theodd1sout: BOY WERE THEY WRONG!

                Today in Western Civilization (Not Human Geography. Different, right?) we started a PowerPoint on Western Civilization. I think I’m seeing a theme here. What’s really funny is our new class is composed of the same kids with the same teacher and we’re in the same classroom. The first slide on the PowerPoint had two vocabulary words, ally; a nation that joins with other nations for the same cause, and cede; to surrender something. The next slide summarized what was going on at the time, where Britain had just settled the new land known as America, and the French were going to cut them off by settling in the Ohio River Valley. The British were settling in places that the French were also settling in or had already settled in. This caused MORE conflict (as the two nations were already rivals) between the two nations. The French were already friends with the local natives, trading with them and respecting each other’s rights, existing in harmony. The Indians sided with the French, and a war started between the two groups. This war began in 1745, with Britain using their standard frontal assaults with uniformed armies of many. The French played more towards strategical guerilla warfare, using the tricks that the Indians taught them and fighting with camouflage and surprise attacks. The British won in the end due to superior forces, and the French left the area. British officially owned the Ohio River Valley in 1763. The next slide had more vocab on it, containing the words proclamation; and official government announcement, representative; a person representing others, repeal; to revoke or annul something, declaration; a public statement, and revolution; a sudden complete change of government. The next couple slides were about proclamations that the king (King George III) made, but we only got through one of them. This slide was about the Proclamation of 1763. This Proclamation basically stated that nobody could settle in the Ohio River Valley, because Britain was afraid that everyone who moved farther away would be less responsive to Britain’s laws and not buy British products. Guess what? No one listened. Good job Britain. On an off-hand note, my friend got me into this YouTuber who does comics and I thought it was related to history I would show it to you (Mr. Schick). Here’s the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcNTEyEqxH0