Colonial ConflictsChapter 6

Edict of NantesPeace and Stability

1608 Quebec & St. Lawrence RiverHuron (French) vs. Iroquois (British)

Why Not Colonize?1. Cold Canada

2. No economy\No Need3. Autocratic

4. No religious refuge

Why Colonize?1. Louis XIV

2. Beaver Fur 3. Jesuit Missionaries

4. La Salle – Detroit, New Orleans, and Illinois

France\Spain vs. EnglandKing William’s WarQueen Anne’s War

Salutary NeglectWar of Jenkin’s Ear King George’s War

Fortress of Louisbourg\St. Lawrence

Ohio River ValleyBritish West

French SouthWho’s land is it?????

Acadians - Cajuns

Fort NecessityFrench and Indian War

Seven Years WarAlbany Congress – allies and unityBen Franklin\Pennsylvania Gazette

General Braddock\Fort Duquesne\Yikes!!

William Pitt – Great Commoner\Organizer of VictoryLouisbourg – HUGE Victory

Battle of Quebec\General Wolf\#1France losesSpain Gains

Spain Exchange

Outcomes of the French Indian \ 7 Years

War1. Colonial Army – confidence, experience, & leadership

2. The British Army is human to3. British arrogance towards colonial soldiers

4. British: How can colonists not support cause??5. Colonial disunity – profit, distance, religion, ethnicity, government, disputes &

what is in it for me6. Colonial unity – campfires 7. NO FRANCE!! NO SPAIN!!!!8. No Native American politics

Pontiac’s Uprising 1763

Pontiac attacks western outpostsBlankets with smallpox

Soldiers protect the westEveryone rushes west

Proclamation of 1763 – no westKing – control the Native American situation

Colonist – not fair, we earned it, it is owed us, we are doing it!!!DON’T TALK BACK