AR+Chapter+6

Chapter 6 - England, France, Spain, shaped the way North America would be -  France didn’t get involved in new world right away - Found a foothold in Canada and built colonies there - The power of New France was completely under the king - New France didn’t grow very quickly, French favored the Caribbean Islands - Beaver fur trade was big business in New France - French traveled down Mississippi river to Louisiana and staked a claim - French and English fought for territory - Spain allied with France, but they couldn’t keep all of the land they wanted and were defeated - War of Jenkins’s Ear broke out between Britain and Spain - Small war in America merged with big war in Europe - France held vast holdings in America - French and British fought for control of industries - French first defeated British in Ohio - First 3 Anglo-French wars were in Europe, but French and Indian war began in America - Started off small but escalated into Seven Years’ War - Britain and Prussia vs. France, Spain, Austria, and Russia - French wasted time in Europe, couldn’t hold up in America - Colonies joined together to defeate French - Had bad organization, but began to ban together after war - Opening clashes of French and Indian War were hard on British colonists - General Braddock was sent to Virginia to capture fort Duquesne - Braddock and Washington fought but was defeated with many losses - Indians went on a killing spree from Pennsylvania to north Carolina - British invaded Canada but were defeated - British were losing horribly - William Pitt organized things and inspired British to win - Powerful expedition against Louisburg was successful, first victory - Quebec was finally captured by British - French power was thrown completely off north America - Great Britain became dominant power in North America, became leading naval power - British colonists became more confident in their military - Unity was achieved from the French and Indian War - British had removed many counties and put Indians in bad position British wanted to move west but were forbidden, set up stage for revolution