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__**//The Duel For North America//**__

a.France, England, Holland-latecomers to New World b.Edict of Nantes-limited toleration to French Protestants 1598 I) Religious wars ceased c. French to Quebec in 1608 I) Friendly w/ Huron Indians II) Unfriendly w/ Iroquois d. Royal Colony I) King Louis XIV __**2) New France Fans Out**__ a.Beaver-valuable resource I) Recuited Indians II) led to more exploration of North America III) mass extinguishing of beaver b. Jesuit missionaries tried converting Indians c. Antoine Cadillac founded Detroit in 1701 d. Robert de La Salle explored Mississippi River in 1682 e. French officials blocked Spanish on Gulf of Mexico I) fortified posts in Mississippi & Lousiana a. Conflicts between European powers for control of North America I) King William's War (1689-1697) II) Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) (1) both sides recruited Indians b.Peace treaty signed at Utrecht in 1713 I) Britian recieved Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay II) British won limited trading rights in Spanish America c. War of Jenkins's Ear in 1739 between British & Spanish I) Caribbean Sea & Georgia d. Peace Treaty of 1748 gave Louisbourg to France I) enraged New Englanders a. Ohio Valley- conflict between French & British I) French needed to keep/British wanted to penetrate II) French building forts (1) Fort Duquesne b. In 1754, Washington to Ohio Valley w/ 150 VA militiamen-sparked war c. French uprooted French Acadians a."French and Indian War" (AKA Seven Years War) I) also went on in Europe II) Britian & Prussia one side/ France, Spain, Austria, Russia-other side b. In 1754 British gov. summoned intercolonial Congress in NY I) wanted to achieve colonial unity (1) Benjamin Franklin-famous "Join or Die" Snake slogan II) Needed to keep Iroquois loyal to British a. British sent General Braddock out in 1755 w/ 2000 men to capture Fort Duquesne b. Washinton & Braddock wounded c. Indians were scalping frontier from Penn. to NC d. British launched invasion of Canada in 1756 a. In 1757 Pitt became leader in London gov. I) wanted to attack Quebec-Montreal area II) dispatched expedition in 1758 against Louisbourg b. James Wolfe led successful expedition to Quebec I) French commander-Marquis de Montcalm c. Montreal fell in 1760 d. Peace settlement in Paris (1763) I) French power off North America II) French gave Mississippi Louisiana to Spain III) Spain gave FL to Britian for Cuba e. Great Britian- dominant power in N.A. (leading naval power of world) a. French Indian War boosted colonial self-esteem b. British military officers and colonists conflicted c. Intercolonial disunity had many causes I) enormous distances/ geographical barriers II) conflicting religions/ nationalities/ governments d. War began unity a. French removal from Canada boosted US spirit b. Spain still had much of Western N.A. c. Treaty of Paris dealt harsh blow to Indians I) they lost ability to play off rival European powers II) Cheif Pontiac tried to drive British out of Ohio Country (1763) (1) was crushed by biological warfare, etc. e. Colonists were exploring more of N.A. f. London gov. issued Proclamation of 1763 I) Prohibited settlement beyond Appalachians (1) to avoid Indian conflicts (2) Colonists rebelled g. Colonists craved independence even more
 * __1) France Finds a Foothold In Canada__**
 * __3) The Clash of Empires__**
 * __4) George Washington Inaugurates War With France__**
 * __5) Global War and Colonial Disunity__**
 * __6) Braddock's Blundering and Its Aftermath__**
 * __7) Pitt's Palms of Victory__**
 * __8) Restless Colonists__**
 * __9) War's Fateful Aftermath__**