French and Indian War
1754-1763
Chapter 3 Section 4
Fight For an Empire
Britain and France are constantly fighting for power from 1689- 1748
Eventually colonist will be pulled into the war
Fight For an Empire
Great Britain wants to get French out of North America
Fight For an Empire
French began to get an advantage with Native Americans
Colonial population reaches 1.5 million- French population is 70,000
British are harsh to the Native Americans
French and Indian War
French build in the Ohio River Valley
1754 General Dinwiddie sends George Washington to defeat the French
Washington lose from a French counter attack
Key Moments in War
1755-
British General Edward Braddock marched troops into a French ambush near Fort Duquesne
Braddock dies
Washington retreats and saves half of that army
Key Moments in War
1756- 1757- French General Louis- Joseph de Montcalm destroyed British forts on Lake Ontario
Native Americans will raid settlements in Virginia and Pennsylvania
Key Moments in War
1756-1758- British cut off French shipping
British are now able to capture Fort Duquesne
Also take Fort - Entrance to the St. Lawrence River
Key Moments in War
1760-
Force Governor to surrender all of Canada
British have completed their goal
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Fighting will continue all over the world until
British will gain Canada, Great Lakes region, and the Ohio River Valley
Mississippi River becomes new border
Pontiac’s Rebellion
British military will cut off supplies to the Natives
People are now moving more inland and taking more Native American lands
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Spring of 1763- Native American surprise attack many forts
That fall many raid settlements in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia
Known as Pontiac’s Rebellion-
Pontiac’s Rebellion
1764-
Without an European supplier
New Commander recognizes need for peace with Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
Natives will stop rebellions and British will restrain settlers
Proclamation order that colonist stay east of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
British troops were unable to stop the large number of people pushing westward
Aftermath of War
British now want more control over the colonies- after everything that was put into the wars
13 colonies bicker over the war- Make Britain angry