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The French and Indian War
Chapter 3Section 4
O Do Now: Look at the map on page 87 in your text book. Answer questions 1&2
O Obj: O Trace development of French-British
rivalryO Summarize French and Indian WarO Effects of the war on relation with the
coloniesO HW: Pg 92 Main Ideas # 1-8
VocabO New FranceO George WashingtonO French and Indian WarO William PittO Pontiac O Proclamation of 1763O George GrenvilleO Sugar Act
Rivals for an EmpireO France’s North American Empire:
O 1608 Quebec is founded; first permanent French colony in North America
O French priests and fur traders spread throughout the heart of the continent
O 1682 French claims entire Mississippi Valley and calls it Louisiana; after King Louis XIV
French and British Colonies Differ
O French ColoniesO Fur Traders/
priests O CatholicO No desire to
build towns and cities
O Friendly relations with N.A.
O Created military alliances
O British ColoniesO Families O PuritanO Established
permanent settlements
O Constant conflicts with N.A.
French and Indian WarO Early French Victories:
O British General Braddock and young 22-year old office George Washington wanted to push the French out of the Ohio Valley
O 1,500 men approached Fort Duquense O French army and N.A. allies ambushed them
O British army had never seen an enemy fight like thatO British fled the battleO George Washington questions the might of
the British army…..
French and Indian WarO Pitt and the Iroquois:
O William Pitt – young enthusiastic politician put in charge of British army in 1757
O Under Pitt British gain Iroquois as allies
O September of 1759 the British with the Iroquois sack Quebec..O Victory in the war soon to follow
French and Indian War Ends
O French and Indian War ends in 1763 with Treaty of Paris
O Britain gains all land in North America east of MississippiO Spain gets all land west of Mississippi
The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart
O Proclamation of 1763O Est. colonists border along the
Appalachian MountainsO To keep from continued problems with
N.A. Britain banned settlers from moving west
O Could not enforce; settlers continued to move in the frontier
O Colonists believe the Britain does not care about their needs…..
The Colonists and Britain Grow Apart
O Britain doubled national debt during F&I War
O George Grenville passed the Sugar Act in 1764
O Sugar Act:O 1) halved duty on foreign-made molassesO 2) More taxes on importsO 3) Strengthened the law against smuggling
O Soon feelings of dissatisfaction would swell into outright rebellion……
POP QUIZ O What Native American tribe allied with the
British during the French and Indian War?O Iroquois
O What new law restricted colonial movement west of the Appalachian Mountains?O Proclamation of 1763
O What treaty ended the French and Indian War? O Treaty of Paris