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Beginning in May 1754, Benjamin Franklin wanted to unify the colonial government for the war against the French. Franklin wrote in his editorial about the possible outcomes if the colonies don't unite. To emphasize his idea he also created the "emblem" in the image above. The snake was a symbol that shows all the colonies separated. The head of the snake was labeled N.E. to represent the four New England colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, which Franklin combined to emphasize the importance of unity. The other sections of the snake symbolize the divided colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

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The French and Indian War was a battle between the French and British. Native Americans in the area were split where their alliances stood. Most of them were with the French, but the Iroquois sided with the British.

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The war was started because of disputes over the land in the Ohio River Valley. They fought about whether the Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire which made it open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empire. Each of the governments wanted the land to expand into the western frontier.

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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-He led the French people in the war. His greatest victory was in Ticonderoga. Montcalm led a group of 3,800 troops and beat Britain's group of 15,000 men. This win promoted him to lieutenant general.

George Washington-He led a surprise attack on the French party in Jumonville Glen. This attack started the war. Washington helped the British take a victory in the French and Indian War.

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The Treaty of Paris created in 1763, ultimately ended the French and Indian War. France gave up all their land in North America granting the British the land and the ability to expand westward. The terms of the Treaty granted Great Britain the French Canada and Spanish Florida territory while Spain was given the French Louisiana Territory. The British Colonist began to move west and came upon more Indians who attacked the British settlers in an attempt to defend their land. As a result, the Proclamation Line established by Great Britain which prohibited settlers from settling past the Appalachian Mountains into Native Lands.

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Historians say that this is the war that made American because it affected the relationship between Great Britain and the colonists. After the Treaty of Paris was passed, the British had even more land to manage. They began initiating new policies and taxes which angered the colonists and eventually led to the American Revolution.

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Delegates from the 7 colonies adopted an agreement called the Albany Plan of Union. This was developed by Benjamin Franklin. This plan recruited troops and collected taxes from the colonies. At first the colonies rejected the plan because they were scared.

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French advantages:

highly centralized government

friendlier relationship with Natives

British advantages:

large population

better trained colonists who were fighting for their land

French disadvantages:

small army

not well trained army

British disadvantages:

13 separate colonies that each had their own government

bad relationship with most of the Natives

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The British ended up winning the French and Indian War. The French agreed on a peace treaty, the 1763 Treaty of Paris. Since the French lost, it moved them more westward. Now the British do not have to worry about fighting over land with a militia the same size as them.

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After 1757, the war began to look in favor of the British. Thanks to the new British leader, William Pitt, they began to win battles. British forces won their first major victory in Louisbourg in 1758. They continued to conquer the French until the Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1763.