together to defeat France. His proposal was French & Indian War called the Albany Plan of Union where each Information Sheet colony would still have its own government but would be united under a central government to decide on important issues together. The colonial governments In the and France had 1750’s, Britain rejected it. They did not want to lose their colonies in North America. Both the British power to a central government. and the French were competing for control of a valuable area called the Ohio River In 1759, Britain sent more soldiers to North Valley. This area was a great location for America and captured Quebec, the capitol fur trading with Native Americans who lived of New France. This signaled the defeat of there. In an effort to protect their trade with the French and in 1763, Britain and France Native Americans, the French built forts in ended the war and signed the of Treaty the Ohio Valley on land claimed by the Paris of 1763. France was forced to give colony of Virginia. When the French Britain control of Canada and most of the refused to give up their forts in 1754, land east of the Mississippi River which George Washington led an army against made England the dominant country in the French. He was defeated, and soon North America. after Britain declared war on France. Most Native Americans in the region were In addition to becoming the dominant allies of the French because the French traded country in North America, England also with them, but did not settle on their land acquired heavy debts from the French & like the British. Indian War. Because of these debts, the British Parliament passed several policies In 1754, a of the British colonies congress that taxed the American Colonies in an met in Albany, New York to discuss how to effort to pay those debts. These policies overcome the French. Benjamin Franklin angered many colonists and created much thought it best for the colonies to work tension between England and the Colonies French & Indian War Debrief Activity What two major countries were involved in the French & Indian War and why were they fighting?
French & Indian War Information Sheet In the 1750’s, Britain and France had colonies in North America. Both the British and the French were competing for control of a valuable area called the Ohio River Valley. This area was a great location for fur trading with Native Americans who lived there. In an effort to protect their trade with Native Americans, the French built forts in the Ohio Valley on land claimed by the colony of Virginia. When the French refused to give up their forts in 1754, George Washington led an army against the French. He was defeated, and soon after Britain declared war on France. Most Native Americans in the region were allies of the French because the French traded with them, but did not settle on their land like the British. In 1754, a congress of the British colonies met in Albany, New York to discuss how to overcome the French. Benjamin Franklin thought it best for the colonies to work together to defeat France. His proposal was called the Albany Plan of Union where each colony would still have its own government but would be united under a central government to decide on important issues together. The colonial governments rejected it. They did not want to lose their power to a central government. In 1759, Britain sent more soldiers to North America and captured Quebec, the capitol of New France. This signaled the defeat of the French and in 1763, Britain and France ended the war and signed the Treaty of Paris of 1763. France was forced to give Britain control of Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi River which made England the dominant country in North America. In addition to becoming the dominant country in North America, England also acquired heavy debts from the French & Indian War. Because of these debts, the British Parliament passed several policies that taxed the American Colonies in an effort to pay those debts. These policies angered many colonists and created much tension between England and the Colonies French & Indian War Debrief Activity What two major countries were involved in the French & Indian War and why were they fighting?
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