Britain, France, the Fur Trade, and the 
             Ohio River Valley
                          By the mid 1700s, Great Britain 
                          had expanded their fur trade to 
                          the west and began to claim 
                          land just west of the 
                          Appalachian Mountains.  
                          The French built  forts along the 
                          Great Lakes to protect their 
                          claim on North America
                          Both Nations claimed the Ohio 
                          River Valley as their own.
                          In 1754 France and Britain went 
                          to war over control of the 
                          territory.
                          Native American tribes sided 
                          with the French, the conflict 
                          was named the French and 
                          Indian War. 
   Impact of the French and Indian War
                        The major effect of the French 
                        and Indian War was that France 
                        lost their claim on North 
                        America.  Great Britain gained 
                        land that was once apart of 
                        New France.  In addition, they 
                        were left with a huge debt from 
                        fighting the war.
                        The lands gained by Britain 
                        were not empty, the Native 
                        Americans who occupied the 
                        lands were hostile towards 
                        British settlers.
                        In the summer of 1763, Native 
                        Americans led by their chief, 
                        Pontiac, began to raid and 
                        destroy nearly every fort west 
                        of the Appalachian Mountains.  
                        This came to be know as 
                        Pontiac’s Rebellion
     The Proclamation of 1763
                    Pontiac’s Rebellion showed King 
                    George III that defending British 
                    colonist form Indian attacks in western 
                    lands would be costly.
                    The king issued a Royal Proclamation 
                    in the fall of 1763.
                    It stated that lands west of the 
                    Appalachian were off limits.  They 
                    were not be settled by British colonist, 
                    they were to be reserved for Native 
                    American use.
                    The Proclamation angered colonist 
                    who felt they had won the right to 
                    settle those lands.  
                    Political power in America depended 
                    on land ownership, many colonist 
                    hoped to find land for themselves and 
                    for their children west of the 
                    Appalachian Mountains.  
                Complete the following:
       Events                                              Impact/Effect
       French and                                          •   Britain removed France from 
                                                               North America
                                                           •   Britain gained more territory in 
       Indian War                                              North America
                                                           •   Britain also was left with a 
                                                               huge debt from fighting the 
                                                               war
       Proclamation 
       of 1763
            A closer look at Mercantilism and 
         It’s role in the American Revolution
                                                        According the theory of Mercantilism 
                                                        European nations must own and 
                                                        control colonies in order to gain 
                                                        wealth and power.
                                                        Colonies existed for the sole purpose 
                                                        of serving the mother country.
                                                        England enforced Mercantilism 
                                                        through a series of laws to ensure 
                                                        they could profit from colonial trade 
                                                        and to make the colonies dependent 
    Navigation Acts – were a series of laws passed to enforce Mercantilism by 
                                                        on British manufactured goods.  
    restricting  colonial trade according to these rules:
    •   goods could only be shipped into and out of the colonies using British 
        ships, 
    •   certain goods could only be sold to England and no one else, 
    •   colonist were not allowed to compete with British manufacturers,
    •   colonist were not allowed to purchase goods directly from other 
        nations.