Wars of Empire:

Chapter 3 Section 4:

1) European Competition and the Colonies

• In North America England’s rival was _______.• American colonists fought on the ______ side.• French have an advantage: Native American

allies– Both sides gave the N.A.s lots of gifts– N.A.s knew that their land was in the balance• The French weren’t colonizing North America, and so

they were less of a threat to

France-Britain in America:

2) The Balance Shifts:

• As the population of the colonies grew the British gained the advantage.

• 1754: ___________ Colonists v. 70,000 French• The French built a string of forts from the

Great Lakes down the Mississippi River. – Relied on N.A.’s to protect them. – N.A.’s willing to help: Thought they could get rid of

the French later.

Major French Forts:

Typical French Fort:

3) The French and Indian War:

A) The Ohio River Valley:• Both F. and B. claimed the O.R.V.– No one really lived there– F. built Fort Duquesne to claim the area

The Ohio River Valley:

3) The French and Indian War:

B) The Early Battles:• B. send General Edward _____________ to fight. – George Washington was his aide

• Braddock marches straight into an ambush and is killed. – Washington manages to escape with half the army– Becomes a hero:

• First American Colonists to attack the F.

• Starts the ___________ Years War (French and Indian War in America)

The Leaders:

Braddock: Washington:

Braddock’s Poor Tactics:

Braddock’s Death:

3) The French and Indian War:

B) The Early Battles:• 1756 and 1757:– B. attacked F. forts– F. attacked frontier towns

• 1758 and 1759:– B. used their ships to __________ North America

BLOCKADE!

3) The French and Indian War:

B) The Early Battles:• 1756 and 1757:– B. attacked F. forts– F. attacked frontier towns

• 1758 and 1759:– B. used their ships to blockade North America– N.A.s switched allegiances to the B.

3) The French and Indian War:

C) Quebec:• General _______________attacked the F. fort

at Quebec. • Capital of New France• Was supposed to be impossible to attack on a

cliff• Wolfe’s soldiers defeated the F. and captured

the fort.

The British Find a Secret Path:

The Battle of Quebec:

3) The French and Indian War:

D) The Treaty of Paris:• ___________ year?• B. win, and kick the F. (MOSTLY) out of North

America• Kept Canada, the Great Lakes country, the

Ohio River valley and Florida.

4) Aftermath of the war:

A) Proclamation of 1763:• After all the fighting with N.A.s B. tried to limit

the colonial settlers from moving ____p88_ of the Appalachian Mts.

• B. troops couldn’t control the colonists• Fighting between the colonists, B., and N.A.s

continued.

4) Aftermath of the War:

B) Albany Plan of Union:• The B. spent a lot of money on the war:– __p.89______ and it was _____________ to guard the

colonies. – Wanted the ___________ to pay for it.

• Tension growing between the colonists and B. – ____________________ drafts a plan to unite the 13

colonies:• The colonies don’t want to give up power.• Plan fails.

Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” Cartoon

Homework:

Chapter 3 Section 4:

• Assignment #1: 1,2,4• Assignment #2: 2,4,5• Assignment #3: 1,4,5,6