French and Indian War
aka ___Seven Years’ War___
Dates 17_54_-17_63_
Who were the opponents in this war?
What were they fighting over?
Who led the colonists in war?
Ohio River Valley
(Northwest Territory)
LAND!!!!
George Washington
France VS England
Allies
-Native Americans
-Algonquin
-Huron
-Spain
Allies
-Colonist
-Iroquois
Why were they fighting?
French:
To take over Northwest Territory
Native Americans:
Keep land & preserve their way of life
England:
Take over Northwest Territory
More land=more power
Colonists: wanted to control fur trade and
farmland
Albany Congress
Where? Albany, New York
Who attended?_delegates from the colonies
Why?plan a united colonial defense
Who proposed the plan? Benjamin Franklin
Results: The delegates at the Albany Congress voted to _accept the Plan of Union. However, the
colonial assemblies voted to _reject_ it. Why? Colonial assemblies believed the plan would lessen their
_control__ over local matters
America’s first political cartoon, drawn by
Benjamin Franklin in 1754, promoted his
Albany Plan of Union. Each section represents
a colony. The New England Colonies are
combined as one section. What warning does
the cartoon convey about the approaching war
with France?
Why were the French winning in the beginning of
the war?
British noisy, have bright red coats.
French use guerrilla warfare tactics (surprise
attacks)
What did William Pitt do to turn the tide of war
in favor of the British?
Offered large payments & supplies to those who
would fight & took Fort Quebec
Results of the war…
Treaty: Treaty of Paris, 1763
French: lose land between Appalachian
Mountains & Mississippi River (Ohio River Valley)
Native Americans: pushed off land
British: get more land but go into major debt
Colonists: get more land
Spain: loses Florida but gains land west of the
Mississippi River