SS8H3a: French and Indian War

Georgia was not affected due to its dependency

on Great Britain.

Georgia's borders expanded to the Mississippi

River.

Georgia had to pay taxes to help pay off debts.

Georgia was the site of one of the bloodiest

battles.

Great Britain gained control of Canada and tried

to use Canada's tax structure on the thirteen

colonies.

France lost the Louisiana Territory and the

Southern Colonies argued with Great Britain

over claims to the newly acquired land.

To get revenge, France incited rebellion in the

colonies and enticed Spain to move into the

territories of the British colonies.

To get money to repay war debts, Great Britain

taxed the colonies on the premise that the war

had been necessary to protect the colonies from

the French.

The Indians had become Catholic.

The Indians worked for the French as guides.

The Indians negotiated treaties with the French.

The Indians were trading partners with the

French.

Georgia gained new lands, new water access for

shipping, ample farmland, and rich forests with

timber and naval stores.

Georgia gained many new settlers who were

living in the lands that were added to Georgia's

colonial boundaries.

Georgia took possession of several key French

forests, which added to the defenses of Georgia

against the Spanish.

Once the French and the Indian tribes were

defeated and no longer a threat to Georgia, the

colony prospered in a stable and peaceful

environment.

Colonist from Georgia flocked to the Mississippi

valley to settle.

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King

George III.

Georgia lost half of its land to the French.

The colonists agreed to pay extra taxes to help

the king pay off ward debts.