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Seven Years War

Seven Years War. (French and Indian War 1755-1760) 1754-1763. War for Empire in Europe. France vs. Britain in Europe War spills into colonial possessions In N. America: Competition to control trade in the Ohio River Valley among several groups British/British colonists French

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Seven Years War

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  1. Seven Years War (French and Indian War 1755-1760) 1754-1763

  2. War for Empire in Europe France vs. Britain in Europe War spills into colonial possessions In N. America: Competition to control trade in the Ohio River Valley among several groups British/British colonists French Iroquois Confederacy Indigenous tribal groups Seven Years War becomes French Indian War in North America

  3. British goals in North America Secure the American colonies American colonies had become increasingly profitable British feared French intrusion British wanted to control lucrative Ohio River Valley

  4. Goals of North American British colonists Secure right/ability to expand into Ohio River Valley Pacify Indian resistance Establish a more secure claim to future territories Gain respect of British government and soldiers Colonial troops volunteered to fight alongside British troops Colonial governments felt they were doing their part Friction developed between colonial and British troops British treated colonial troops as second class soldiers A few hoped to use war to unify the colonies Ben Franklin drafts Albany Plan of Union (failed)

  5. What do you think Ben Franklin was trying to portray in his famous cartoon?

  6. Fighting the War Two Sides Colonists + British troops + Iroquois Confederacy vs. French + Indigenous Native American tribes Fight a brutal series of battles Fought primarily to take and hold a series of forts (back and forth) Fort Necessity 1754 (Washington becomes legend) War ended by a surprise British attack on Quebec Treaty of Paris #1 (1763) Big change: French territory ceded to Britain (and Spain) Did not settle colonial conflicts with Native Americans Separate peace negotiation (smallpox)

  7. Impacts of the War Strained relations with the British Struggle to maintain the notion of “Transplanted Englishmen” Colonists receive the stigma of second class treatment Washington is elevated to celebrity status First recognizable name in colonial military establishment Britain feels the strain of mounting war debts Two major policy changes: Avoid future conflict in North American colonies Proclamation of 1763 Raise colonial taxes and increase colonial regulation End of (Salutary) Benign Neglect

  8. The Proclamation of 1763 is seen as a major turning point in American history. Why?

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