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By the 1750s the French had claimed most of Canada and the Great Lakes and the British had their 13 colonies along the Atlantic. -
George Washington was sent by the governor of Virginia to warn the French to stay away from the area that is Pittsburgh but the French refused. -
A plan made by Benjamin Franklin to create a more centralized colonial government. Policies were established for defense, trade, territorial expansion, and better relations between colonists and Native Americans. The plan was rejected. -
Began because British colonists wanted to expand their land west of the original colonies but it was held by the French. Also called the French and Indian war. -
The British started to send more troops and money to North America. They captured the French forts, Louisburg, Duquesne, and Frontenac. -
Colonial agreement between the British colonists and the chiefs of the Native American nations. It guaranteed the protection of Indigenous lands from colonists. -
The British defeated the French and took over the city of Quebec. The British commander, General Wolfe and the French commander, General Montcalm were killed in the battle. -
The British capture Montreal which ends the conflict in Canada. -
The last battle in North America of the Seven Years' War. The British caught the French by surprise resulting in their forces retreating and surrendering. -
Resulted in the French ceding most of its territory in North America to the British. Spain is given Louisiana and the war is ended
