The French and Indian War was a conflict between the French and British empires over control of North America from 1754-1763. The war began as a result of territorial disputes in present-day Pennsylvania and escalated into an all-out war for control of the continent. The French had claims over the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, while the British controlled the 13 colonies along the eastern coast. Native American tribes generally allied with the French. The war ended in 1763 with a British victory, giving them control of French territories east of the Mississippi River.

1. French and Indian War
(1754-1763)
and the thirteen colonies
C.A Standard 11.1 Objective 1

2. Empires at War
• Conflict between the French and British
Empires.
• Part of a larger war being waged in Europe
known as the Seven Year’s war.
• Native Americans fought on both sides
however mostly allied with the French.
• Eventually ended with France losing the
majority of their holdings in North America

3. Origins of the War in N. America
• Originally started over
ownership and
domination of two
major rivers the
Allegheny and
Monongahela located
in present day
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
.
• All out war of
conquest for both
empires.

4. Who controlled what?
• Great Britain had thirteen colonies nestled between
the Atlantic ocean and the Appalachian mountains as
well as some holdings in Canada.
• Colonies stretched from Georgia to Nova Scotia(
Canada)
• France held everything between the Appalachian
mountains and the Mississippi river.
• French were fur traders and had a good rapport with
natives.
• ** French didn’t have many settlers and so this land
was largely inhabited by Native Americans.**

5. Who controlled what?

6. Stirring up trouble
• Center of the population of British colonists
occupied the coastline however with more and
more people coming to the colonies settlers
began to move westward past the Appalachian
mountains.
• Began to encroach on Native American and
French land, trading furs.
• Conflict soon followed as colonists found
themselves at odds with Native Americans and
French settlers.

7. French and Natives against Brits
• Conflict of rivers in Pennsylvania along with
French/Native relations with colonists resulted
in many Native American tribes forming
alliances with the French to combat the British
colonists in North America.
• British did have some Native Allies in the
northern colonies but as many as the French.
• French successful in negotiations with the
Natives because of their fur trading relations.

8. WAR!
• French and British forces first major clash in 1754 in
Pennsylvania.
• Series of battles, sieges follow for roughly seven years
resulting in defeat of France.
• War was fought mainly through militia men from both
Empires.
• Militia: Volunteer troops.
• Fought with Militia because regular troops are in the
European theater of the war.

9. End result
• War ended with the Treaty of Paris(1763)
• Great Britain would gain everything within the
Appalachian mountains and Mississippi river as
well as territories in Canada.
• France would give the Louisiana territory to
Spain.
• Spain lost Florida to great Britain.
• Both France and Great Britain double the national
debt as a result of this war.
• Great Britain’s influence has grown however
trouble lye ahead as the foundations of the
Revolution are laid within the next ten years.

10. Signs of a coming Revolution
• Colonists had caused a great deal of trouble for
the British government by encroaching on French
and Native lands which was one of the causes of
the war.
• Britain as a result of the war were broke and
could not afford to constantly send soldiers to the
frontier to protect the colonists.
• In order to do this they would have to raise taxes
to pay for having additional forces on the frontier

11. Proclamation of 1763
• Legislation put forth by King
George III.
• Closed everything west of
the Appalachian mountains
off to colonists as the lands
were reserved for natives.
• Further taxation followed in
order to alleviate the
financial burdens of the
crown.
• This was the first piece of
legislation of many that
would infuriate the
colonists.

12. Thirteen Colonies
• Original colonies were
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts
Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, North
Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New
York, and Rhode Island.
• Most of them were discovered and created
however few of them were taken by force from
Holland, ex. New York

13. Map of the thirteen original British
colonies

14. Government
• Each colony had their own form of
government and were independent from each
other’s rule.
• Had a system of voting, however very
selective on who could actually vote.
• **people not allowed to vote:
women, children, Africans, African
Americans, indentured servants, people who
did not own land.**
• Who were left to vote?

15. Resources
• http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa
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• http://www.masshist.org/maps/MapsHome/Home.htm
• http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p2.cfm?doc=41
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