Colonial America and the French and Indian War

Why were colonists happy living under British rule in the 1600s and early 1700s?

• They had complete freedom from all rules

• They were safe, had a strong economy from trade, and could make their own laws

• They didn’t have to trade with anyone

• Britain gave them gold and treasure

What land did Britain and France fight over that led to the French and Indian War?

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

Why did Britain and France argue over the Ohio River Valley?

• It was good for farming

• It had mountains they wanted to climb

• It gave easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and trade

• It had lots of gold mines

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• The colonists and Native Americans

• The French and British (with Native Americans siding with the French and colonists with the British)

• The Spanish and the British

• The colonists and the British

Who won the French and Indian War?

• The French

• The Native Americans

• The British

• The Spanish

What did the Treaty of Paris (1763) accomplish?

• It started the war again

• France gained more land in North America

• It ended the French and Indian War, France lost land, Britain doubled its land, and Spain took land further west

• Britain gave land back to France

What were some major issues after the French and Indian War?

• Native Americans had no land, Native Americans fought colonists, and Britain was in debt

• Britain and France became best friends

• Colonists wanted to go back to Europe

• The colonists stopped trading

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• A rule that allowed colonists to move west

• A law that forbade colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• A tax on sugar

• A peace treaty with Native Americans

How did Britain plan to raise money after the French and Indian War?

• Selling land to colonists

• Asking France for help

• Creating taxes and acts like the tea act, sugar act, and stamp act

• Printing more money

How were the "Intolerable Acts" different from other acts?

• They were meant to help colonists make more money

• They were designed to punish colonists for rebelling, while other acts were made to raise money

• They were friendly rules

• They were trade agreements with France