Period 3: 1754-1800

British imperial attempts to reassert control

over its colonies and the colonial reaction to
these attempts produced a new American
republic, along with struggles over the new
nations social, political, and economic identity.
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Period 3: 1754-1800
The Duel for North America

Question:
Which three European Powers
lay claim to North America by the
early 18th Century?

Map: France's American Empire at Its Greatest Extent, 1700 (3.1.I.A)

French Fur Trappers circa: 1700

French and Indian Relationship

Beaver Belts Hudson Bay Company 1850

Map: Fur-Trading Posts

Huron Amerindians French Allies

Iroquois Lands and European Trade Centers, c. 15901650 British/Dutch Allies

Beaver Wars Mid-18th Century

Beaver Wars Iroquois (English/Dutch) vs. Huron Algonquin Tribes (French)

British Territory After Two Wars, 1713 Treaty of Utrecht

Salutary Neglect

The French and Indian War (1754-1763) (3.1.I.A): The Ohio Country, 17531754

Events of 17551760

Albany Congress 1754 (3.1.2.A)

Albany Congress 1754 Benjamin Franklins Cartoon

North America Before 1754

North America After 1763 (after French losses) (3.1.I.B)

Salutary Neglect OVER (3.1.I.B) Which now leads to

That awkward family moment

Question:
What does salutary neglect look
like to British Colonists post
French and Indian War?

Pontiac's Rebellion 1763 Ohio River Valley (3.1.I.C)

Settled Areas at End of French and Indian War, 1763 (3.1.I.C)

End of Salutary Neglect: (3.1.II B)

Proclamation of 1763