French+and+Indian+War


 * Years of War: 1754-1763**
 * Causes:**
 * Since the beginning of the europeun arrival there was conflict b/w native americans and the whites
 * 3 colonial powers were england, france and spain
 * the Iroquis League was united indian tribes (mohawk, seneca, onodaga, oneida) +didn't mske relations with either europeun power
 * seven years war was taking place in Europe b/w these same powers
 * started in 1750s; french + english had religous and commercial peoblemswinning the war came down to whoch country had alliance with indians
 * Anglo French Conflicts:**
 * glorious revolution = william III took throne ---> oppsed french expansion +Queen Anne after him too = 80 yrs struggle
 * after several wars like King Willaim's War, Queen Anne's War and King George's War the iroquis league allied with english
 * conflicts over ohio valley 9french + british building fortresses)
 * Fort Neccesity - summer 1754 a virginia governer sent amilitia (under colonel George Washington) to blockade the french = unsiccessful + washington's surrender- imp- b/c was the startof the war
 * The Great War for the Empire**
 * colonists mostly fought the war on their own
 * british assistance made little impact like commander Edwrd Braddock failed to take back ohio river( dead after indian ambush)
 * 1756 = 7yrs war -- fighting spread - had to deal with two struggles on two diff continents
 * william pitt- english sec of stte changed military in north america by hiring commanders and making startegies for colonists
 * forces colonists to join army; took their weapons, and froced them to quarter soldiers = BEGINING OF RESENTMENT
 * in 1758 pitt trasnfered army power back to coloonists
 * Siege of Quebec, Sept 13, 1759 = beginning to the end of the war (english victory)


 * signed in 1763
 * fench gave mst of their west inidaian islands + indian colonies to england
 * canada, teriitory east of mississipi(except new orleans) t england
 * new orleans + land west of Mississippi to spain
 * IMPACT**
 * expanded enlish territory
 * elimininated all french territory
 * increased britisbhh debt
 * created resentment of america and britina toward eachother
 * england increased influence and interfirence with colonies
 * united colonists to a pomit
 * iroquis league crumbled