1. 8-2.1— Explain the
political & economic
consequences of the
French & Indian War
on the relationship of
the S.C. colonists with
Native Americans &
England.

2. The colonies became involved in the
military & economic rivalry between the
French & English
The French & Indian War got its name
because Great Britain was fighting France
and their Indian allies.

3. The policy of mercantilism prevented the
colonies from training with anyone but their
“mother country”
The British rarely enforced the policies on
the colonies, but it’s animosity towards the
French led to wars in Europe (Seven Years
War) & North America (French & Indian
War)

4. The French & Indian War resulted in the
French moving into the Ohio River Valley
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5. Native frustrations built as more settlers
moved to the Upcountry of SC
When French fur traders moved into the
area, the English were quick to form a
treaty with the Cherokee
Cherokee thought the treaty was an
alliance with the British
British saw the treaty as an
acknowledgment of their sovereignty

6. Their 30 years of
peace was broken
during the French &
Indian War
British failed to
protect the
Cherokee from the
French and Creek
allies

7. Cherokee Warriors felt cheated by the
British after the French & Indian War, so
they took white settler’s horses
The white settlers responded by attacking
the Cherokee
The Cherokee in turn retaliated

8. The Royal Governor tried to control the
Cherokee by stopping all trade with them
and taking their peace emissaries as
hostages
Cherokee War last about 2 years & cost
many Cherokee lives
The war finally ended with a treaty that
forced the Cherokee to give up a majority
of their land and created a boundary that
divided the colony from the Cherokee
territory

9. The British won the French & Indian War
Victory resulted in the French losing all
possession in North America
Spain lost control of Florida to Great
Britain
Events of the war changed the relationship
of the colonies with Great Britain

10. During the war, Britain enforced their
mercantilist policies on the colonist
Sugar Act: to stop illegal trade with
France & to raise funds to support war
efforts
Smugglers were prosecuted in vice
admiralty courts (no jury trials)

12.  Colonists recognized
British right of
Parliament to control
trade, BUT, saw the
vice admiralty trials
as a violation of the
right to a trial by a jury
of one’s peers as
stated in the Magna
Carta and English
Common Law

13. Great Britain incurred major debt because
of the French & Indian War (Seven Years
War)
Britain believed it was the colonist’s
responsibility to pay for this debt
Led Parliament to attempt to impose other
taxes… which the colonist resisted!

14. Causes & Effects
of the French &
Indian War