mad!
 Had lots of forts
 Declared war on France
throughout the Great
Lakes and Ohio River
Valley
 Strong alliance with the
Native Americans
 Colonists didn’t get much
help from Britain.
 General Braddock tried
but suffered 1000 casualties
before being killed himself.
 Clashed with the French
and Spanish in North
America, Europe, Cuba,
West Indies and
Philippines!
(International War)
Go conquer
French
Canada!
Buy some war
supplies, I don’t
care what it
costs! Put it on
my tab!
I want to
control North
America!!!!!!
British capture Ft.
Duquesne, and
rename it.
Even the Iroquois
joined in!
 French are taken by surprise and defeated in New
France’s capital at the Battle of Quebec (key to their
loss)
 After losing Quebec, the French could no longer
defend the rest of North America
 War is ending…..
 Great Britain
got most of
the land east
of the
Mississippi
from France
and Florida
from Spain
The British settlers
mistreated the Native
Americans living in the
Ohio River Valley
Chief Pontiac
organized attacks on
British forts and
settlements.
The problems continued as they keep attacking each other until 1763
AND REACH OUT TO THE KING FOR HELP
The British government
temporarily halted westward
expansion beyond the
Appalachian Mountains in
the Proclamation of 1763
Colonists were OUTRAGED,
they just fought nine years to
settle and occupy that land
 Becomes the first cause of the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
That should
take care of
the
problem.
 Explain how the Proclamation of 1763 becomes a cause
of the American Revolution, discuss the colonists
reactions to the royal order.
 Complete progress chart for goal A and B from
learning goal!
Evaluate the
political cartoon
drawn by Benjamin
Franklin in 1754.
What is the message
of the cartoon? How
does it correlate to
the Albany Plan of
Union?
 EQ: What were the causes and effects of the French and
Indian War?
 TSWBAT evaluate the causes, course, and consequences of
the French and Indian War
 HW: Parent signature in agenda
 The student will be able to demonstrate mastery of the
causes, course, and effects of the French and Indian
War as evidenced by a completed movie poster with
summary with 80% accuracy
 Look at you NEW unit LGS, where goal are we tackling
today from our objective above?
 Yes, A and B
 How do you reach mastery?!!!!
 A movie poster is used to advertise a new movie. It
usually includes the Title, actors portraying what
characters, and a visual of the movie.
 Your movie poster will do the same! You will use your
Cornell notes to demonstrate mastery of the cause,
course (who was winning in the beginning and how it
changed), and the consequences (Treaty,
Proclamation) of the French and Indian War
 Must have a movie title:
Get creative (rename the
war)
 Must have a drawing of
depiction of the war
 Most important: You
MUST summarize the
causes, course, and
consequences of the war
as a preview of the plot
of your movie!
Must include actor
portraying the role of:
 George Washington
 William Pitt
 General Braddock
 Robert Dinwiddie
 Benjamin Franklin
Progress Chart
Reflection
 Using our objective
 Do you have any
today, where do you rate
yourself? 0-4
 Complete on your
student progress chart
for goals A and B
questions about the
French and Indian War?
 Did anything confuse
you?
 What can you do to
move up a level from
where you rated yourself
today?
First Five Minutes:
Last 25 minutes
 Complete introduction
 Writing Session #2: body
paragraph using the
Writing Session #1
Components
Paragraphs