1. French and Indian War
1754-1763
Great Britain France

2. Not the French vs. the Indians!
• The war actually was
the French and Indians
vs. Great Britain.
• The British controlled
much of the 13 original
colonies.
• The French controlled
the middle portion of
North America.

3. Can’t We All Get Along?
• So what started this war • The French didn’t want
and where did the the British in their
American colonists territory.
stand? • Both sides disagreed
• Basically, it came down over the land, and
to greed. fighting broke out.
• The British wanted to • The American colonists
control trade routes sided with the British
from the colonies into and the Indians more or
French territory. less sided with the
French.

4. Picking Sides
• The American colonists • The Indians sided with
sided with the British the French (mostly)
because most of the because they feared
colonists came from that the British would
Great Britain. steal their land.
• Think of it this way: • Some Indians helped
Great Britain was the the British so they
father, the colonists wouldn’t lose their land.
were the children. • Some Indian groups
• We needed them to stayed neutral.
protect us.

5. British Uniforms
British uniforms stood out due to their bright red coloring.

6. The British Army
• The British Army was • Their army was the
the greatest army in the biggest army in the
world. world by far.
• Their soldiers had the • They had the best
best training. strategies and tactics of
• Their soldiers had the any army.
best weapons. • They simply did not lose
• They had the best battles or wars!
commanders.

7. French Uniforms
The French wore a white and blue uniform.

8. The French Army
• The French had a large army as well.
• They were a very well trained army.
• They also had the Indians helping them out.
• Most Indians spoke French because the
French came from Canada.
• Many Indian tribes traded with the French
settlers.

9. Weapons of War
“Brown Bess”
Musket Flintlock Pistols

10. Bullets and Gun Powder
Animal Horn full of Gun Powder
Bullets

11. Firing the Musket
Pull back on the
hammer Put one bullet in
Pour in some gun
powder
Pull the trigger Use the rod to push the bullet and gun
to fire powder down the barrel of the gun

12. Not as easy as it looks!
• An experienced soldier would be able to
reload their musket in about 15 seconds.
• When in battle, a soldier was expected to
reload their musket quickly. They had about
5-8 seconds to reload.
• Since the musket only held one bullet at a
time, you had to reload after EVERY shot!

13. The Big Guns
Cannon Balls
Cannon
Cannons were devastating weapons that could fire from long
distances. Cannon balls were smaller then a bowling ball.

14. Indians
• Many Indian tribes
decided to join the
French Army because
the British Army wanted
to take their land and
cut off their supply
routes.
• The Indians fought very
aggressively and in
ways the French and
British had never seen
before.

15. Indian Weapons
Bow and Arrow
Hatchet

16. A New Way to Fight
• The European way of • The Indian way of
fighting was based fighting was much more
around honor and brutal then the
respect. Europeans way of
• Two sides faced each fighting.
other in lines or rows. • They preferred hiding in
• Each side traded shots the woods and using
at each other. surprise attacks on their
• A truce was formed enemies.
when one side gave in. • The Indians did not
believe in giving up.

17. So Which Side Won?
• Vicious fighting continued until 1763 when the
British and the American colonists pushed
back the French and the Indians.
• With the French defeated, the British and its
colonists were free to greatly expand their
territories in America.
• However, all did not end well. Soon the
American colonists would find themselves in a
conflict with its British brothers.