APUSH 3.2 - Seven Year’s Wwr

King William’s War

1689-1697, British tried to capture Quebec, but failed. Natives burned British frontier settlements

Queen Anne’s War

(1702-1713), British gained Nova Scotia and trading rights with South America

King George’s War

1744-1748, Oglethorpe defended against the Spanish in Georgia. Louisburg, canada captured

Louisburg in King George’s War

Britain eventually returned Louisburg to the French in exchange for political and economic gains in India. New Englanders were pissed

How did 7 years war begin

French built chain of forts in the Ohio River Valley to halt westward growth

Albany Plan of Union

Formed in Albany, NY in 1754; developed by Ben Franklin and ultimately failed but became a precedent for future congresses

William Pitt

Retook Louisburg in 1758, surrendered Quebec to James Wolfe in 1759, and took Montreal in 1760.

peace of Paris

1763, GB got French Canada and Florida. France gave Louisiana to Spain.

British View of War

these colonialists are bums

Colonial View of War

Proud, thought British troops didn’t fit

Pontiac’s Revelion

1763, Chief Pontiac attacked colonial settlements(no gifts and no land), British troops sent

Proclamation of 1763

Colonist no longer allowed to settle west of Appalachian. Made colonists mad. They did it anyway.