French & Indian War

what does french do that angers the English colonists

* they are in the west on “english” land (Ohio valley) trading with natives

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

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

what does the french build on the land

French build forts and exports on the land

Who fights vs who

french & native allies V colonists/gb & Iroquois confederacy

Who wins

England

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

How did Gb help the colonists during the war

They sent troops and levied a special tax for defense on the frontier

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

Who did North Carolina send to assist GW

Colonel James Innés

What did GW and Innés build near the Potomac river

Fort Cumberland

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

Who was the change in leadership in 1758

William Pitt

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

Who did Pitt put in charge as new commanders

Jeffrey Amherst and James Wolfe

What was Amherst’s novel tactics when negotiating with natives

Giving them blankets from the small pox hospital

Quebec falls in 1759 summary

* Wolfe sends forces to fight
* Plains of Abraham
* Stronghold went to GB and colonists
* Montreal fell a year later

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