The French and Indian War

By Ethano123678

  • French to move from the Ohio River Valley

    1753: 21-year-old George Washington sent by lieutenant governor Dinwiddie to tell French to move from Ohio river valley -French unmoving

  • Reinforce Virginia Fort

    1754: Dinwiddie sent Washington to reinforce Virginian fort-150 Virginians encountered 600 French and 100 Indians, quickly built fort necessity

  • General Braddock With 1,850 Troops

    February 1755: General Edward Braddock arrived with 1,400 troops, joined with 450 militia troops

  • March of Fort Duquesne

    April 1755: began march to Fort Duquesne

  • Governor Shirley

    Governor Shirley was fearful that French settlers in Nova Scotia would side with France in any confrontation, so he expelled them to many British colonies

  • Fighting between French and Great Britain spreads to Europe

    1756: fighting between Great Britain and France spreads to Europe.

  • Formally Declaring War

    In 1756 the British formally declared war (marking the official beginning of the Seven Years’ War), but they still faced the same problems even with their new leader in America, Lord Loudon, and made little ground in their fight with the French and their Indian allies.

  • Tides Turning

    The tide turned in 1757 because William Pitt saw the colonial conflicts as a major point in building a huge British empire. He paid Prussia to attack in Europe by borrowing money. he reimbursed the colonies for raising troops in North America.

  • Capturing Dunquesne

    In September 1758, General John Forbes captured Fort Duquesne for the British, they built what they called Fort Pitt on the site and that gave them a key stronghold near what we call Canada today.

  • British first Great Victory

    In July 1758, the British won their first great victory at Louisbourg, near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.

  • Wolfe defeats Montcalm

    1759: General James Wolfe defeated General Louis Joseph Montcalm (Marquis de Montcalm)

  • French's Last Foothold

    With the fall of Montreal in September 1760, the French lost their last foothold in Canada.

  • Spain joins France

    1761: Spain joined forces with France

  • Treaty of Paris

    The French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in February 1763.

  • Claiming Land for Britain

    Great Britain claimed lands east of Mississippi, including Florida from Spain.