French and Indian War 1754
Standards ď ľ
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SSUSH3: The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution. a. Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French and Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.
Essential Question ď ľ
How did the French and Indian War contribute to the Anti-British sentiment?
French and Indian War
1750’s France and England are rivals
Dispute over fertile Ohio and Mississippi River Valley
France claims it for themselves – Louisiana named after King Louis
French and Indian War
French • • • •
Fur traders Catholic priests Nice to native Americans Built Fort Duquesne – modern day Pittsburg
English
• Sold land to wealthy planters • Sent small band of citizens led by George Washington to build Fort Necessity 40 miles away
French and Indian War
George Washington • Virginia planter sent to remove French from Ohio • Washington skirmish with French soldiers • Washington surrenders • Beginning of French and Indian War , May 1754
French and Indian War
Both sides have Indians as allies • French have established good trading practices with Native Americans • British create an alliance with the Iroquois Nation
Treaty of Paris 1763 • • • •
Ends French and Indian War English are the victors England gets all land East of Miss River Spain gets all land West of Miss River
French and Indian War
Conflict with Indians • Indians not happy with colonists crossing Appalachian Mountains • Pontiac and followers capture 8 British Forts • Proclamation of 1763
bans all settlement west of Appalachians Unenforceable
French and Indian War
Britain and Colonies grow apart • Writs of Assistance crack down on smuggling right to search place of business
• Sugar Act – stop smuggling ½ tax on foreign –made molasses Tax on imports Smuggling cases went to higher court
Answer EQ ď ľ
How did the French and Indian War contribute to the Anti-British sentiment by American colonists?
Analyze: How has the colonist view of themselves changed? How did they see themselves before the war? How do they feel about England?