French And Indian War

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French And Indian War

• 1754-1763

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The Beginning Of The War

• The forth war between Great Britain and France
  for control over North America.
  
• George Washington, he started the outpost called
  Fort Necessity that was 40 miles away from the
  French, Fort Duquesne.
  

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The First Two Battles

• The first battle was May 1754, Washingtons
  militia attacked a small group of French Solders
  who attacked back.
  
• The battle in July the French forced Washington
  to surrender.
  
• These two battles at Fort Necessity were the
  beginning of the French and Indian War.

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William Pitt

• William Pitt was an energetic, self-confident
  politician.
  
• In 1758 Pitt came out of retirement and took over
  the British army.
  
• He gave colonist a much greater independence in
  pursuing the war.

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The Proclamation Of 1763

• To avoid other conflicts with Native Americans,
  The British government issued the Proclamation Of
  1763.
  
• It banned all settlement west of the
  Appalachians.
  
• The colonists were not to cross the Proclamation
  Line.
  
• The British could not enforce this ban so
  colonists continued to move west onto Native
  Americans lands.
  

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The Sugar Act

• The Sugar Act did three things
• Halved the duty on foreign-made molasses.
• It placed duties on certain imports.
• It strengthened the enforcement of the law
  allowing prosecutors to try smuggling cases in a
  vice-admiralty court rather than in more
  sympathetic colonial court.

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The Battle Of Fort Beausejour

• The British was under command of
  Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton.
  
• This battle was during June 3 June 16, 1755.
• It was near Sackville, New Brunswick.
• The French surrendered and the British won that
  battle.
  

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Battle of the Plains of Abraham

• The Commander of the British was James Wolfe.
• The commander of the French was Louis-Joseph, and
  Marquis de Montcalm.
  
• This battle was September 13, 1759 at Quebec
  City.
  
• The British won this war decisive.

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About The War

• The British fought against the French and the
  Native Americans.
  
• The Native Americans joined in the war because
  they were afraid the British would take over
  there land.

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Problems from the War

• Britain had borrowed a lot of money during the
  war that it nearly doubled their debt.
  
• King George the third chose George Greenville a
  financial expert to serve as a prime minister in
  1763

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Results Of The War

• The Treaty Of 1763.
• It terminated the seven years of war.
• It was signed by Spain, Great Britain, and
  France.
  
• The British began taxing the colonists to pay for
  the war.
  

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• This picture shows Americans with a man bound to
  a stake.

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• This picture shows British soldiers preparing to
  embark for battle.