APRCHS * Mr. Rubio, Principal * Ms.

Coy-Bailey, AP Supervision

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Friedman, Humanities Academy COURSE: H5

DATE: 10.2.09 TOPIC: The French and Indian War

OBJECTIVES:
1. Trace the development of the
French-British colonial rivalry.
2. Summarize the French and
Indian War.
3. Explain the war’s effects on
the relationship between
Britain and its colonies.

AIM: How did the British victory over the French in North America lead
to new conflicts with the colonists?

1) Britain and France Compete

• In 1750s, Britain, France build empires; both want Ohio River
Valley
2) France’s North American Empire
• France claims St. Lawrence River region, Mississippi Valley
• By 1754,
French colony
of New
France has
small
population
• French
colonists
mostly fur
traders,
missionary
priests
• French
have good
relations,
military
alliances with
natives
3) The War Begins
 • France and Britain fight two inconclusive wars in early
1700s
• French build Fort Duquesne in Ohio Valley, land claimed by
Virginia
• In 1754, George Washington is sent to evict French; is
defeated
• French and Indian War begins—fourth war between
Britain and France
4) Early French Victories
• General Edward Braddock’s army ambushed near Fort
Duquesne
• 1755–1756, British lose repeated battles to French, native
allies
5) Pitt and the Iroquois Turn the Tide
• William Pitt helps British win battles; Iroquois join British
• In 1759, British capture of Quebec leads to victory in war
• Treaty of Paris ends war (1763); land divided between
Britain, Spain
6) Victory Brings New Problems
• Ottawa leader Pontiac fears loss of land; captures British
forts
• British use smallpox as weapon; Native Americans greatly
weakened
• Proclamation of 1763—colonists cannot settle west of
Appalachians
7) British Policies Anger Colonists
• Halt to western expansion upsets colonists
• Tensions in Massachusetts increase over crackdown on
smuggling
• Writs of assistance allow searches of ships, businesses,
homes
8) Problems Resulting from the War
• Colonists feel threatened by British troops stationed in
colonies
• Prime Minister George Grenville sets policies to pay war
debt
• Parliament passes Sugar Act (1764):
- duty on foreign molasses halved
- new duties placed on other imports
- smuggling cases go to vice-admiralty
court

MOTIVATION: Have you ever experienced a

friendship with one person that causes a rift with
another? Could a similar situation occur between nations? Please
explain your answers.

ACTIVITY A: Contrasting, Summarizing, and Making Inferences

A. How was the French colony in North America unlike the British
colonies?
• France focused on the fur trade rather than on settlement. The
French colonists also developed friendlier relations with Native
Americans than did the British.
B. How did Great Britain’s victory change the balance of power in
North America?
• Great Britain claimed Canada and virtually all of North America
east of the Mississippi River.
C. Why were the colonists so afraid of the troops stationed in Britain’s
new territories?
• They were afraid that the troops might be used against them.

ACTIVITY B: Complete the chart by working with your partner to

determine the answers.
M o t i v a t i o n s
1. Why did France and 2. Why did the 3. Why did Native
Britain fight in the British colonies Americans fight?
war? fight?
W i n n e r s a n d L o s e r s
4. What did Britain gain as a 5. What did Britain lose?
result of the war?
6. What did the colonies lose as a 7. What did France lose as a result
result of the war? of the war?
8. What did the war cost Native
Americans?

CONTINUUM: Read pp. 85 – 89. Complete Ch. 4, Sec. 4

Assessment: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.