EEG+Chapter+6

o England merged with Scotland to become Great Britain in 1707. o 1598: Edict of Nantes granted limited freedom of religion. o Samuel de Champlain, the “Father of New France” finds Quebec in 1608. o French hunted the furs of beavers and other animals to make massive amounts of money. o French Jesuits tried to convert the Indians to Christianity, adding to the exploration of New France. o New France, at one point, reached from the northern end of the Hudson Bay to New Orleans on the Gulf of Mexico. o King William’s War (1689-97) and Queen Anne’s War (1701-13) lead to the French giving up most of their land in the Treaty of 1713, losing the land between Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay. o King Georges War (1744-1748) gave Louisburg back to France after New Englanders had worked so hard to take it with the Treaty of 1748. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">French-Indian War (1754-1763) was started through George Washington’s efforts to take the Ohio Valley. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Due to conflicts in Europe such as Fredrick the Great repelling forces three times his size, America was able to succeed without reinforcements from France. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Due to poor strategy, British and American forces had difficulties with battles early on. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">William Pitt became an “Organizer of Victory” as he came into power in 1757. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1758: Pitt’s forces take Louisburg after a punishing siege. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Pitt chose James Wolfe to charge Quebec. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Wolfe succeeds at the price of his life in 1759. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Montreal fell in 1760, removing Canada from French control. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Treaty of Paris (1763): <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Peace treaty of French-Indian War. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">France: <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Allowed to keep a few sugar islands. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Gave Louisiana to Spain. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Spain: <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Gave Florida to Britain. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol;">· <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Obtained the Mississippi River Area. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Colonists emerge from the war with confidence in their military power and doubts of Britain’s “invulnerability.” <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">American smugglers shipped supplies to Spanish and French colonies under false papers. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">War brought the people together, showing they were not as different as they once thought. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Indians were dealt a heavy blow between losing land, people, and allies. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Pontiac’s Uprising: last ditch effort to remove the British; it was quickly put down. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Proclamation of 1763: <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Prevented westward movement by colonists. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Meant to stall to deal with Indians. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings;">§ <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Americans took it the wrong way. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Seeds of rebellion were now set.