Albany Conf. : June 1754 :
Albany Conf. : June 1754 Tensions over Ohio Valley
- Brit. Meets w/ Iroquois
- Colonists send reps.
- Outcomes: Iroq. Neutral (temp)
Brits. Est. 1 supreme commander
**Albany Plan of Union:
Ben Franklin- suggests Fed. Gov
***Shows thinking abt uniting
French & Indian War: 1754 - 1763 :
French & Indian War: 1754 - 1763 Issues- French forts
Fort Duquesne
Washington &
“Great Meadow” or
“Jumonville’s Glen”
French & Ind. continued :
French & Ind. continued Fort Neccessity
Washington’s surrender
1755: Gen. Edward Braddock Arrives
- Heads for Ft. Duquesne
- Not worried abt natives
- Gets killed
Outcomes:
Washington saves day
Ind. Motivated attack Brit. settlements
1756- :
1756- 7 Years War– Britain & Prussia vs. France, Austria, & Russia
Turning Point:
- William Pitt– Prime Min. focuses on attacking
Fr. Colonies; Br. Fleet stops Fr. To N. Am.
- Iroquois: encourage Delaware Indians to stop fighting
1758 :
1758 French loosing- burn Ft. Duquesne & flee
British build Ft. Pitt
British take Quebec– beginning of the end.
1763: Treaty of Paris—basically eliminates French power in N. Amer.
Important outcomes of Fr. & In. War :
Important outcomes of Fr. & In. War France looses power in N.A.
War = British debt
Britain taxes colonists to pay for war
Colonists recognize need for unity!!
Fighting experience for Washington