French and Indian War 1 I. Four Empire Building nations had claims in North America.

A. __________________B. Great Britain (England)C. __________________D. Spain

The WestD. Russia

1. Had Fur trading posts from ____________through modern-day ______________along the Pacific coast

 B. Spain

1. claimed a large part of the Southwesta. included Mexico, parts of present-day New Mexico,

_____________, Texas, and _________________2. Islands in the Caribbean3. _____________________

Russia

AlaskaCanada

Arizona California

Florida

France

III. French ClaimsA. New France

1. lay north and west of the English colonies, on the Atlantic coast and inland along the St. Lawrence river.

B. Land along the _________________River Valley.C. Land along the _______________River Valley.

1. made up parts of modern-day Ohio, Kentucky, ______________, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and_____________________.

2. originally settled by fur trappers in the early 1700’s

IV. British ClaimsA. 13 Colonies

1. laid along the east coast of present-day United States.2. Made up of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut,

_________________, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, ________________, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

MississippiOhio

IndianaIllinois

Rhode IslandVirginia

B. The Ohio River Valley1. made up parts of modern-day Ohio, _____________, Indiana,

Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Illinois.2. 1740’s trappers from Pennsylvania and

________________crossed into the valley.3. Pioneer families from the colonies began to move west.

 V. Conflict Begins

A. Spanish and British1. border between Georgia and ________________

 B. French and British

1. Contest to be the most powerful nation in Europe had already led to 3 previous wars between Britain and France. There was no clear ___________in any of the 3 wars.a. King William’s War (1689 – 1697)b. Queen Anne’s War (1702 - 1713)c. King _______________ War (1744 – 1748)

Kentucky

Virginia

Florida

winner

George’s

2. Ohio River Valleya. British colonist wanted to move ___________b. French wanted the land because it lay between

____________and their settlements in the Mississippi River valley.

c. Native Americans Take Sidesi. British offered more and better _____________ii. French offered _______________iii. Iroquois League sided with the _________

a) six tribe league that controlled the fur trade along the ____________________river.

b) Located mostly in western New York.iv. Many other tribes side with the French.

west

Canada

goodsrespect

British

St. Lawrence