Historian William M. Fowler, Jr., in Empires at War: The French and Indian Struggle for North America, 1754-1763, wrote:
“The war pitted the world’s two superpowers, France and England, against each other in a titanic struggle for imperial domination. It was a competition to determine who would dominate the other continents of the world.” ULO 4: Examine the relationship between the European settlers and American Indians during the 17th century.
ULO 6: Examine the economic development of the American colonies prior to 1775.
ULO 7: Discuss the progress of colonial assemblies and explain the characteristics of representative government in colonial America.
ULO 8: Evaluate the causes and consequences of the Seven Years War/French and Indian War.
Directions
Based on all materials examined:
1. Select a personality (e.g., soldier, officer, Native American, farm wife and etc.) that would have been affected by the events of war
2. Write a 400-500 word editorial, to be published in The Weekly Post-Boy newspaper, discussing one of the following characteristics—economic, political, geography, Native American relations, military, or social—related to your personality’s experiences related to the war.