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2.4 KiB
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65 lines
2.4 KiB
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### == Cause ==
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The French, British, and Natives all claimed land west of the Appalachians
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### == Early War ==
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Began when George Washington ambushed a French scouting party in Pennsylvania in 1754
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- Built and defended Fort Necessity
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The French had a better relationship with the natives
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- Colonized by building forts and trading with the Indians
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### == The Albany Plan of Union ==
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In 1754 the Northern English colonies held a meeting in Albany
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Goals:
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- Strengthen ties with the Iroquois League, a coalition of 6 native groups in the northeast
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- Created a united war effort from the colonies
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They accepted the Albany Plan of Union
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- Written by Ben Franklin
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- Proposed that the colonies come together in a permanent alliance
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Rejected by the colonial governments
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- Unwilling to give up power to a central government
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### == Bad Start for the British ==
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The French had early victories
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- Defeated Washington at Fort Necessity
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The British fought in straight lines, the Natives and French hid
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- The French were able to win despite being outnumbered
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### == British Turn the Tide ==
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William Pitt became prime minister
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- Helped raise taxes to fund the war
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- Troops were better prepared with better leaders
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British took over many French forts
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The Iroquois decided to support the British
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### == Fall of Quebec ==
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Quebec was the capital of "New France"
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- French colonies in the new world
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British commander Wolfe laid siege to the city
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- By September, he was running out of time
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- Used an undefended path up the cliff
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- A battle led to heavy French losses and both commanders died
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The city surrendered within a few days
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### == Treaty of Paris (1763) ==
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British forces then took Montreal and seized the remaining forts
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European representatives met in France to create a peace treaty
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Ended the French and Indian War
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- Also ended the conflict known as the Seven Years War
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Terms of the peace:
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- The British got all French land east of the Mississippi except New Orleans
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- The British got Florida in return for giving Cuba back to Spain
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- The Spanish got all French land west of the Mississippi and New Orleans
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### == Side Effects of the War ==
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British and the colonists resented each other
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- British felt the colonists had not done enough to support the war
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- Colonists lost respect for the British military and felt disrespected by the British
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- They wanted to expand and prosper without British interference |