The Struggle for Freedom

1754 - 1783
- ally: a nation that joins with other nations for the same cause.
- cede: to surrender something.

Conflict between Great Britain and France
By the mid-1700s, the British were attempting to settle.

Firsties! The Native Americans! (then the French)
The French were trading partners with Native Americans, especially the Algonquin, the Iroquois, and the Huron peoples.
They headed animal furs, starting in their settlement in Quebec (Canada), and canoeing across the Great Lakes, down the Ohio River, to the Mississippi River.

But...
the French needed the British to limit their settlements to land along the Atlantic Coast.
Then they could control the water routes from the Atlantic Ocean ---> St. Lawrence Seaway --->The Great Lakes ---> Ohio River ---> Mississippi River
All along this route, the French set up forts and trading posts.
They traded fairly with the natives, and made a lot of money.
but there were not that much French (65,000) compared to British (1,000,000).

The French and Indian War
The British began to claim land that the French had named New France.
The conflict / fight / war began in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley
The French and the Indians were allies
British fighting style: marching in large groups, wearing bright red coats.
French flag, shooting from hiding places.
(tactics that were learned from the natives)
British won!!