The document summarizes Britain's conquest of North America from France during the Seven Years' War from 1754 to 1763. It describes key events like the fighting over the Ohio Valley in 1754 and Britain seizing control of Quebec in 1760. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763, where France ceded most of its North American territories to Britain. The document then discusses the effects of Britain's victory, including challenges from Pontiac and the last French governor surrendering New France.

1. Chapter 5
War and British Conquest

2. The British Conquest of North America
• Fighting broke out between Britain and France to
control the Ohio Valley in 1754
– This was along the western boundary of the Thirteen
Colonies
• This dispute turned into a fight for the whole
continent
• By 1756 the fight had gone global and nine
European countries had chosen sides
• In 1760 Britain seized control of Quebec
• Britain also took control of the French colony of
Guadeloupe in the Caribbean

3. Treaty of Paris
• The war ended in 1763 with the signing of the
Treaty of Paris
• The treaty allowed France to keep the colony
of Guadeloupe and a small base in North
America
– The islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
• In the treaty they also gave up its other claims
in North America to Britain and Spain

4. History Happens
• Read “It Only Lasted an Hour” on page 156
• Read “The Battle of the Plains of Abraham” on
page 157.
– Answer questions 1 and 2

5. Britain’s Victory: Change and Challenge
• The Treaty of Paris was signed in order to end the
Seven Year War
• France had to give up almost all of its claims to
North America under the Treaty of Paris
• In the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris, France
made Britain guarantee that they wouldn’t
retaliate against any of the French allies
• They also made sure that the people of New
France would still be able to practice their
religion

6. The Visit from Pontiac
• Pontiac was the leader of the Odawa
• The Odawa were part of the Anishinabe
nation and were a long time ally of the French
• He spread word from village to village trying
to get people of the First nations to join
together and fight the British.
• His reasoning was to try to maintain their
claim to the land which they believed was left
to them by their ancestors.

7. The Last Governor of New France
• The last governor of New France was Pierre de Rigaud
de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial
• He was forced to give up New France in the
negotiations in the Treaty of Paris
• He was the one who surrendered to the British in 1760
• He surrendered because he felt France couldn’t win,
and that the population had already suffered enough
• Vaudreuil was arrested for surrendering and spent
several weeks in prison
• France withdrew from New France, but the Canadiens
remained because that was their home