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• Read the “Analyzing a Political Cartoon” Handout

• Use Do Now Slot #1 to analyze this cartoon– Follow the three

analysis steps at the end of the handout

Day 10 Opening Task/Question

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• Analyze the causes of the French and Indian War

• Identify the spark that starts the French and Indian War

• Evaluate the first years of the French and Indian War

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• Evaluate how GB wins the French & Indian War• Analyze the ESP effects of the French & Indian War

on American society and American-British relations

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1. War of the Grand Alliance (1688-1697)– AKA King William’s War

2. War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714)– AKA Queen Anne’s War

3. War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748)– AKA King George’s War

4. 7 Years War (1756-1763)– AKA French and Indian War

Always GB (& allies) vs France (& allies)

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3. 1754 - 1763

4. Opponents…

5. How did each country settle their land?

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• One of the first political cartoons in US history is made

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• You and the partner next to you are to analyze the cartoon by answering the two questions provided.

• Use the space around the cartoon to write comments and analysis.

• Make sure you and your partner have different colored pens.

• Draw arrows between comments, so that the flow of the discussion is displayed. No arrows = Partial Credit

• Only one person can write at a time

1. What important details do you notice in this cartoon? What do they mean? Why are they included?

2. What “idea” is this cartoon a metaphor for? How does the cartoon display the “idea?”

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• What is the plan?• What was it based on?

• Why was it rejected?• Why is it important?

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3. 1754 - 1763

4. Opponents…

5. How did each country settle their land?

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• French

• British

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• Land (specifically?)• Beaver fur trade monopoly

– Why?– w/whom?

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• 1754…GW is ambushed

• 1755, Braddock Expedition

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• Almost gets shot• 2 horses get shot

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Behind me is the fort (& eventual city) that GB wanted…

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One major reason why?

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• Prime Minister William Pitt (elder) took control of army in 1757– GB takes French fort

Duquesne and names it?

• Financed war (2 ways)– Borrowed $$$– Taxed…

• Creates 2 new policies w/colonies

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1. Impressment– British Gov

forced colonists to join the army and navy…

2. Take stuff– Supplies from

colonists– Lodging…

Will we pay the colonists back?

What are we upset about?

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• GB eases off the colonists– If British take supplies

or stay in colonist’s home…

– Who will recruit soldiers in the colonies?

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• Take French fort one after another

• Push French North to Canada to…

• Take Quebec in 1759

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• Between GB, France and Spain

• Map of North America before the French & Indian War

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• Map of North America after F&I War

• What do you see?

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• Native Americans (Wabanaki) who joined the French

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• France = • We will/must get REVENGE!!

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• – Gain

important land…• Ohio &

Caribbean

• too!– GB has

a major problem now

– GB is angry with someone…

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• GB felt colonists didn’t fight well (that’s not what we thought )

• GB felt colonists didn’t give much $$$ contribution to war

• GB felt colonists were sneaky…– Traded with French during

the war (parents analogy)

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• Why be worried?– Friction

between…– Who is

taking/losing power in the colonies?

• GB army = overrated

• Excited too…

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• Needs $$$ from all of these wars

• Who will resist taxes after the F&I War? (why?)

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• Can’t rule colonies so casually anymore– no more following

this policy…• Will this be easy to do

to the colonists?

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• Needs $$$ from all of these wars

• Who will resist taxes after the F&I War? (why?)

• Where do you go for $$$ now?

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