The French and Indian

War“Seven

Year’s War”

Geography plays a role in Conflict. As the Colonial population grows, more land is needed. How does geography lead to the French and Indian war and eventually cause the American Revolution?

The British and the Iroquois.

The French and the Huron

and Algonquian.

Early Rivalri

es

The British and the Iroquois.

The French and the Huron

and Algonquian.

Cause #1: Ohio River ValleyMine!!!

Mine!!!

Cause #2: French Ft. Duquesne

George Washington

Cause #3: Albany Plan of Union - 1754

Albany Plan of Union Rejected

Cause #4: The French Take Fort Necessity

VSWINNER!

Ft. Duquesne

VSFt. Necessity

WAR!!!

France Falls

Battle of Quebec…last battle…France loses

• France loses all land except little island

• Land gets divided by the Mississippi River

• England gets everything east of the Mississippi River

• Spain get everything west of the Mississippi River

Treaty of Paris 1763

The British Colonies AFTER the French and Indian War

• The colonist had experienced a sense of unity fought together to victory -they were proud of themselves

• Colonists are eager to cross over the Appalachian Mountains to settle in the new land Britain won in the war.

• Britain in Debt for protecting Colonies = Make Colonies pay for debt

• British create Proclamation Line and keep troops in colonies to protect against Indians

 Created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.

 Created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.

 Created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.

 Created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.