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The$French$and$ Indian$War$

Causes$
! 1750s:'France'and'England'compe5ng'for'land'

in'North'America'(Ohio'River'Valley)' Valley'

! French:'trapping'and'trade'routes'in'the'Ohio' ! English'colonies'were'encroaching'on'French'

territory'as'the'popula5on'grew'

! Compe55on'over'trade'issues'with'the'Na5ve'

Americans'in'the'disputed'region' ! Spark:'BaIle'for'Fort'Duquesne'

Leaders$of$the$French$&$Indian$War$
North'America:'1750' North'America:'1763' Great'Britain/Colonists' ! William'PiI'(Civilian)'
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France/Na5ve'Americans' ! King'Louie'XVIII'(Civilian)'
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Prime'Minister'
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King'of'France' Wampanoag'Chief' Also'went'by'King'Philip'

King'George'III'(Civilian)'
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Metacom'(Military)'
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Great'Britain' Bri5sh'commander' Major'in'the'mili5a' Bri5sh'Colonel'

W.'Braddock'(Military)'
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G.'Washington'(Military)'
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Wolfe'(Military)'
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Strategy$$
Great'Britain/Colonists' France/Na5ve'Americans' ! European'method'of' ! Guerilla'warfare' warfare' ! AIack'fron5er'' ! Goal:'capture' ! Defense' French'fort'' ! Military'advantage' ! Cut'o'French'Navy' ! Oense'

Advantages$
Great'Britain/Colonists'
1. More'seIlers'living'in'the' Bri5sh'colonies'than'in'New' France.' 2. Bri5sh'colonies'='easier'to' defend'since'they'were' concentrated'along'the' Atlan5c'coast,'' 3. Most'of'the'English'seIlers' were'willing'to'ght'hard'to' save'their'land,'homes,'and' families'

France/Na5ve'Americans'
1. France'controlled'more'land'in' North'America'than'Britain' 2. New'France'had'a'1'colonial' government,'while'the'Bri5sh' had'to'ask'for'help'from'13' dierent'colonial' governments' 3. Support'(ships'and' professional'soldiers)'from' France'' 4. Help'from'their'loyal'Indian' allies'(Huron'and'Algonquin)'

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Important$Ba>les$
1. Fort'Necessity'(1754)'' ! One'of'the'rst'baIles'of'the'French'and' Indian'War' ! French'had'forts'along'Ohio'River'Valley'to' protect'their'fur'trading'interests' ! Some'forts'conicted'with'English'claims' ! Bri5sh'(led'by'G.'Washington)'were'driven'o' by'the'French'

Important$Ba>les$
2. Fort'Duquesne'(1755)' ! Braddocks'men'defeated'by'French'and' Indian'forces'
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Important$Ba>les$
3. BaIle'of'Quebec'(1759)'
! Bri5sh'commander'Gen.'Wolfe'killed' ! French'commander'Montcalm'killed' ! Bri5sh'seized'Quebec'

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1754g1756' Local'aair'(Bri5sh'colonists'vs.'French'colonists)' Albany'Congress'' 1756g1758' Bri5sh'government'took'full'charge'of'the'war' Colonists'resisted,'risking'Bri5sh'eorts' '1758g1761' Increase'of'Bri5sh'troops' French'surrender'and'Peace'Treaty'

The$Treaty$of$Paris$
!1763'Treaty'of'Paris' ended'the'French'and' Indian'War'' !French'transferred'its' claims'west'of'the' Mississippi'to'Spain'and' ceded'its'territory'east' of'the'Mississippi'to' the'Bri5sh' !French'lost'all'land'in' North'America'to'the' Bri5sh'

NonETreaty$Results$
!French'and'Bri5sh'hos5lity' !French'"'New'Orleans'(Creole'culture)' !Bri5sh:'free'to'spread'Westward'
!New'conicts''Bri5sh'vs.'Na5ve'Americans' !Pon5acs'Rebellion'

!French'power'disappears'from'North'America' !**Great'Britain'is'broke'
!Solu5on:'Get'colonists'to'pay'o'our'debt!'

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ProclamaGon$of$1763$
Violent'incidents'(Pon5ac's' Rebellion)'led'to'England' aIemp5ng'to'mandate'an' end'to'encroachments'on' territory'promised'to'the' Indians' ! SeIlers'were'not'to' establish'themselves'west' of'the' Proclama5on'Line ' ! Eort'='unsuccessful'' ! Leading'cause'of'the' Revolu5onary'War'
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