French & Indian War

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what does french do that angers the English colonists
* they are in the west on “english” land (Ohio valley) trading with natives
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What reason do the colonist have for wanting the land
* They want to move west bc overpopulation
* There’s valuable resources
* They think the land belongs to them
* There were exports that could be used too trade
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what reasons do the french have for wanting the land
* they wanted to use the exports and market
* The materials they used to trade was located on the territory
* Easier to trade
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what does the french build on the land
French build forts and exports on the land
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Who fights vs who
french & native allies V colonists/gb & Iroquois confederacy
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Who wins
England
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How does the war start
Governor Dinwiddie sends George Washington to tell the French to leave OH Valley because they are trespassing (they say no); GW returned to VA only to be sent back with 150 men to build a fort (already populated by france—> fort called Duquesne); they get into a fight & lose WAR WAS DECLARED 1754
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How did Gb help the colonists during the war
They sent troops and levied a special tax for defense on the frontier
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How did france get more Native allies that the colonists
the french were friendlier and traded with natives. Plus the natives saw this as a way to get back at colonists for treating them poorly
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Who did North Carolina send to assist GW
Colonel James Innés
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What did GW and Innés build near the Potomac river
Fort Cumberland
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General Braddock Mistake
* sent un prepared men to fort Duquesne (buckskins)
* Early encounter before reaching the fort
* Lost
* French/natives attacked PA to NC frontier
* Scalped colonists
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Who was the change in leadership in 1758
William Pitt
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What was Pitt’s tactics in french and Indian war
* focused on Quebec, Montreal, and other big cities
* Got rid of old generals and replaced them with energetic ones
* Succeeded
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Who did Pitt put in charge as new commanders
Jeffrey Amherst and James Wolfe
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What was Amherst’s novel tactics when negotiating with natives
Giving them blankets from the small pox hospital
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Quebec falls in 1759 summary
* Wolfe sends forces to fight
* Plains of Abraham
* Stronghold went to GB and colonists
* Montreal fell a year later
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Treaty of Paris 1763
* British own all of Canada, America east of Mississippi Valley, florida, and multiple Caribbean islands
* France only has a few islands in French West Indies & 2 fishing stations near Quebec
* French has to compensate Spain (gives them MS & LA)
* GB gives Spain cuba and receives florida
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