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EFFECTS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
EFFECT #1​
: LAND CLAIMS IN NORTH AMERICA (1763)
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763,
ended the Seven Years’ War in
Europe and the French and Indian
War in North America. Britain gained
all French land east of the
Mississippi River- including much of
what is now Canada. This victory
gave Britain the basis of what
would be a mighty empire.
Spain gave up control of Florida to
Britain but got a major prize from
its ally France-the huge Louisiana
Territory, including the city of New
Orleans. An earlier secret treaty
between the two monarchs had
made the transfer, but the Treaty
of Paris confirmed it. France kept
two islands near Canada and
regained some Caribbean Islands.
1. What European countries controlled most of the land in North America in 1754?
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2. Why did the French feel that they had the right to the Ohio River Valley? (​
Infer​
from the provided map)
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3. What were the the terms (agreements) of the Treaty of Paris?
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EFFECT #2​
: THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763
Following the French and Indian War, England gained ownership of
most of the land in North America between the Appalachian
Mountains and the Mississippi River (see “British Territory” on the
provided map). Many Indian tribes lived in this region. As English
settlers moved west over the mountains to settle this new
territory, many Indians became angry. They felt the colonists were
taking their property. Fur trappers, farmers, and land speculators
added to the Indians’ fears.
In 1763, the Ottawa chief, Pontiac, encouraged many Indians to rise
and to resist the movement of the English into native lands. For
months, fighting continued on the western frontier. Pontiac and his
allies were able to capture almost all western forts. Both settlers
and innocent tribes were killed while the conflict raged
To bring the violence to a halt, the British Parliament passed the
Proclamation of 1763, which made the lands west of the Appalachian
Mountains to the Mississippi an Indian reservation, to be occupied
only by Native Americans (see the “Proclamation Line” on the
provided map).
The result of the Proclamation was immediate anger. Many colonists
had hoped to settle in the western lands, and colonial land
development companies had hoped to buy and sell the land in the
area. The Proclamation of 1763 simply meant that the colonists
hopes for the new land gains would be not be possible.
1. Why were the western Indians angered? ​
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2. What did Pontiac do about his anger? ​
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3. What did Parliament do to end the violence between colonists and the Native Americans? ​
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4. What did the Proclamation of 1763 state? ​
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5. Who was angered by the Proclamation of 1763? ​
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6. Do you feel that it was right for English colonists to move into the Ohio River Valley and occupy the land claimed by
the Indians? Explain using supporting details. ​
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