Georgia 1733

Buffer for South Carolina Haven for poor protestants.

Failure of plan Georgia’s plantation economy Further territorial expansion

Indian cessions Conflict with spain

Seven Years War (French and Indian War) 1754 (6)- 1763

Starts in America over competing land claims in Ohio valley strategic importance of region.

Britain joined with American colonial militia in attacks on French forts Led by George Washington

Mainly lost in first years of war Onset of European war distracted French

allowed GB to channel all resources to America and India and cut of naval supplies to Fr colonies.

Fall of Canada 1758-9 3-pronged attack on Canada,

through Niagara, Lake Champlain, and the St Lawrence Capture of Louisbourg, and its destruction

1759 Battle of Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City, between Wolfe and Montcalm.

Both commanders killed, but British won battle and took Quebec.

Gen. Amherst took Montreal in 1760, ended French rule in Canada.

Death of General Wolfe

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End of the War Spain entered war on French side 1761

lost territory i.e. Havana and Manila Treaty of Paris 1763

Confirmed British control of Canada. Spain exchanged Florida for Havana and

Manila France also lost control of

St Vincent, Grenada, Tobago and India to Britain

Louisiana to Spain Britain thought Spanish less of a threat

France kneels before Britannia

Before and After 1763

Floridas Britain split Florida into 2 colonies East Florida

peninsular, capitol St Augustine West Florida

panhandle as far as Mobile, capitol Pensacola Problem of depopulation

Spanish settlers left for Cuba French settlers remained numbers small, upset by establishment of Anglican

Church Most settlers from South Carolina and Georgia

tried to establish plantation economy progress minimal by time of Revolution.

Quebec Fr Canada popn of 80,000

placed under military rule 1760 Fr customs and lifestyle respected in order to induce

settlers of remain Gen Murray = ruler of Quebec, sympathetic to Fr

concerns. Quebec Act 1774, est boundaries of colony huge

includes Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana

New system of govt did not allow elected assembly as Fr catholic majority would not be allowed to vote etc.

Seen with suspicion by other colonies possible blueprint for them

Foundation of Colonies Virginia 1607 Massachusetts 1630 Maryland 1634 Connecticut 1636 Rhode Island 1638 South Carolina 1663 North Carolina 1663 New York 1664 New Jersey 1664

New Hampshire 1679 Pennsylvania 1681 Delaware 1683 Nova Scotia 1713 Newfoundland 1713 Georgia 1733 East Florida 1763 West Florida 1763 Quebec 1774

Possible new colonies

Ideas for new colonies during 1760s and 1770s. Northern part of West Florida (near Natchez) Trans-Appalachian ideas (Vandalia, Transylvania)

steady trickle of settlers in this region despite Proclamation Line limiting settlement and reserving land for Indians.

Conclusion

Britain at height of power in 1763 Controlled North America and India

Good relationship with various colonies

Potential for Britain to dominate world but seeds of destruction already sown.