French & Indian War

Aim: Why was the French & Indian War so important to the future development of the United States?

Do Now:

1. Name the thirteen original colonies?
2. What was the name of the Mother country?

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Do Now	3-5 Min
Mini Lesson	15-20 Min
Activity	15 Min
Discussion	5-7 Min

French & Indian War

The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war.

The war was fought primarily along the frontiers between the British colonies from Virginia to Nova Scotia, and began with a dispute over the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, the site of present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The outcome was one of the most significant developments in a century of Anglo-French conflict. France ceded French Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to its ally Spain in compensation for Spain's loss to Britain of Florida. France's colonial presence north of the Caribbean was reduced to the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, confirming Britain's position as the dominant colonial power in the eastern half of North America.

The war in North America officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763.

Consequences:

The war changed economic, political, and social relations between three European powers (Britain, France, and Spain), their colonies and colonists, and the natives that inhabited the territories they claimed. France and Britain both suffered financially because of the war, with significant long-term consequences.

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint: French & Indian War

Lesson Activity: Write a paragraph

Explain how the French and Indian War could be a cause for the 13 colonies to think about independence. Think about the groups involved, the disputed land, trade, and the treaty.

Homework: Continue to work on US Map Packet