The FrenchIndian War
By Lucas Porter and Adam Dusty
The British
The Needs
Turning Point
The British want to control the
Ohio Valley region. The first action
was sending G.W. to ohio to tell the
French that they were in British land.
He then returned a failure. He went
back again but this time to fight the
French. George Washington has come
back after a defeat at Fort Necessity.
He and his men attacked some French
scouts. Then to Washington’s surprise,
the French attacked Fort Necessity.
The French won the battle at Fort
Necessity because Washington’s
militia was overpowered.
Washington
Returns
Washington's defeat at Fort
Necessity caused him to be was taken
prisoner. Reporters talked to
Washington after his return and this is
what he told us, " Now that I have
returned from the battle at Fort
Necessity I plan to write about what
has happened. I hope the colonists are
pleased with the first attack on the
French." He came back and wrote a
book about how he and his men were
defeated at Fort Necessity. his
experience. He published his book and
of Colonists
then became a hero for being the first
person to attack the French. Washington
was also involved in later battles.
Braddock At Duquesne
General Braddock has come over
to America to lead our attack against
the French. He and his troops set off
to Fort Duquesne. We were told by
George Washington that he warned
Braddock that his marching style was
not right for the terrain, but
Braddock didn't listen. When he
was there the
French and
Indians were
hiding in the
trees and bushes
while
Braddock’s troops
were marching in the
open. When Braddock and
Washington got to Fort Duquesne
they were ambushed by the French
and Indians. Braddock died in the
confusion. Washington led the
survivors back to Virginia.
William Pitt was the secretary of
state. He became the Prime Minister of
Great Britain. We have interviewed Mr.
Pitt and this is what he said, "I promise to
send soldiers to America to aid in fighting.
I also promise to supply the colonists with
whatever they need no matter what the
cost!" This was the turning point for the
colonists. He picked skilled commanders
like J. Amherst and J. Wolfe. The colonists
stated winning the war now that
the war mastermind was the
Prime Minister.
The
Invincible
City
The French believed that it was
impossible to successfully attack the
city of Quebec, but James Wolfe
found an unguarded path leading to
Quebec. He and his troops slept in
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the Plains of Abraham. They swiftly
attacked the city and the French were
taken by surprise. The city fell to the
British. The great commander J.
Wolfe lost his life in the battle. This
was the end of all fighting between
the colonists and the French.
representatives found a plan
suggested by franklin, his plan was
called the Albany plan of union . the
plan was to have one general
government for all american colonies,
and an elected legislature would
govern the colonies and would have
the power to collect taxes, raise
troops, and regulate trade.
Fight at Fort Native Allies
Duquesne
The British set out to conquer
Fort Duquesne. Making bridges
and plowing over hills going
twelve miles in four days.
Braddock's party was lined up in
groups and rows which
made easy targets for the
french and natives.
Washington told
braddock but he didn’t
listen, and as a result he
was killed along with
most of his militia. The
survivors were led back
by washington.
Albany Plan of
Union
While washington was fighting at
Fort Necessity Benjamin Franklin was
also trying to help by uniting the
colonies. They wanted a plan for the
colonies to work together to defend
themselves from the French. the
The french and the british
knew that the natives were a deciding factor in there struggle for
north america. The side that received the best trade terms and
the most help in war would
probably win. The french won the
help they were more easy going
and respected the natives ways.
many people especially if they
owned property west of the mountains.
The Treaty of
Paris
The fall of Quebec and general
Amherst's capture of Montreal
brought fighting in north america
between france and Britain to an
end. The treaty of paris of 1763,
france was permitted to keep its
sugar producing islands in the west
indies but they were forced to give
up canada and the lands east of
the Mississippi river to great Britain. from spain, frances alley, great
britain gained florida. In-turn
spain received french lands west
of the Mississippi river such as the
Louisiana territory and the port of
new orleans. This marked an end
of france as a power in north
america
Powerful
Natives
The most powerful group of natives in the east was the iroquois
confederacy from new york . This
began in about 1570 it included five
tribes, the Mohawk, Seneca,
Cayuga, Onondaga and Oneida.
Other groups joined or they were
defeated by the iroquois. They
To prevent more fighting the
managed to remain independent by
british government halted the set- trading with the British and
tlers westward expansion. in this
the french. By playing the
British and the French
king george 111 from Britain declared that the Appalachian moun- against each-other, the iroquois dominated the area
tains were the western boundary
around the great lakes.
for all the colonies. Governors
The
Proclamation
of 1763
were forbidden to grant land west
of the mountains without the
kings permission. This angered
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