In this activity, students examine the rivalry between the French and English. They consider events in Europe as well as North America. Photocopy Appendix 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 2.3. Using a variety of texts, students work in pairs to list of the reasons why Britain and France were rivals.
Students compose a note describing the rivalry between the two European powers.
Using a variety of text, photos, and documents, pairs of students design and complete a comparison of British and French colonization in North America. Make sure students understand that the rivalry between the French and English was not only evident in North America but this conflict could be considered a world war. Students complete French and British Rivalry , Appendix 4.2. The organizer will help students realize that this rivalry was a world wide conflict. In groups of four, using a wide variety of resources, students create a calendar of events for the Seven Years' War, beginning in 1756 and ending in 1763.