Chapter 4 Section 1

1. Chapter 4 Section 1 May 1754- British attack the French in western PA

2. Chapter 4 Section 1 • Washington names it Fort Necessity • French outnumber the British • French force a surrender • Colonists were defeated and disgraced • French and Indian War (1754-1763) • British and American colonists vs. French and Indian allies • Purpose: control of eastern North America

3. Chapter 4 Section 1 • England- along the east coast • French- St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, Mississippi River • Dispute- the Ohio River valley • Britain- founded towns, planting crops • France- forts, trade- Native Americans

4. Chapter 4 Section 1 • June 1754- Albany, NY- strengthen ties with the Iroquois League • Ben Franklin- Albany Plan of Union- grand council- delegates- elected- colonial legislatures • Benefits- greater unity, model- US government • Militia- armed citizens- soldiers- emergency • British commander Edward Braddock killed

5. Chapter 4 Section 1 • Daniel Boone and George Washington survived • 1757- William Pitt- Britain’s prime minister- highest official- parliamentary government • Britain starts to overwhelm French and Indian forces • Capture Fort Duquesne and Fort Niagara • Result- Iroquois support the British

6. Chapter 4 Section 1 • Britain wants to capture Quebec- capital- New France • British General James Wolfe • Siege- force- surrounded- forced into starvation • Quebec and Montreal fall • 1761- Fort Detroit and the Great Lakes region falls

7. Chapter 4 Section 1 • 1763- Treaty of Paris- ended the French and Indian Warand the Seven Years’ War in Europe • Britain controls Canada • Britain gives Cuba to Spain in exchange for Florida • Colonists- Britain’s military power comes into question and they are not respected