French and Indian War - Results

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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?

Why is the French and Indian War Important?  How does it set the colonies and the British on the road to the Revolutionary War?
What was the Albany Congress?  Why was it important?


What was the Proclamation Act of 1763?  Why is it important?

Today we are going to SOAPSTONE - Pontiac's Speech.  

It is important for us, my brothers, that we exterminate from our lands this nation which seeks only to destroy us. You see as well as I do that we can no longer supply our needs, as we have done from our brothers, the French. The English sell us goods twice as dear as the French do, and their goods do not last. Scarcely have we bought a blanket or something else to cover ourselves with before we must think of getting another; and when we wish to set out for our winter camp they do not want to give us any credit as our brothers the French do.
When I go to see the English commander and say to him that some of our comrades are dead, instead of bewailing their death, as our French brothers do, he laughs at me and at you. If I ask for anything for our sick, he refuses with the reply that he has no use for us. From all this you can well see that they are seeking our ruin. Therefore, my brothers, we must all swear their destruction and wait no longer. Nothing prevents us: They are few in numbers, and we can accomplish it.
All the nations who are our brothers attack them – why should we not strike too? Are we not men like them? Have I now shown you the wampum belts [beaded belts symbolizing an agreement or treaty] which I received from our great father, the Frenchman [King Louis XV]? He tells us to strike them. Why do we not listen to his words? What do we fear? It is time.
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Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe addressing a gathering of Ottawa, Huron, and Potawatomie Indians, May 5, 1763

SOAP the Document:  Making Primary Source Documents 
Come Clean! 
 
Source 

Who wrote the document?  

What is the author’s background/point of view?  

Whose point of view, given the topic, is 
missing?  

Do you consider the source a reliable one on this topic?  Why/why not? 

Occasion  

When was the document written?  

What does the date of the document tell you about its content? 

What other historical events were going on during this time? 

Audience  

To whom is the author writing?  

What type of document is this (diary entry, personal letter, public speech, 
etc.)?    

Does the private/public nature of the document inform you about its content 
(is the author sharing private thoughts, making a public pronouncement, 
etc.)? 

Purpose 
Why was the document written?  What is the purpose of the document?  

What is the document saying? 

Tone

What is the attitude of the speaker?