AP US History AMSCO Guided Notes
3.2: The Seven Years' War
AMSCO Guided Notes
AP US History Guided Notes
AMSCO 3.2 - The Seven Years' War
Learning Objectives
- Explain the causes and effects of the Seven Years' War (the French and Indian War)
I. Empires at War, 1689-1763
1. What were the main stakes and geographic scope of the wars between Great Britain, France, and Spain in the late 17th and 18th centuries?
A. The First Three Wars
1. What were the outcomes of King William's War and Queen Anne's War for British colonial possessions?
2. Why were New Englanders angry about the results of King George's War despite their military success?
B. The Decisive Conflict
1. How did the population and economic importance of British and French colonies differ by 1754?
2. What was the Seven Years' War called in North America and when did it occur?
II. Beginning of the War
1. Why did the French build a chain of forts in the Ohio River Valley and how did Britain respond?
2. What were the early military outcomes of the war for the British and what caused their defeats?
III. The Albany Plan of Union
1. What did Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union propose and why did the colonies reject it?
2. Why was the Albany congress significant despite the failure of the plan?
IV. British Victory
1. What military strategy did Prime Minister William Pitt pursue and what were the key British victories?
2. What territorial changes resulted from the Peace of Paris in 1763?
V. Immediate Effects of the War
1. What were the major consequences of British victory for European power in North America?
A. The British View of the War
1. How did the British view colonial military performance and what concerns did they have about colonial defense?
B. The Colonial View of the War
1. How did colonists view their own military performance and what did they think of British troops and tactics?
VI. Reorganization of the British Empire
1. What was salutary neglect and how did British colonial policy change after the Seven Years' War?
2. Why did the British government want the American colonies to bear more of the cost of maintaining the empire?
A. Pontiac's Rebellion
1. What caused Pontiac's Rebellion and how did the British respond to it?
B. Proclamation of 1763
1. What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit and why did colonists react with anger?
C. Growing British-Colonial Tensions
1. How did differing views of the war and changes in British imperial policy create conflict between Britain and the colonies?
Key Terms
Seven Years' War
George Washington
Edward Braddock
Albany Plan of Union (1754)
Peace of Paris (1763)
salutary neglect
Pontiac's Rebellion
Proclamation of 1763