Question

reading check

1. why was william pitt successful at managing the war for britain?

mark the text

1. underline william pitt’s goals in the war with the french.

explaining

1. what event marked the turning point in the war?

drawing conclusions

1. how could the proclamation of 1763 calm the fighting between colonists and native americans?

the french and indian war
early in the war, the french were winning. they captured several british forts. their native american allies were attacking colonists along the frontier, or edges, of the colonies.
in 1757, william pitt became the leader of the british government. he was a great military planner. he decided to send more british soldiers to fight in north america. he also decided that great britain would pay the high cost of fighting the war—for now. higher taxes on colonies would pay for it later.
in north america, pitt had two goals. the first was to open the ohio river valley to the british. the second was to take over french canada.
the british had a number of victories in 1758. the first was at fort louisburg, in present - day nova scotia. they also took fort frontenac at lake ontario and fort duquesne. this they renamed fort pitt.
in september 1759, the british won a major victory. they captured quebec—the capital of new france. the following year, the british took montreal. this ended the war in north america. the war continued in europe until finally ended with the treaty of paris in 1763.
in the treaty, great britain received canada, florida, french lands east of the mississippi. french lands west of the mississippi—the louisiana territory—went to spain.
new british policies
the british now controlled the ohio river valley. they would not pay for the use of native american land and raised the price of their trade goods. worst of all, british settlers began moving west.
in 1763, pontiac, chief of an ottawa village near detroit, decided to fight back. his forces attacked british forts and killed settlers along the pennsylvania and virginia frontier. this was called pontiac’s war.
then something surprising happened in britain. king george iii ruled that colonists could not settle west of the appalachian mountains. this proclamation of 1763 was useful to the british. it calmed the fighting between colonists and native americans. it also stopped colonists from leaving their colonies on the coast, where the important markets and businesses were. britain sent thousand british troops to america to enforce the

Explanation:

1. Information is directly from the text about Pitt's strategies.
2. Goals are clearly stated in the passage.
3. The text indicates this victory as a turning - point.
4. The Proclamation's ruling is described as calming the fighting by restricting colonial settlement.

Answer:

1. He was a great military planner, sent more British soldiers to North America, and made the colonies pay for the war in the short - term.
2. First, open the Ohio River valley to the British. Second, take over French Canada.
3. The British victory in Quebec in September 1759.
4. It ruled that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, which stopped colonists from encroaching on Native American land.