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Map test on the thirteen colonies
Chapter 5 Vocabulary Test
Chapter 5 Lesson 2
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War would forever change the balance of power in North America
English settlers called the conflict the French and Indian War because it pitted them against France and its Native American allies
Scuffles between France and Britain in the Ohio River valley triggered the opening shots of the French and Indian war.
Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie wanted the French out of the Ohio River valley
He sent George Washington to deliver a letter warning the French to get of the Ohio River valley
When the French refused, he sent Washington and 150 men to build a fort where the Monogahela and Allegheny rivers meet.
The French had already built Fort Duquesne where the rivers met
Washington surprised the French with an early victory, but was then defeated at Fort Necessity
Albany Congress
Delegates from seven colonies gathered in Albany, New York
They met for two reasons
1.Persuade the Iroquois to help them against the French
2.To plan a united colonial defense
Albany Plan of Union
1. Proposed by Benjamin Franklin
2. Plan to create one general government for the 13 colonies
3. Would be called the Grand Council and would be made up of members from each colony
4. The council would make laws, raise taxes, and set up the defense of the colonies
The delegates approved the plan
The colonial assemblies did not approve it
None of the colonies wanted to give up any of its powers to a central council
French strengths at the beginning of the war
1.New France had a single government that could act quickly when necessary
2. French had the support of many more Indian allies than the British did
British strengths at the beginning of the war
1. Population of the English colonies was about 15 times greater that that of New France
2. English colonies were clustered along the coast, so they were easier to defend that the widely scattered French settlements
3. British had some Indian allies
4.British navy ruled the seas
During the next two years the war continued to go badly for the British
The Tide of Battle Turns
1. William Pitt became the new head of the British government
2. To encourage colonists to support the war, he promised large payments for military services and supplies
3. In 1758, Amherst captures Louisburg
British capture Fort Duquesne and renamed it Fort Pitt
Summer of 1759
1.Pushed the French from Fort Niagara, Crown Point, and Fort Ticonderoga
2. Pitt sent General Wolfe to take Quebec, capital of New France
3. On September 17, 1759 Quebec surrendered to the British
In 1760, the British took Montreal and the war in North America ended
In 1763 Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the long conflict
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of French power in North America
Treaty of Paris
1. Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi River
2. France was allowed to keep two islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and islands in the West Indies
2. Spain fought for France and had to give up Florida to Britain but received all French land west of the Mississippi River
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