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The French and Indian War
(Seven Years War)
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Cause of French Indian War
Study the map and describe one cause of the
French and Indian War?
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Causes of French Indian War
From the Diagram, list two causes of the French
and Indian War?
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The French and Indian Wars are Combination of Wars

• The Seven Years War
• King William's War
• Queen Annes War
• King Georges War
• The French and Indian War

Remember, rivalries in Europe always spill over
into the Colonies.
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General Braddock to the Rescue
Mission To rid the Ohio Valley of the French
Invaders.
Strength 1400 British Regulars smaller number
of Colonial Militia
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Braddock halted to level every mole hill and to
erect bridges over every brook by which means we
were four days getting twelve miles (Washington)
Braddocks Dilemma Tried to fight a European
style war in the wilderness of Pennsylvania.
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Braddocks force is routed and retreats in
disarray. During the battle on July 9th Braddock
is mortally wounded. Braddock dies and is buried
in the middle of the road he built and the
remainder of his army marches over him to hide
the grave from the French and their allies.
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Braddock's Misson

• Failed to secure Ft. Duquesne.
• Suffered over 1000 Casualties, including
  himself.
• Washington to the rescue again.

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Britain Declares War on France

• Alliance with Prussia.
• Prussia v France and its Allies in Europe.
• Britain fought France in the Caribbean, India,
  and North America.
• British suffer many losses in the early years of
  the war Settlements are attacked lose forts on
  Lake Ontario and Lake George.

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Braddock Bungles
French Forge Ahead in Upstate New York
Frontier Settlements Abandoned
New Direction and More Troops Needed
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Question What does it take to fight a war?
Beans Bullets
Men Equipment
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Rising Star Selected to Secretary of State
Treasure to be used to secure the Colonies
Wanted New Officers for a new type of war.
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William Pitt
The right man, at the right time, and in the
right place can make all the difference.

• Secretary of State
• Prime Minister
• Military Logistician
• Excellent Judge of Military Commanders
• Global Thinker

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Amherst and Wolfe Stem the French Tide
Louisbourg Again ours
Colonials Force the French From Frontenac
1758
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Braddock Avenged Duquesne Now Ft. Pitt
1758
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Wolfe Conquers Quebec
French Blind-Sided Through the Plains of Abraham
1759
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General Wolf Mortally Wounded
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Montcalm -- Morte
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Montreal in the Pocket of Amherst
French Sue for Peace
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1763
Victory in Our Time
Britannia Rules The Waves
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Peace Treaty of Paris

• England Receives Canada
• French Lands East of the Mississippi
• Florida From Spain
• Spain Receives Lands West of Mississippi and New
  Orleans
• France allowed to keep Sugar Producing Islands in
  the Caribbean.

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Peace Treaties Lead to War

• Question Who is especially unhappy about the
  French loss?
• The Native Americans.
• British Trappers and Settlers refuse to pay
  Native Americans for the use of the land.
• Chief Pontiac puts together a Native American
  Alliance and strikes back at the British.
• Pontiac fails to capture key terrain.
• Pontiacs War ends in 1765.

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Cause of the American Revolution
Pitt decides to fund the war through the British
Treasury and through loans. This relieves the
American colonists from fronting the bill for the
war. However, after the war is over, Britain
must settle its debts and pay for a standing army
in America. In order to do this they decide to
have the colonists bear some of the burden for
their own defense.
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Cause of the American Revolution

• The Proclamation of 1763
• Proclaimed that land west of the Appalachian
  Mountains temporarily off limits to settlements.
• British Halt Westward Expansion to minimize
  costs in maintaining a military force to secure
  the Frontier.
• Colonists upset. Especially those who had
  bought shares in companies or bought land in the
  newly captured territories.
• However, this does create a fragile peace
  between the British and the Native Americans.

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