Chapter 4, Lesson 4

Chapter 4, Lesson 4

The French and Indian War Begins

Open Ended

What is one thing you remember from social studies yesterday?

Multiple Choice

Did the British let the colonists trade with whoever they wanted?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Did the colonists like the fact that the British were telling them what to do?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Who fought in the Seven Years' War?

• The British vs. The French and Indians

• Spain vs. the French

Multiple Choice

How long was the Seven Years' War?

• 3 years

• 7 years

• 11 years

Poll

How are you feeling about the chapter so far? (On a scale of 1-5)

• 1

  (I'm not feeling very good about the chapter so far)

• 2

• 3

  (I'm about 50-50)

• 4

• 5

  (I'm feeling great about the chapter so far)

The War Begins

• The British had very little respect for the American Indians as warriors

• George Washington advised the British to take the Indians more seriously

• His advice was not listened to

The French and Indian War

• The British and the French, who fought alongside the Indians, began fighting over the Ohio Valley

• Early on, the British and Colonial armies were dealt a huge blow at Fort Duquense

• Many people were killed at this battle

• George Washington gathered the survivors and struggled back to safety

The French and Indian War

• The British continued to lose several more battles with the French

• The Colonists saw this and began to lose faith in the British army

• Many of them wanted to fight their own war, without the British giving them orders

• Many colonists were beginning to start thinking about independence from Britain

The French and Indian War

• King George II knew that France might win the war

• If this happened, France would claim all the land up until the Mississippi River

• He needed to make some changes

• A man named William Pitt was brought in as Prime Minister and Secretary of State of Great Britain

William Pitt

• Pitt offered words of encouragement to the colonists

• He sent many supplies and troops to the colonists

• Together, they formed an army of 50,000 soldiers

• This was more than all of the French soldiers who were in the new world

• The colonists began to regain confidence in the British, and were prepared to win the war for them

Open Ended

What is one thing that we have talked about this week that you would like to either learn more about or that you would like to go over again?