French and Indian War

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French and Indian War

• Main People Involved in the French and Indian War

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Question What was the French and Indian War?

• Answer It was the last of four North American
  wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British
  and the French.
• In these struggles, each country fought for
  control of the continent with the assistance of
  Native American and colonial allies.

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Native American Fur Traders
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George Washington

• Lost first battle of the war at Ft. Necessity.
• Only 21 when he began his first military mission
  for Gov. Dinwiddie
• Gain Control of the Ohio River Valley.

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French and English
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William Pitt

• Wanted to expand British colonial Power
• Plan was to aggressively attack
• Is a good leader
• Sends best Generals to fight

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General Braddock

• The English leaders send Braddock, one of their
  best generals to America.
• His plan is to capture the French Fort at present
  day Pittsburg.
• Braddock does not understand the Indians way of
  fighting and is killed in a sneak attack.

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Burial of General Braddock
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Race to Gain Indian Support

• Before the war, the British urged the colonial
  governors to seek an alliance with the Iroquois
  Confederacy, or the Six Nations.
• The French also sent delegates to the Six Nations

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Joseph Brant

• Mohawk Chief
• Tried to rally Support for the British in the
  War.
• Thought British would help Native Americans.

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Ben Franklin The Albany Plan of Union

• Inspired by the Iroquois Confederacy.
• Each colony would send delegates to an American
  continental assembly that would deal with the
  affairs of the colonies, including trade, Native
  American policy, and defense.

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What do you think Ben Franklin meant by this
cartoon?
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Results of the War
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• Warfare ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763
• Britain gained control over French Canada, all
  French territorial claims east of the Mississippi
  River, and Spanish Florida.
• England gained a world wide empire.
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