Cause and Effects of French and Indian War

Who fought in the war?

• French vs. Native Americans

• French vs. British

• Colonists vs. British

Why did France and Britain want the land on the Ohio River Valley?

• to grow apples

• To trap animal for fur

• To get wood from trees

How did France make tensions with Britain worse?

• Built 3 new forts

• Took over British farms

• called British people names

What did Britain do after France built new forts?

• Back down/leave

• Start peace talks

• Send more troops to the area

Who won the French and Indian War?

• Britain

• France

Why were natives angry after the war?

• colonists kept moving west

• they missed French people

• They just were

How did Pontiac (Ottawa leader) react after the war?

• Made peace with Britain

• destroyed British forts to stop them from moving west

• opened land for colonizers in the west

After the war, who was the British colonists biggest colonizing neighbor?

• France

• Russia

• Spain