Honors American History

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CHAPTER 6The Duel for North America

• Honors American History
• Mr. Taylor

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The Duel for North America

• The Contest over North America involved Spain,
  France and Britain.
• 1688-1763- 4 European Wars were fought
• King Williams War 1689-1697
• Queen Annes War- 1702- 1713
• King Georges War- 1744-1748
• French and Indian War- 1754-1763
• Set the stage for American Independence

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France Finds a Foothold

• King Louis XIV- (1643-1715)- Developed a deep
  interest in overseas colonies
• 1608- French settlements in Quebec- Samuel de
  Champlain
• Champlain- The Hurons and the Iroquois- Iroquois
  became anti-French- Pg. 98
• Became a royal colony of France
• Virtually no self-government
• Autocratic government
• Protestants were not allowed to travel to the
  colonies.

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New France Fans Out

• Fur Trading and the Beaver
• Coureuvs de Bois- (runners of the woods)
• Recruited indians to help
• Great lakes, Platte, Arkansas, and Missouri
• Drove the beaver close to extection
• Effects on the American Indian- Pg 99
• French Catholic missionaries
• Cadillac- Detroit
• De la Salle- Mississippi
• Block Spanish and British expansion

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The Clash of Empires

• Contests among the European Powers for control of
  North America
• King Williams War and Queen Annes War
• War of Jenkinss Ear and King Georges War

• Who Fought Whom
• Years
• Location of Most Battles
• Major Conflicts and type of fighting
• Victors
• Treaty Terms

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George Washington and the French and Indian War

• In the 1750s the Ohio Valley became an area of
  contention between the French and the British.
  Both countries felt it was a critical area of
  control for future settlements.
• Page 103-104

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Global War and Colonial Disunity

• French and Indian War became an International
  War.
• Europe
• West Indies
• Philippines
• Africa
• Oceans
• 1754-Intercolonial Congress to deal with the war-
  Albany NY
• 7 of 13 colonies
• Bolster Defense
• Page 106

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FRANKLINS OBSERVATION

• All of the people agreed upon union, but their
  weak noodles were perfectly distracted when they
  attempted to agree on details.

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THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

• General Braddock was sent to Virginia with a
  strong detachment of British troops to deal with
  the French problem
• 1755- Set out to capture Fort Dequene
• Militia- buckskins- Colonial soldiers who used
  Guerrilla Tactics
• Outcome of Washington and Braddock
• 1756- British attack on Canada

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William pittTHE Great commoner

• Revamped British strategy- away from the French
  West Indies to concentrate on the Quebec/Montreal
  areas.
• Appointed young and energetic leaders
• 1758- Louisbourg- Br. Victory
• 1759-Battle of Quebec- James Wolfe
• 1763- Treaty of Paris

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1763- TREATY OF PARIS

• French power swept from North America
• Allowed to retain several small valuable islands
  in the West Indies
• French ceded all trans-Mississippi La., plus N.O.
  to Spain
• Spain turned Florida over to Britain for Cuba
• Britain emerged as the dominant power in N.A.
  and the leading naval power of the world.

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• See page 119

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RESTLESS COLONISTS

• Colonists emerged with increased confidence in
  their military strength.
• Gained valuable military experience
• 20,000 colonists were under arms
• Shattered the myth of British invincibility

• Friction developed between British officers and
  colonial troops
• No commission higher than captain given to
  Colonists- Washington
• Considered colonial soldiers scum, living in
  the outhouse of civilization.
• British upset about colonial smuggling
• Many colonists refused to support the war-Money,
  Volunteer but demanded rights of Englishman.
• Inter-colonial disunity
• Examples of unity
• Pages 107-108

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WARS FATEFUL AFTERMATH

• REMOVAL OF THE FRENCH THREAT TO THE COLONISTS.
• SPANISH AND INDIAN MENACE WAS LESS
• Spanish out of Florida
• Spanish control of New Orleans was less of a
  threat than the French
• Harsh blow to Indians- Could not play off of
  European rivalry.
• PONTIACS REBELLION- 1763
• American colonists were ready to move west
• PROCLAMATIN LINE OF 1763- Page 121