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French and Indian War Unit Plans

The links below provide everything you need to teach highly integrated and engaging lessons on the key topics of the French and Indian War. Most links lead to a main article page, where you’ll also find lesson plans, activities, and presentations. If you’re a LearnAboutAmerica.com subscriber, you can further differentiate articles, collect limited student data, create your own activities, and access additional features, including our U.S. History and Landmarks Collectors World for your children or students.

	Day 1: Causes of the French and Indian War The first lesson of our French and Indian War unit focuses on the causes of the French and Indian War, namely control of the Ohio River Valley. It contains a Power Point presentation with script, detailed lesson plan, web-based article, and several literacy and reading comprehension activities.

	Day 2: Join, or Die! This lesson explores the history, symbolism, and meaning of the iconic Join, or Die woodcut—the first political cartoon in American history. It includes a PowerPoint presentation, a detailed lesson plan, a differentiated article, multiple reading comprehension activities, a fun comparison activity linking the woodcut to modern company logos, and an online jigsaw puzzle.

	Day 3: Future Founding Fathers This lesson introduces two of the most important figures in American history: George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Each of these icons plays a role in the French and Indian War, which jumpstarts their military and political careers. This lesson focuses on their contributions to the resolution of this conflict, rather than later contributions. It includes a Power Point presentation, detailed lesson plan, and several comprehension and writing activities.

	Day 4: Battles of the French and Indian War The lesson details the important battles of the French and Indian War, including those at Fort Necessity, Louisbourg, Quebec, and many more that led to the eventual English victory. It includes a scripted Power Poin presentation, a detailed lesson plan, and an interactive battle map with online and printable scavenger hunts.

	Day 5, 6: Effects of the French and Indian War This lesson examines the major effects of the French and Indian War, including the Royal Proclamation of 1763, Pontiac’s Rebellion, and the first taxes imposed on the American colonies to help pay for the war. It includes a scripted PowerPoint presentation, a detailed and differentiated lesson plan, differentiated articles, and multiple reading comprehension and writing activities.