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French and Indian War

French and Indian War. English Settlements. 1607 – Jamestown - Virginia 1620 – Plymouth Rock – Massachusetts Over the next century – huge influx of people migrating to the colonies. French and Indian War - 1754. By this time – 13 colonies or English colonies To the west – French settlements

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French and Indian War

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  1. French and Indian War

  2. English Settlements • 1607 – Jamestown - Virginia • 1620 – Plymouth Rock – Massachusetts • Over the next century – huge influx of people migrating to the colonies

  3. French and Indian War - 1754 • By this time – 13 colonies or English colonies • To the west – French settlements • They begin to battle over territory - Pittsburgh • French and Indians against the British and colonists • American theatre of the Seven Years’ War (1756) • Both end in 1763 – Treaty of Paris • French land becomes British land • Trade, land to settle

  4. Treaty of Paris • Britain claimed French land east of the Mississippi River • French lands west of Mississippi River - Spain • Treaty ends French power

  5. Proclamation of 1763 • Settlement was prohibited beyond Appalachian Mountains – land acquired • Avoiding further wars with Natives • This created much resentment by colonists toward crown

  6. Huge Debt • British in debt – costly war • Tax Colonists – pay off debt • They benefited from war • 1765 – Stamp Act • Legal documents, papers • Need stamp to be legitimate • No representation in Parliament for Colonists

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