Social Studies-French Indian Wars

What was the European equivalent for the King William’s War?

• Nine Years’ War

Who were the French allies in King William’s War?

• Wabanaki Confederacy

Who were the British Allies in the King William’s War?

• Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee)

What happened in King William’s War?

• Competition between France and England for land and control of fur trade

• Ongoing tension between settlers and Indigenous groups

• Conflict spread from Europe to North America

• Raids and attacks between colonies and allies

• Devastation from King Philip’s War

• Fighting around Acadia and New England

What was the Outcome of the King William’s War?

• Ended by Treaty of Ryswick

• Territory mostly returned to how it was before the war

• Many issues remained unsolved mainly borders and land control

• Tensions between Acadia and Maine/New England

What was the European equivalent of the Queen Anne’s War?

• War of Spanish Sucession

Who were the French allies in the Queen Anne’s War?

• Wabanaki Confederacy

Who were the British allies of the Queen Anne’s War?

• Mohawk leaders

• Not entire Iroquois confederacy (Haudenosaunee)

What happened in the Queen Anne’s War?

• Competition between France and Britain for land (Acadia, Maine, Newfoundland)

• Control of fur trade

• Spanish Throne

• Broken Treaties-distrust

• Indigenous affected by expansion

What was the outcome of the Queen Anne’s War?

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Britain gained Acadia, NFL, Hudson Bay area

• France had Cape Breton

• Boundary established at Kennebec river

• Problems with Acadia boundaries

What was the European equivalent for the King George’s War?

• Austrian Sucession

Who were French Allies in the King George’s War?

• Mi’kmaq

• Maliseet

• Wabanki Confederacy

Who were the British Allies in the King George’s War?

• New England colonists

• Iroquois Confederacy (Mohawk)

What happened in the King George’s War?

• Rivalry between France and Britain for land and fur trade

• France forced to give away Acadia so they built a massive fortress of Louisbourg protecting trade routes which they needed to protect

• However british colonists captured Louisburg

What was the Outcome of King George’s War?

• Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

• Louisbourg returned to France in exchange for a captured city in India

• British colonists angry because they fought hard to capture it

Who were the French allies in the Seven Years War?

• Ojibwe

• Potawatomi

• Wyandot

Who were British allies in the Seven Years War?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Initially Cherokee

What happened in the Seven Years War?

• Competition for control of land and waterways

• Conflict over fertile lands like Ohio River Valley and St. Lawrence River

• Control for resources and fur trade

• Rivalry with colonies, trade and military power

What was the Outcome of the Seven Years War?

• Due to the battle of Plains of Abraham, British captured Montreal and New France fell

• Treaty of Paris

• British gained New France and Acadia

• France was left with couple small islands