SS.8.C.2.6 Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the French and Indian War. IB Unit 1: No More Kings! SS.8.A.3.1 Explain the consequences of the French and Indian War in British policies for the American colonies from 1763-1774. SS.8.A.3.2 Explain American colonial reaction to British policy from 1763-1774. LEQ 3 How did diverse identities find commonalities during the French and Indian War?
Commonalities in Colonial Identities
English Principles of Government Protected Rights Representative Legislatures Greatly influenced the development of the USA and Constitution.
Magna Carta Also called the Great Charter Signed by King John at demand of the noble barons, June 15 th, 1215 Gave the idea that government must respect civil liberties (rights)
Parliament A representative assembly that has the power to make laws
The Glorious Revolution A peaceful transfer of power in England New king and queen, William and Mary of the Netherlands Shared power with Parliament and the people
Mercantilism The idea that a country builds wealth and power with gold and silver More exports than imports = more wealth and power Using colonies for raw material
The Navigation Acts A series of laws passed by England in the 1650s Unfair laws that forced colonists to lose profits and pay high taxes on imported goods Led to colonial rebellion
The Great Awakening A religious revival in the colonies A new birth Emphasis on personal faith
The Enlightenment Movement in the 1700s Also known as the Age of Reason Freedom of thought and expression Belief in equality and popular government
John Peter Zenger A publisher for the New York weekly journal - Charged with a crime for publishing a story about New York s governor - Developed free press laws in the US
Civic Virtue Democratic ideas, practices, and values that form a truly free society.
The French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley Disputed land beyond the Appalachian Mountains was rich in resources Conflict came from British and French both claiming land as their own and building Forts as a challenge
Fort Duquesne A fort in western Pennsylvania that the French built on land claimed by the British Marched on by George Washington, who built Ft. Necessity in response, before surrendering
militia A military force made up of ordinary citizens Sent by the governor of Virginia to drive out the French
Iroquois Confederacy The most powerful group of Native Americans in eastern North America. British colonists tried to make a treaty, but they refused an alliance and to stay neutral
Albany Plan of Union Benjamin Franklin s plan for government - Each colony would give up some power - Failed to unify the colonists to stop the French/Indian War
The French and Indian War French won at first, Native Americans allied with French led raids on colonists. 1757- William Pitt sent more trained troops to America and charged the colonists money with taxes. British had surprise victories at Ft. Duquesne, Quebec and Montreal Finally ended with the Treaty of Paris, 1763
William Pitt Prime minister of England Military planner Sent more troops to North America and planned for colonists to pay for the war through taxes Tried to conquer French Canada
The Fall of Quebec and Montreal September 1759, British troops surprised and defeated the French army Marked the defeat of the French in North America
Treaty of Paris 1763 Treaty forced France to give Canada and most of its lands east of Mississippi River to Britain. Marked the end of France as a power in North America and left it in the hands of Great Britain and Spain.
Pontiac s War Pontiac- a chief of an Ottawa village near Detroit, MI. 1763- Pontiac s group captured the British fort at Detroit and other outposts Native Americans killed settlers along the Pennsylvania and Virginia borders
Proclamation of 1763 Helped remove a source of conflict with Native Americans Colonists not allowed to settle west of Appalachian Mountains Enforced with 10,000 British troops in America Limited freedom of movement