European Rivals in North America

Chapter 5 – Crisis in the Colonies

Section 1 The French and Indian War

1. Who were the four countries who competed with each other for control and power around the world? ______, ______, ______, ______2. Where were the English and French territories in North America located? ______

Conflict in the Ohio Valley

1. Where did the English settlers begin to settle? Why did this anger the French? ______

2. Why was the Ohio River Valley important to the French? ______

Native Americans Choose Sides

1. Native Americans hunted and farmed in the Ohio River Valley and did not want to let the French or British have the land.

2. France had built strong alliances with the ______and ______while trapping and trading.

3. England made an alliance with the ______.

4. How did the British try to win allies among the Native Americans? ______

The French and Indian War Begins - 1754 The Sides

1. ______vs.

______

A Bold Young Leader

1. What was George Washington’s role in the French and Indian War? ______

2. He was later assigned to build a fort where the ______, ______, and ______Rivers meet.

3. This is currently the city of ______.

4. What was the problem with Washington’s assignment? Think of the French. ______

Conflict at Fort Necessity

1. Describe the conflict at Fort Necessity. ______The Albany Congress

1. Delegates from seven colonies gathered in Albany, New York for what two reasons?

a. ______

b. ______

2. Ben Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union – Plan to create “______” for the 13 colonies.

3. It called for a Grand Council of representatives who would ______, ______, and set up the ______of the colonies.

4. Why did the colonies reject this plan?

______

A String of British Defeats – Disaster for Braddock – Further British Setbacks

1. Who was General Edward Braddock? What promise did he make for the war? ______2. What mistake caused Braddock and the British to experience defeat? ______

3. Over the next two years, the British consistently lost battles to the French. The French overtook Forts Oswego and William Henry. What was the result of this losing? ______

The Tide of Battle Turns

1. In 1757, ______became the new Prime Minister of Great Britain. He made it his first goal to ______.

2. What two actions did Pitt take to improve the British’s place in the war? ______

3. In 1758, the British began to win more battles. They finally captured Fort Duquesne and renamed it ______. This eventually becomes Pittsburgh.

The Fall of New France – The Battle for Quebec

1. The British captured ______, ______, and ______.

2. British General ______was sent to capture Quebec, the capital city of New France. 3. Why was Quebec important to the French? ______

4. The city sat on the edge of the St. Lawrence River on an area called the ______. The French General ______prepared to protect the city.

5. How did the British surprise the French? ______

6. What was the result of this battle? ______

The Treaty of Paris

1. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, and brought an end to the conflict between the British and the French.

2. This marked the end of France’s time as a superpower in North America.

3. List the conditions of the treaty below.

a. ______b. ______

c. ______

d. ______