Who Was Involved?
About how many Native Americans were living in the Ohio River Valley at the start of the conflict?
3,000 - 4,000
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
French and English settlers both claimed the same land in the Ohio River Valley
"As long as men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in a condition known as 'war'; and it is a war of every man against every man"
Who wrote this quote and what does it mean?
Thomas Hobbes
Without government human kind will live in a state of nature - where everyone is always fighting everyone else for what they have.
What is Debt?
Debt is money owed by another party to another.
At the End of the Conflict a settlement was negotiated. What was the settlement named and who was involved in the negotiations.
Treaty of Paris 1763
Great Britain, France, and Spain
Native American Tribes and British Colonists were not involved in the negotiations
Why did Native American Tribes join in the conflict in the Ohio River Valley? What did they want as a result of their involvement?
They wanted to continue their way of life. To be able to live off the land without it being taken from them by others. They also wanted to continue trade with European traders.
What type of education did George Washington receive? What did he think of this education?
He received a local public education supported by private tutors. He was aware that this education kept him behind his college-educated peers later in life.
List 3 different types of Government what type of leader each would have.
Monarchy - King or Queen - 1 Ruler
Dictator - 1 Ruler - Total Control
Democracy - Power to the People
Oligarchy - Rule by a Few
Theocracy - Religious Rule
Anarchy - No One Rules - Chaos
What is Interest?
Interest is the price that you pay to borrow money.
What did the British generate after fighting this war in North America and around the globe. How much?
Debt
140 Million Pounds (British Currency)
What side did Native American Tribes fight for? The British or The French?
Native American Tribes fought for both sides during the French and Indian War, depending on what each Native nation thought was best for their people.
What was George Washington's first job at age 17? What were some of the skills that George Washington developed from this career?
Land Surveyor
Some skills - Map Making - Knowledge of Terrain and Area West of Appalachian Mountains - Accumulated Wealth through Land Speculating (Buying and Selling Land)
What are Natural Rights?
The right to life, liberty, and property, which no government may take away
What is Government?
Government is the system of rules and the people who make and administer them by which a country, organization, or people is controlled or regulated.
What area did the British receive from the Treaty of Paris?
All French territory in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans and its surroundings.
What kind of relationship did French traders have with Native American Tribes? What aspect of their settlement plans helped establish this type of relationship?
For the most part they saw Native Americans as partners and allies.
The French did not plan to settle the Ohio River Valley. They were just interested in trade.
What, if anything, was George Washington's reward for serving along side the British in the French and Indian War? How did that make him feel?
Washington was denied a royal commission (promotion). This was devastating to George Washington, as he viewed this as his opportunity to move up in society.
In the 1750's Great Britain was led by what individual and under what type of government?
The country was led by King George III
Monarchy
From your notes - Define a Social Contract
An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as government protects their natural rights.
What was the British response to continued fighting after the Treaty of Paris 1763?
Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 followed the Appalachian Mountains providing a boundary preventing colonial settlement west of the line.
Why did the British want control of the Ohio River Valley?
More area for their colonists to farm. Increased opportunity for trade of manufactured goods. More land to sell to colonists.
What were the geographic qualities that made the Ohio River Valley appealing to Native American Tribes, French Traders, the British, and the British Colonists?
The Ohio River Valley was an area that had plentiful hunting grounds, rich farmland that surrounded the Ohio River, waterway access to the Atlantic Ocean through the Mississippi River to the South and the Saint Lawrence River to the North, and natural protection from the Appalachian Mountains to the East.
What type of Government is found in the United States today? Be Specific. Define it for full credit.
Representative Democracy - Decisions are made by elected official. Government can be voted out or changed if people are not happy.
Native American Tribes were upset that their sovereignty wasn't recognized. What is sovereignty?
Sovereignty is a Nation's right to rule itself. Native American Tribes were upset that they weren't recognized as a country or self-governing state.
Native American Tribes were unhappy after the Treaty of Paris. What was their response?
Pontiac's Rebellion
The Native American Tribes were unhappy with their treatment. Their response was to continue fighting to protect and preserve their way of life.