How did the thirteen colonies help great britain during the french and indian war?
The British victory in the French and Indian War had a great impact on the British Empire. Firstly, it meant a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. All these factors combined to persuade many English leaders that the colonies needed a major reorganization and that the central authority should be in London. The English leaders set in motion plans to give London more control over the government of the colonies and these plans were eventually a big part of the colonial resentment towards British imperial policies that led to the American Revolution. Show
The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. First of all, the colonists had learned to unite against a common foe. Before the war, the thirteen colonies had found almost no common ground and they coexisted in mutual distrust. But now thay had seen that together they could be a power to be reckoned with. And the next common foe would be Britain. With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. But The English government decided otherwise. To induce a controlled population movement, they issued a Royal Proclamation that prohibited settlement west of the line drawn along the crest of the Alleghenny mountains and to enforce that meassure they authorized a permanent army of 10,000 regulars (paid for by taxes gathered from the colonies; most importantly the "Sugar Act" and the "Stamp Act"). This infuriated the Americans who, after having been held back by the French, now saw themselves stopped by the British in their surge west. For the Indians of the Ohio Valley, the third major party in the French and Indian War, the British victory was disastrous. Those tribes that had allied themselves with the French had earned the enmity of the victorious English. The Iroquois Confederacy, which had allied themselves with Britain, fared only slightly better. The alliance quickly unraveled and the Confederacy began to crumble from within. The Iroquois continued to contest the English for control of the Ohio Valley for another fifty years; but they were never again in a position to deal with their white rivals on terms of military or political equality. The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did the War Set the Stage for the American Revolution? - Unit 6Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth GradeSubject:Literacy and Language Arts,Social StudiesLesson Duration:60 MinutesCommon Core Standards:6-8.RH.1, 6-8.RH.2, 6-8.RH.4, 6-8.RH.6, 6-8.RH.8, 3.RI.1, 3.RI.2, 3.RI.3, 3.RI.6, 4.RI.1, 4.RI.2, 4.RI.3, 4.RI.8, 5.RI.1, 5.RI.2, 5.RI.4, 5.RI.8State Standards:National History Standards: K-4 Topic 2: 3B, 3D, 3E; K-4 Topic 3: 4A, 4B, 4C; US Era 2: 1AB, 2A; US Era 3: 1A, 1C; World Era 6: 4AAdditional Standards:Many more C3 standards can apply to higher grade levels.The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards D2.Geo.7.3-5 D2.Geo.6.3-5. D2.Geo.2.3-5. D2.Eco.14.3-5.Thinking Skills:Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience. Essential QuestionGuiding Questions: How did the French and Indian War set the stage for the American Revolution? What experience had the colonists gained? How had the political situation changed? ObjectiveStudent Objectives: Students will… Background“How Did the War Set the Stage for the American Revolution?” is Unit 6 of the Teacher’s Education Kit “The French and Indian War: 1754-1763” has the students read a student reading that teaches four ways the French and Indian War set the stage for the American Revolution. The students also learn about the “Join or Die” logo. Critical Content: At the end of the French and Indian War the British had a huge new empire to manage and a huge debt. To help pay for the soldiers stationed in North America the British Parliament began to tax the colonists. Upset with the taxes and other changes the colonist revolted. Many British colonists had gained military experience during
the French and Indian War. Also the French join the colonists during the American Revolution partly to get revenge on the British, after losing the French and Indian War. When the Americans won the American Revolution new and drastically different leaders began to set the policies for how to interact with the American Indians. See the “Related Lessons and Educational Materials” section for links to the other units in the teacher’s guide. PreparationPrint handouts for students. Project or print the map. MaterialsThe downloaded lesson plan includes and introduction (p 83), teacher instructions (p 84 and p 88), and the activity worksheets (p 85-86 and p 89). Download Lesson Plan- How Did the War Set the Stage For the American Revolution? The teacher background gives the teacher the information needed to teach all the lessons in this curriculum. Download Teacher Background This map will help the students understand the three cultures involved in the war and their geographical locations. Download Map Lesson Hook/PreviewAfter the French and Indian War had ended the British government decided to tax the American colonies making the Americans angry. Some of the people wanted to break away from the British government. The French and Indian War had taught the colonists a lot and they were ready. The 13 colonies banded together, signed the Declaration of Independence, started the Revolutionary War and eventually they were free to form their own new government. The forming of the United States is very important to our history and the French and Indian War had set the stage for it to happen. ProcedureLesson Plan: The French and Indian War Sets the Stage for the American Revolution VocabularyRevolution - An uprising by the people to change the system of government. Assessment MaterialsAnswers: Lesson plan: The French and Indian War Sets the Stage for the American Revolution Lesson plan: Join or Die Supports for Struggling LearnersThe teacher can read the student reading to the struggling learners, or put the students in groups where one student reads the material aloud. Enrichment ActivitiesHave the students make a list of generals in the Revolutionary War. Then have them research if they fought in the French and Indian War. Additional ResourcesFort Necessity National Battlefield web site A Charming Field for an Encounter the park's handbook Becoming George Washington a curriculum about George Washington in the French and Indian War Related Lessons or Education Materials“The French and Indian War 1754-1763” Teacher’s Education Kit is broken into eight units and a Teacher Background section. Units 1 - 6 chronologically follow the war from start to finish, including how the war set the stage for the American Revolution. Links to the other units: Unit 1: Who Were the People Involved? Unit 2: What Were They Fighting For? Unit 3: How Did the Conflict Begin? (This includes two lessons on George Washington) Unit 4: How Did the War Progress? Unit 5: How Did the Conflict End? What Were the Consequences? Unit 6: How Did the French and Indian War Set the Stage for the American Revolution? Unit 7: Biography Cards (there are nine American Indian, nine French, nine British biographies) Unit 8: Primary Documents and Artifacts Introduction French and Indian War Historic Sites in Western Pennsylvania Contact InformationEmail us about this lesson plan |