Chapter 2 A City Upon A Hill

(pp 46-61) Preparing for your Opportunity

Sometimes historians refer to the French and Indian War as the First World War. Why do you think that is? Wars between the British and the French in Europe necessarily spilled over into America.(p 48) It is sometimes known as a World War because 1) it was being fought on both sides of the Atlantic, and 2) other than protecting their North American interests, England was allied with other European countries in order to defeat King Louis XIV in France. If you even came close to that answer you received credit. What factors led up to the French and Indian War? I wrote an example essay for you in the document below. Of course I dont expect you to write what I did, especially not in 10 minutes, but there are a myriad of reasons/causes that I would have given you credit for. Im always looking for understanding and I always want DETAILS not general statements! Words phrases that would have helped you: land, Ohio River Valley (economics fur trading), Washingtons assassination of Jumonville, Englands war with France in Europe, etc. What were the keys to English victory? Again see above (details, understanding). There are other reasons I would have accepted but key phrases: French had weakly protected forts and were trying to protect too much territory, French did not have a clear strategy (Louis vanity), the colonists also had Indian allies (Iroquois) who played an important role that meant that the English soldiers and the colonists and the Iroquois were fighting the French and their Indian allies, defined strategy (Pitts Quebec plan), French had problems with leadership (Governor Vaudreuil). Why was it important to the development of America? Some acceptable answers: secured needed territory, sowed seeds for later union, with the French defeated colonists did not need to rely on England heavily for defense, created a hero in George Washington, The performance and attitudes of the British soldiers made an impression on the colonial citizens. Be able to tell more about this. This referred to the passage at the top of page 58. How did the end of the French and Indian War change the relationship of England and her colonies? British patriotism, love of William Pitt, a shared common cause or vision (they were united by a common enemy), the colonists felt that had contributed to the interests of the British Empire, They expected England to acknowledge their contributions.