The French and Indian The French and Indian War 1756-1763War 1756-1763
Reasons for the WarReasons for the WarPlans for UnityPlans for Unity
The ArmiesThe Armies
Reasons for the WarReasons for the War
War starts over the Ohio Valley both War starts over the Ohio Valley both France and England claim it. France and England claim it.
There is a strong desire to make There is a strong desire to make money off the land and from the fur money off the land and from the fur tradetrade
Both have a history of fighting each Both have a history of fighting each other in Europe and in North Americaother in Europe and in North America
The Native AmericansThe Native Americans Native Americans Native Americans
side with the French side with the French because English because English settlers are moving settlers are moving onto their landonto their land
The Iroquois break The Iroquois break off trading with the off trading with the colonists because of colonists because of repeated land grabs repeated land grabs of their land of their land
The Albany Plan of Union, 1754The Albany Plan of Union, 1754
Ben Franklin suggests Ben Franklin suggests that in order to defeat that in order to defeat the French, the British, the French, the British, Iroquois and the colonies Iroquois and the colonies must be unifiedmust be unified
It proposed a tax system It proposed a tax system to pay for the war, to pay for the war, provide for defense and provide for defense and separate branches of separate branches of governmentgovernment
The Albany Plan of Union, 1754The Albany Plan of Union, 1754 It fails becauseIt fails because
colonists do not colonists do not trust each othertrust each other
the British believe the British believe that it gives the that it gives the colonies too much colonies too much powerpower
the Iroquois want to the Iroquois want to go to war go to war
The British and Colonial MilitiaThe British and Colonial Militia
The British are a The British are a trained military forcetrained military force
Colonists forces are Colonists forces are ill trained, fight for a ill trained, fight for a limited time and limited time and don’t like to follow don’t like to follow ordersorders
Colonists hide Colonists hide behind trees and behind trees and shootshoot
The French and Indian AlliesThe French and Indian Allies French military is French military is
supported by supported by experienced French experienced French trapperstrappers
French use a French use a combination of hit and combination of hit and run with European run with European warfare warfare
Most Indians, like the Most Indians, like the Algonquians have a Algonquians have a grudge against the grudge against the colonists and the Iroquois colonists and the Iroquois
Washington and Fort Necessity Washington and Fort Necessity France and England France and England
both desire the Ohio both desire the Ohio River ValleyRiver Valley
The French build The French build forts in the region to forts in the region to protect their interest protect their interest in the Valleyin the Valley
Virginia sends Virginia sends Colonel Washington Colonel Washington to request the to request the French to leave French to leave
Washington and Fort NecessityWashington and Fort Necessity Washington builds a Washington builds a
simple fort to check the simple fort to check the FrenchFrench
The French easily The French easily defeat Washington’s defeat Washington’s forces, he loses several forces, he loses several hundred menhundred men
Washington is blamed Washington is blamed for starting war for starting war incorrectly, it was incorrectly, it was going to happen going to happen anywayanyway