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First Blood of the French and Indian War
May 1754:Washington leads 150 Virginians to victory over a French exploratory party. -
Albany Congress
June/July 154: Albany Congress approves Franklin's Plan of the Union-but not all colonies accept it. -
Fort Necessity
July 1754:Washington surrenders Fort Necessity. -
Braddock expedition
July 1755: Braddock & his English & colonial forces are defeated by French &and Indiansat Fort Duquesne. -
Battle of Lake George
September 1755: Johnson & hendrick triumph at Lake George. -
Acadian Expulsion
October 1755: 6,000 Acadians are expelled from Nova Scotia after refusing to swear loyaity to britain. -
War is declared
May 1756 The English declair war on the french in Europe, where the war is called the Seven Years War. -
Siege of Louisbourg
General Jeffrey Amherst captures louisbourg. -
Battle of Fort Niagra
Johnson's English soldiers & Iroquois Indians capture Fort Niagara. -
Battle of Quebec
September 1759: the English win the battle of Quebec. Wolfe and Montcalm are killed. -
The End of the War
February 1763: Treaty of Paris ends the french and Indian War.