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Wars of
Empire
European Competition and the
Colonies
 Rivalry between the French and British
government over the ownership if the Ohio Valley.
 The British and the French both gave gifts to the
Indians to win them but the Indians tried to
remain neutral (preserving the balance of power).
 The Indians started to side more with the French
when the British colonists continued to increase
and take Indian land
Attempts to
Unify
 The colonial delegates came together to review
Ben Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union
 The plan proposed the colonies would unite under
Britain and cooperate with each other in times of
war - the colonies refused to accept its provisions
French and Indian War
 The “French and
Indian War”, the
colonial part of the
“Seven Years War”
 This war was a battle
of the British against
the French and Native
Americans (French
allies)
The French and Indian War
 Began in 1753, when a young Virginian, Major
George Washington, and a small force of
Virginia militiamen marched to the Ohio
Country to drive the French out.
 The early battles were dominated by the French
 The turning point of the war was Britain’s
European blockade of French supplies
 The Indians deserted their French allies
 The British won with the capture of Quebec
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.
Pontiac’s Rebellion
 Native anger was understandable and was
rooted in several issues:
 English dominance in North America
meant the construction of new forts and
the movement of new settlers into
traditional Indian lands.
 British traders did not deal fairly with
the Indians, this hurt because the
natives had become dependent on
European
 One of the prime results of Pontiac's
Rebellion was the decision of British
policymakers to issue the Proclamation of
1763, a measure designed to shut down
white settlement of the West.
Aftermath of the War
 Although it increased Britain’s colonial empire it also greatly
increased Britain’s debt
 Britain developed a strong contempt for the colonials
 outraged with the lack of cooperation.
 Wanted to keep their militia to protect their own area.
 Continued to trade with the French during the war.
 Assemblies used war to increase their power.
 Britain needed to control the Native American population
 Britain had to address the problem of newly acquired land to
the west
Therefore, England started imposing new taxes and laws!
American Colonials
After the War
 For the first time colonists were united
 It created bitter feelings toward the British
 The colonists believed they did not need
protection from the French or natives
 Financially in better shape than England
 Colonists wanted to maintain their legislatures
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