Rivals for an empire
- In 1750s, France was Great Britain's biggest rival to build an empire.
- The colonists favored Great Britan because they still thought of themselves as british.
- France began its North American Empire in 1534,when Jacques Cartier explored the st Lawrence River, in the 1608, the Samuel de champlain founded the town of quebec.
- In 1862, Robert Cavelier, claimed the entire Mississippi valley and named it Louisiana.
- In 1754, New France grown to 70 000.
- French included fur traders and catholic priests who wanted to convert Native Americans.
- French has friendlier relation with native amricans than did the British.
Britain defeats an old enemy
- In 1754, the French British conflict reignited.
- British granted 200 000 acres of land in Ohio.
- Asmall bad led by an ambitious officer named George Washington establish an outpostcalled Fort Necessity .
- French forced washington to surrender.
- In the french and indian war, British and France fought for control over North America.
- One year after Washington defeat, he head again into a battle and was to drive the french out of the Ohio Valley.
- Washingtonshowed incredible courage while the British surprised him and many other colonies.
- They began to question the competence of British army,which suffered defeat after during 1755 and 1756;
- Angered by french victories, King George selected new leaders to run the goverment in 1757;
- One of them was William Pitt politician . under Pitti, the reinvigorated British army finally began winning battles.
- British troops under General james scaled the high cliffs protected Quebec ; and British won the War.
- French and Indian War ended in 1763 with treaty of paris and countries took french land.
Victory brings new problems
- Great Britain had trouble.
- In spring of 1763, Ottawa leader Pontiac recongnized that the french loss wass a loss for Native American's
- Led by Pontiac, Native Americans captured eioght British forts in the Ohio Valley.
- Virus of small pox spread in Native America when they were weak , so they negotiated treaties with British.
- To avoid conflicts, British issued the proclamation of 1763 wich banned settlement in West Appalachians.
- After the war, the British government stationed 10 000 troops in its territories to control the Native Americans and former French subjects.
- British had debts because they borrowed too much during the war.
