ap us history: the french and indian war powerpoint
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The$French$and$Indian$War$
Causes$
! 1750s:'France'and'England'compe5ng'for'land'in'North'America'(Ohio'River'Valley)'
! French:'trapping'and'trade'routes'in'the'Ohio'Valley'
! English'colonies'were'encroaching'on'French'territory'as'the'popula5on'grew'
! Compe55on'over'trade'issues'with'the'Na5ve'Americans'in'the'disputed'region'
! Spark:'BaIle'for'Fort'Duquesne'
North'America:'1763'North'America:'1750'
Leaders$of$the$French$&$Indian$War$Great'Britain/Colonists'! William'PiI'(Civilian)'
! Prime'Minister'
! King'George'III'(Civilian)'! Great'Britain'
! W.'Braddock'(Military)'! Bri5sh'commander'
! G.'Washington'(Military)'! Major'in'the'mili5a'
! Wolfe'(Military)'! Bri5sh'Colonel'
France/Na5ve'Americans'! King'Louie'XVIII'(Civilian)'
! King'of'France'
! Metacom'(Military)'! Wampanoag'Chief'! Also'went'by'King'Philip'
Strategy$$
Great'Britain/Colonists'! European'method'of'warfare'
! Goal:'capture'French'fort''
! Cut'off'French'Navy'! Offense'
France/Na5ve'Americans'! Guerilla'warfare'! AIack'fron5er''! Defense'! Military'advantage'
Advantages$
Great'Britain/Colonists'1. More'seIlers'living'in'the'
Bri5sh'colonies'than'in'New'France.'
2. Bri5sh'colonies'='easier'to'defend'since'they'were'concentrated'along'the'Atlan5c'coast,''
3. Most'of'the'English'seIlers'were'willing'to'fight'hard'to'save'their'land,'homes,'and'families'
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France/Na5ve'Americans'1. France'controlled'more'land'in'
North'America'than'Britain'2. New'France'had'a'1'colonial'
government,'while'the'Bri5sh'had'to'ask'for'help'from'13'different'colonial'governments'
3. Support'(ships'and'professional'soldiers)'from'France''
4. Help'from'their'loyal'Indian'allies'(Huron'and'Algonquin)'
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Important$Ba>les$1. Fort'Necessity'(1754)''! One'of'the'first'baIles'of'the'French'and'Indian'War'
! French'had'forts'along'Ohio'River'Valley'to'protect'their'fur'trading'interests'
! Some'forts'conflicted'with'English'claims'! Bri5sh'(led'by'G.'Washington)'were'driven'off'by'the'French'
Important$Ba>les$
2. Fort'Duquesne'(1755)'! Braddock’s'men'defeated'by'French'and'
Indian'forces''
Important$Ba>les$
3. BaIle'of'Quebec'(1759)'! Bri5sh'commander'Gen.'Wolfe'killed'! French'commander'Montcalm'killed'! Bri5sh'seized'Quebec'
'1758g1761'Increase'of'Bri5sh'troops'French'surrender'and'Peace'Treaty'
1754g1756'Local'affair'(Bri5sh'colonists'vs.'French'colonists)'Albany'Congress''
1756g1758'Bri5sh'government'took'full'charge'of'the'war'Colonists'resisted,'risking'Bri5sh'efforts'
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The$Treaty$of$Paris$
! 1763'Treaty'of'Paris'ended'the'French'and'Indian'War''
! French'transferred'its'claims'west'of'the'Mississippi'to'Spain'and'ceded'its'territory'east'of'the'Mississippi'to'the'Bri5sh'
! French'lost'all'land'in'North'America'to'the'Bri5sh'
NonETreaty$Results$
! French'and'Bri5sh'hos5lity'! French'"'New'Orleans'(Creole'culture)'! Bri5sh:'free'to'spread'Westward'
! New'conflicts'–'Bri5sh'vs.'Na5ve'Americans'! Pon5ac’s'Rebellion'
! French'power'disappears'from'North'America'! **Great'Britain'is'broke'
! Solu5on:'Get'colonists'to'pay'off'our'debt!'
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ProclamaGon$of$1763$
! Violent'incidents'(Pon5ac's'Rebellion)'led'to'England'aIemp5ng'to'mandate'an'end'to'encroachments'on'territory'promised'to'the'Indians'
! SeIlers'were'not'to'establish'themselves'west'of'the'�Proclama5on'Line�'
! Effort'='unsuccessful''! Leading'cause'of'the'Revolu5onary'War'