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Battle of Jumonville Glen
George Washington was sent to the French colonists to tell them to leave the land. The governor assembled an army to construct a fort on the Ohio River. Washington reinforced the men and attacked the French. The 15 minute battle was won by the British, who only lost one man. -
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Albany Congress
Delegates from 7 of the colonies gathered in Albany to form an alliance with the Iroquois and to plan a united colonial defence. Ben Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union, which attempted to create a general government for the 13 colonies. However, no one approved. -
Attack on Fort Necessity
George Washington led 150 men to the start of the Ohio River to build a fort, finding that the French had built their fort, Fort Duquesne, on that exact spot. He launched a suprise attack on the French after his Native American allies informed him about the French camp. Out-numbered by 700 French soldiers and their Native American allies, Washington and his men surrendered. -
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Braddock's Defeat at Fort Duquesne
General Edward Braddock marched towards the French fort. The French and their native allies launched a suprise attack on the troops and about half of the British were either killed or injured. Braddock and Washington were both injured. -
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Massacre at Fort William Henry
The French won every battle they fought with the British, including the one at Fort William Henry. This defeat troubled English and native relationships because the Native American tribes that had sided with the British depended on the British to save them from the French, who had won this battle as well. -
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Forbes Expedition
An expedition was led by General John Forbes to capture Fort Duquesne. The French tried to either aquire supplies or ward off the British because they attacked one of the expeditions outposts, Fort Ligonier. The French abandoned and blew up Fort Duquesne as soon as the British closed in on it. -
Battle At the Plains of Abraham
This battle took place on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. The British general, General Wolfe, knew that the French general, Marquis de Montcalm, had a few soldiers on a cliff since he thought it was too hard to climb. in the morning, 4000 British troops were assembled outside the French camp, ready to fight. After the battle, both Wolfe and Montcalm were dead, but the British had won the battle. Quebec was surrendered to the British on September 18th, 1759. -
The Surrender of Governor Vaudreuil
Governor Vaudreuil, the governor of New France, surrendered to British General Almerst. They decided that the French residents who wished to remain in the colony could, with religious freedom and their own rights. The British helped nurse the French back to health, but the French soldiers that fought in the battle were returned to France and were precluded from fighting in the current war again. -
The Treaty of Paris
In 1763, France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the struggle for power in North America. Britain gained Columbia, all the French land east of the Mississippi River exept New Orleans, and Florida. France lost all of its land exept for 2 islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and its islands in the West Indies. Spain recieved all French land west of the Mississippi and New Orleans, which it added to it's empire in South America. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, spoke out against the British and lead an attack on Fort Detroit. They also attacked many more British forts, starting what was known as Pontiac's War. In October, the French informed Pontiac that they had signed the Treaty of Paris with Britain and how they couldn't help them deal with the British. This ended Pontiac's war, and the Native American tribes involved stopped fighting the British and returned home.
