Bacon’s Rebellion and The French and Indian War

Bacon’s Rebellion• Some colonists had

settled outside of Jamestown on the frontier.

• frontier – the edge of a settled territory.settled territory.

• These colonists suffered constant attacks from the Indians and believed that the colonial government did not protect them enough!

Bacon’s Rebellion• These colonists believed

that the governor favored the Indians because he traded with them.

• The governor told the colonists not to attack the colonists not to attack the Indians.

• One man named Nathaniel Bacon was tired of the Indian attacks. He led a group of angry colonists in an attack against the Indians on the frontier.

Bacon’s Rebellion• After defeating the Indians,

Bacon and his men attacked the governor and his men at Jamestown.

• Bacon and his men burned much of Jamestown to the much of Jamestown to the ground!

• Bacon died suddenly, and the governor ended the rebellion!

• When the King heard about the problems in Virginia, he was unhappy. He sent a new governor to take charge.

The Most Important Colony

• By the mid-1700s, Great Britain had established thirteen (13) colonies in North America.

• Virginia was important in many ways.• Virginia was important in many ways.– It had been the 1st permanent colony.– It was the largest and most populated colony.– It was the richest colony.

The Most Important Colony

• What Virginians thought and did was important to Great Britain and to the other colonies.other colonies.

The French and Indian War• Great Britain and France

were in competition with each other to be the greatest power in the New World.

• Each country was ready • Each country was ready to go to war to get control of the land in the New World.

• The American Indians also wanted the land since this was their home before either France or Great Britain had settlers here.

The French and Indian War• The Indians helped the

French because they liked trading furs with them and the Indians believed that the French did not want to steal their land from them!land from them!

• It was the French and the Indians against Great Britain and the colonists.

• Great Britain used its army and men from the thirteen (13) colonies to fight the French and Indians.

The French and Indian War

• One of these men was George Washington. He was a young officer in the Virginia militia.

• The colonists called this • The colonists called this war the French and Indian War because they were fighting both the French and the Indians.

Important Results of the War

• After nine (9) years of fighting, Great Britain and the colonists won the war!

• Great Britain gained control of all the land east of the Mississippi River except for the east of the Mississippi River except for the city of New Orleans.

• American men (colonists) had learned how to be soldiers.

Important Results of the War• Men like George

Washington had learned how to command troops. By fighting along side of the British, George Washington was able to Washington was able to see the weaknesses of the British army.

• The colonists had also held meetings and learned how to work together.

Important Results of the War

• All of these things helped them win the war.

• They were very important for what was about to happen – The American about to happen – The American Revolution!