US History 1 CP
Unit 1: Origins of a New Nation!
The American Colonies Take Shape 1607-1765!
Mr. Mulry!
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Section 4 -Wars of Empire pp. 85-89 !
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Objectives!
-Describe the causes and major events of the French and Indian War.!
-Analyze the causes and effects of Pontiac’s Rebellion.!
-Summarize how the wars and their outcomes changed the relationship between Britain and the
colonies.!
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Terms and People!
George Washington: Young, ambitious Virginian who led colonial troops against the French in
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French and Indian War: A war that pitted the British and their colonial allies against the French
and Indians.!
Pontiac’s Rebellion: An Indian uprising against the British in the Ohio River valley after the
French and Indian War.!
Proclamation of 1763: Between the British and Indians, it restricted colonial settlers to east of
the Appalachian Mountains.!
Albany Plan of Union: 1754 plan that called on the colonies to unite under British rule and
cooperate with one another in war.!
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Focus Question: How did Great Britain’s wars with France affect the American colonies?!
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A series of wars between the European empires spread to the colonies.!
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Colonists allied with Britain fought against the French and their Indian allies.!
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In the French and Indian War:!
-Most Indians fought alongside the French because they treated the Indians with
respect and generosity.!
-The British treated Indians harshly and took their lands for farming.!
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The French and British fought over who
controlled the Ohio River Valley and the
Great Lakes area.
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In the early years of the war, from 1754 through to 1758, the British
were defeated by the French and their Indian allies.
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-A young George Washington led an early battle against the French in 1754.
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-The death of General Edward Braddock in a French and Indian ambush was
a significant defeat for the British.
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-Soon groups of colonial militiamen helped the British fight the French by
serving as scouts and soldiers.
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-Rogers’ Rangers was an effective militia that included Indians fighting
against the French.!
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In 1758 and 1759, the British interrupted the
shipment of French supplies and started to
win battles.
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Many Indians deserted the French to fight on
the British side.
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the war
and greatly increased British territory.
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The British conquest was
not good for the Indians.
-The British
stopped supplies to
the Indians.!
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-British settlers
quickly moved into
Indian lands in
western
Pennsylvania and
Virginia.
The Indians
rebelled.
-They attacked
British forts and
the new British
settlements.!
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-They tried to
weaken the British
in any way they
could, in order to
lure the French
back.
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This Indian uprising called Pontiac’s
Rebellion ended in 1764.
The British agreed settlers would
remain east of the Appalachian
Mountains.
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Tensions arose between the British and colonists after the French and
Indian War.
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The British
The Colonies
Wanted more control over the colonies
Did not want British control
Wanted the colonies to help pay for the
wars
Wanted more land for settlements
Wanted the colonies to join together under Wanted to maintain their individual
the Albany Plan of Union
autonomy
Wanted colonies to cooperate in time of
war
Did not want to be unfairly taxed by the
British
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Colonial leader Benjamin Franklin drafted the Albany Plan of Union that would:
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-unite the colonies under British rule.
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-unite the colonies in fighting wars.
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-create a continental assembly with delegates from each colony.
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-Franklin drew this political cartoon to
encourage support of colonial unity and his
plan.!
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-The colonists and the British each
rejected the Albany Plan for their own
reasons.!
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The French and Indian War changed the relationship between the colonies and
Great Britain.
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In the 1760s, the British placed new, unwanted taxes and regulations on the
colonists.
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The colonists increasingly resented the erosion of their autonomy and the
involuntary tax burden.
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