French and Indian War Notes

The French and Indian War was fought between the Colonists and the British vs the French and Native Americans. The French and Indian War was caused by:1.) Land: Both France and Britain wanted control of the valuable Ohio River Valley.2.) People: British colonists moved into the region, which disrupted trade between Natives French.3.) Conflict: The war in the Americas is just one of several wars between France Britain. Effect #1The Treaty of Paris (1763)-Ends the War-France relinquishes all land in North America-Everything east of the Mississippi River now belongs to Britain-Natives lose their ally and trading partner Effect #2The Proclamation of 1763-Colonists are not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.-Britain fears sparking another war with the natives (a big no-no after just spending a lot of resources to fight a war).-Colonists are furious they cannot move west into the land they just fought for. Effect #3Debt-Great Britain is saddled with a huge war debt from fighting the FI War (paying for weapons and soldiers is expensive!)-British Parliament begins taxing colonies to repay the debt incurred. Effect #4Colonist Unite-At outset of FI War, Ben Franklin leads Albany Congress to unite colonists to “Join, or Die” against the French-Colonists learn guerrilla warfare tactics used by natives and French-Colonists learn to fight as one!