French

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French Indian War

• French Indians
• vs.
• British Colonists

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Fought for control of Ohio River Valley 1754-1763

• DIFFERENCES

French

• Came to trade
• Married Native Americans
• Fur trade

3
DIFFERENCES

• British
• Came to settle the land
• Brought families
• Farming and trade

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First Wars

• WAG
• King Williams 1689-1697
• Queen Anne 1702-1713 B
• King George 1744-1748 F

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Start of the War

• French began building forts along the Ohio River
• Washington sent out to tell them to leave
• Fort Necessity/French win

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Major Events

• Braddock to Ft. Duquesne
• Seven Years War/Europe
• William Pitt takes over/Eng
• Battle of Quebec
• Plains of Abraham
• Wolfe and Montcalm

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Major Events

• Treaty of Paris
• England gained Canada from France
• England got Florida from Spain
• Spain got Louisiana

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Effects of the War

• Trouble on Frontier
• Indians could not trade with French
• British raised prices
• Started to settle Indian lands

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Effects of the War

• Pontiacs War
• Proclaimation of 1763
• To keep English off land west of Appalachian Mts.
• Angered land speculators

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Cause Effect

• Settling 13 colonies
• French Indian War
• More taxes
• American Revolution