Transcript French and Indian War

French and Indian War
1754-1763
Why did the French and
Native Americans ‘team up’?
We’ll kick the British out of
the Ohio trading post at
Pickawillany and build forts
to keep the British from
moving west.
Robert Dinwiddie, the British
Governor of Virginia, wrote to
the French military leader in
Ohio:
We’ll build forts
to keep the
British from
moving west.
“Sir, the country located on the
Ohio River is so obviously the
property of the British king that I
am both surprised and hurt on
hearing that a band of French
troops is building forts on this
river.”
(p. 91 S. Studies book)
The French keep
trying to block the
British from moving
West. The French
even take over a
British trading post
“Whatever
your
and
re-name
it
“Ft.
instructions may be, I
also have
mine, which
Duquesne”
(doo
are: to remain here by
orders of my general.”
KAYN).
The French kicked the British
out of Pickawillany, built forts
to keep the British from
We’ll find
out took over a
moving west,
and
tomorrow!
British trading post.
What is your opinion?
1.
Pretend that you are British, French or Native
American. Write a letter that explains your opinion
about what is happening in Ohio Country. Include
SPECIFIC DETAILS from what you have learned.
(Use pages 86-89.)
2.
You can address your letter to people from your own
community or people from another community. (For
example, if you are pretending to be French, you could
write to your own French people, to the Native
Americans or the British.)
Day #2 What is your opinion?
1.
Pretend that you are British, French or Native
American. Write a letter that explains your opinion
about what is happening in Ohio Country. Include
SPECIFIC DETAILS from what you have learned.
(Use pages 86-89.)
2.
You can address your letter to people from your own
community or people from another community. (For
example, if you are pretending to be French, you could
write to your own French people, to the Native
Americans or the British.)
Day #3
• Review first four slides. Continue with slide
#8.
Enter: 22-year-old George Washington
1.) Dinwiddie
sent George
Washington and
troops to Ft.
Duquesne to
fight.
2.) They lost the
fight and built a
fort nearby.
George
Washington
named it:
“Ft. Necessity”
Look at the map on
page 91 in your
Social Studies text
book.
After years of fighting between the
French and British. . . .
• French and British leaders met to sign a
peace treaty.
Even though the French and British
signed a peace treaty, who was
going to ‘have peace’? Pontiac, an
Ottawa Chief, saw a problem.
“It is important for us, my
brothers, that we exterminate
[wipe out] from our lands this
nation [Great Britain] which
seeks only to destroy us.”
Pontiac persuaded some Mingo,
Miami, Delaware and Shawnee to
join him.
They attacked the British forts in
Ohio Country.
Henry Bouquet was sent
to protect Ohio country.
The Native Americans
gave up.
We’ll find out
tomorrow!
Everybody Read To Find Out. . .
Read pages 90-91. Answer these
questions:
1) Explain how many of the Native
Americans felt about the British after the
French and Indian war.
2) Explain what happened after Pontiac
attacked British Forts. Be specific and
detailed.
Day #4 What happened next?
Read pages 92-93
1) Describe what the British leaders did to
try to keep peace with the Native
Americans.
2) Make a prediction: What do you think
would have happened if the French
would have won the war? Support your
prediction with reasons, facts and
examples.