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• Who were the opponents in this war and why were they fighting?
• How did fighting styles differ? Who had the best strategy?
• Who won this war?
• Do you think the British government was right to make the colonists
pay for the French and Indian War?
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1753 - 1763
North America in 1750
England
and
France
were at war.
Some French people
began moving to the
American colonies
from Canada.
Canada
Colonies
England did not want to lose the colonies
to the French, so the English asked the
colonists to help them fight against the
French. The French asked some
American Indians to help them fight
against England and the colonists.
1.
Braddock and his army
moved very slowly, building
roads and bridges as they
headed through the
wilderness.
2.
Braddock believed that
fighting like the Indians was
cowardly.
* This led to his death!
1.
Washington learned that the
British were not unbeatable
in battle as many people
thought.
2.
Washington believed that the
key to winning the war was
to fight like the Indians.
* This led him to success during
the Revolutionary War!
British-American
Colonial Tensions
Colonials
British
Methods of
Fighting:
• Indian-style guerilla
tactics.
• March in formation or
bayonet charge.
Military
Organization:
• Col. militias served
under own captains.
• Br. officers wanted to
take charge of colonials.
Military
Discipline:
• No mil. deference or
protocols observed.
• Drills & tough
discipline.
Finances:
• Resistance to rising
taxes.
• Colonists should pay
for their own defense.
Demeanor:
• Casual,
non-professionals.
• Prima Donna Br.
officers with servants
& tea settings.
1763  Treaty of Paris
France --> lost her Canadian possessions,
most of her empire in India, and claims
to lands east of the Mississippi River.
Spain --> got all French lands west of
the Mississippi River, New Orleans, but
lost Florida to England.
England --> got all French lands in
Canada, exclusive rights to Caribbean
slave trade, and commercial dominance
in India.
The Aftermath: Tensions
Along the Frontier
1763  Pontiac’s Rebellion
8 British
Forts
captured
by the
Ottawa
Fort Detroit
British “gifts” of smallpox-infected
blankets “Peace Negotiations.
Colonial Backlash!
British  Proclamation
Line of 1763.
Colonials: Paxton Boys (PA)
Effects of the War
on Britain?
1. It increased her colonial empire in
the Americas.
2. It greatly enlarged England’s debt.
3. Britain’s contempt for the colonials
created bitter feelings.
Therefore, England felt that a
major reorganization of her
American Empire was necessary!
Effects of the War on the
American Colonials
1. It united them against a
common enemy for the first
time.
2. It created a socializing
experience for all the
colonials who participated.
3. It created bitter feelings
towards the British that
would only intensify.
1. England and the Colonists beat
the French and the Indians.
2. The Treaty of Paris was formed
between the opponents.
3. This war was very costly to
England. The British decided
to tax the Colonists to pay for
the war!