APUSH Review: The French And Indian
(7 Years) WarEverything You Need to Know About
The French And Indian War To Succeed In APUSH
Key Ideas Before the War
O Albany Plan of Union(1754):O Purpose was to negotiate a treaty between
Iroquois and the BritishO Significance:
O “Join or Die”O COLONIAL UNITY!!!
O Did it pass?O Delegates of convention passed it, colonies and Britain
rejected it. Why?O Increase taxes by colonistsO Colonies didn’t want to surrender control
O Salutary Neglect:O Britain left colonies develop on their own, so long
as they were profitable
The WarO Causes:
O Started in 1754O George Washington sent to challenge French
expansionO Lasted from 1754 - 1763O The F & I War was part of a larger conflict, 7
Years WarO Most Natives (except Iroquois) sided with
the FrenchO British forcibly enlisted colonists and forced
colonists to provide shelter
Peace of Paris, 1763O Britain gained all French land east of
Mississippi River, save New OrleansO French gave NO and land west of
Mississippi to the Spanish
Big Ideas After the WarO Balance of Power shifts in North
AmericaO Native Americans lose a partner in
FranceO Tensions increase between Britain
and colonistsO Britain feels the colonies should
share in the responsibility of the empireO The colonists will wish to go back to
Salutary Neglect
Political Impacts of the WarO Salutary Neglect ENDS!
O Britain now takes a hands on approach to governing colonies
O King George III and new PM George Grenville O Proclamation Line of 1763
O Hoped to avoid conflict between colonists and Natives
O British troops were stationed on the borderO Colonists resent not being allowed to expand
O Colonial Resistance to the British PoliciesO Sons of LibertyO Smuggling
O Writs of Assistance, Admirality Courts
Economic Impacts of the War
O Britain is in debtO Colonists contributed little financially,
Britain began to tax the colonists and strictly enforce those taxesO End of salutary neglectO Currency ActO Stamp Act O Stamp Act Congress
O Boycotting of British GoodsO Declaratory Act
O “No Taxation Without Representation”
Social Impacts of WarOColonial soldiers viewed themselves
as equals with British soldiers, not vice versaO British viewed colonial soldiers as
inadequateO George Washington only promoted so far
OEmergence of a colonial identityOColonial Unity AGAINST the British
O Stamp Act Congress
Past Essay TopicsO 2004 DBQ: In what ways did the French
and Indian War (1754-63) alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies?
O 2012 Free Response: Analyze the effect of the French and Indian War and its aftermath on the relationship between Great Britain and the British colonies. Confine your response to the period from 1754 to 1776