French and Indian War

Causes

French:

Have forts in Ohio River Valley

Want control of the rivers for fur trading

Have been there for many years

Colonist’s

need to move West due to overcrowding

Land has been overused for tobacco

Native Americans:

Ohio tribes want to be independent of the Iroquois Nation

Iroquois want Ohio tribes under their control

British/American Tensions

Colonials British

Methods of Fighting Indian-Style Guerilla tactics

March in formation or bayonet charge

Military Organization Colonial militias served under own captains

British officers wanted to take charge of colonials

Military Discipline No military deference or protocols observed

Drills & Tough discipline

Finances Resistance to rising taxes

Colonists should pay for their own defense

Demeanor Casual, non-professionals

Prima Donna British officers with servants and tea settings

Colonists aid the British

Provided Men to fight

Provided supplies with understanding they would be reimbursed

Expected to get land they fought for

Treaty of Paris 1763

France

Retained islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon

Britain

Received Canada from France

Received Florida from Spain

Spain

Received West Louisiana and New Orleans from France

Positive Effects of Victory

Britain

Increased colonial empire in North America

Decided to reorganize the colonial colonies

Colonies

United them against a common enemy

Created an American identity

Received military training

Negative effects of Victory

Britain

Enlarged British Debt

British have bitter feelings for colonials “The Americans are in general the dirties most

contemptible cowardly dogs that you can conceive.” -General James Wolfe

Colonies

Bitter feelings toward British

Didn’t get the land they just fought for

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Ohio Valley Indians, led by Chief Pontiac, attacked British forts.

They wanted the British to leave their land

After many bloody attacks the Indian numbers and supplies were weak

Britain couldn’t afford another war so they made an agreement with the Indians

Proclamation of 1763

No Americans could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Designed to keep colonists and Native Americans apart

British agreed to pay half of maintaining this line with military but colonists refused to pay the other half.

Colonist’s Reaction

Went against British rule and moved west anyway

Many, especially land speculators were angry

Didn’t they just earn this right with war?

Exit Ticket #2

Describe the relationship between the British and the Colonists after the French and Indian War. Provide examples.

Predict how will this relationship lead to Independence?