French & Indian War Summary Notes 2023/2024 PDF

The French and Indian War 2023/2024  Conflict Over Land French - explorers claimed land around the Great Lakes & Mississippi River English - colonial charters stated the colonial boundaries stretched coast to coast. Both claiming they have right to the same land! (Ohio River Valle...

The French and Indian War 2023/2024  Conflict Over Land French - explorers claimed land around the Great Lakes & Mississippi River English - colonial charters stated the colonial boundaries stretched coast to coast. Both claiming they have right to the same land! (Ohio River Valley)  Conflicts Over Settlement Due to an increase in population, English settlers began spreading west of the Appalachian Mts. to the frontier. This land was occupied by Native Americans. The Native Americans are now willing to fight to keep English out of their land.  Key American Figures George Washington 1753 - sent to tell French to get out 1754 - Lt. in Virginia Militia, lost battle of Fort Necessity, but became a hero Benjamin Franklin Proposed the Albany Plan of Union (denied), would have created one central govt for colonies. Who Fought in F+I War? FRENCH & GREAT BRITAIN (with both nations getting help from Native Americans) French vs. GB Religion French = Catholic British = Protestant  Fur Trade French protective of their fur trade, build forts to protect it. British Wanted more land to settle and wanted to make their own profits with the fur trade.  Respect for Land French Learned Native American beliefs and customs. Showed respect. Did not drive Natives off of land. British Showed very little respect for land and the Native Americans.  Native Allies French Strong network of Native American relationships. British Iroquois Confederacy - received trading rights from GB, making them allies Fighting Styles French Learned new ideas from the Natives - hiding in the forests, sneak attacks, ambush, “guerilla warfare” British Lined up in rows and columns, Bright uniforms, easy targets for others hiding in the woods.  Attack on Quebec & Battle of the Plains of Abraham French Defeated by the British British Victory was a turning point and ended the war.  Who Won? THE BRITISH Official Ending of the War Treaty of Paris - 1763  Treaty of Paris - 1763 1. France gives to Great Britain: Canada and all land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. 2. France gives Spain: French land west of the Mississippi River, plus New Orleans. 3. Spain gives to Great Britain: Florida  Aftermath The French: The French were essentially removed from North America French land in North America was given to the English. – What plans might colonists have for this new, open land? Economically, Britain had taken on a lot of  Aftermath The English Government: The English Colonists: Believed the colonists Colonists became should help pay down resentful of Britain as the war debt, since they tried to control life they had benefited in America. from Britain’s Colonists felt they protection. should be able to govern Believed the colonists themselves, instead of being told what to do were disorganized, from across the ocean. and that the The war showed the government should  Aftermath Native Americans: Continued to lose land that they had called home before the colonists ever arrived. Tribes that were with the French were hated by the English The Iroquois Confederacy – allied with the British were not any better off after