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New France was established in Quebec
After conflicts within France were stabilized, the country decided to make its mark within the New World. Samuel de Champlain led the establishment in Canada, which marked the beginning of the vast empire that New France was soon to become. -
Indians were admitted into the New France fur trade
Soon after the founding of New Frace, the fur trade business sky rocketed. Their number one source of pelts came from beavers. To push this business forward, the French recruited willing Indians to assist them. The fur trade was an economical boost for the French. -
King George's War breaks out
Otherwise known as the War of Jenkins's Ear, because it was started when the British Captain Jenkins got his ear sliced off by Spanish authority after limited trading rights were established between Britain and the Spanish.
The British colonies went against the allied French and Spanish by invading New France with a British fleet. The British colonies captured Louisbourg, but it was given back to the French due to the peace treaty. -
The Albany Congress was summoned
The British government called for an intercolonal congress in Albany, New York, to discuss important matters of the war. They decided that it was essential to keep friendly terms going with the Iroquis Indians since the French had a great number of Indian allies. They also discussed the immense amount of disunity among the American colonists when it came to getting involved in the war. -
George Washington leads Viginia militiamen to forcibly secure land claims
The Ohio Valley was of major importance to both the French and English colonies due to the fact that it was a critical area for continental control. The Washington family and other Virginians had shaky rights to 500,000 acres in the region, but the governor of Virginia convinced George Washington to secure the Virginians' claims to the land. Washington led Virginia militiamen against French troops. In the end, Washington's men surrendered, but war had officially started. -
General Braddock sets out to capture Fort Duquesne
One of the first humiliating losses for the English took place when General Braddock and two thousand men went to capture Fort Duquesne from the French. They encountered a small French and Indian army and were immediately shot down when spotted. The French won an easy victory and were able to send out Indian attacks on British colonial frontiers. This event started a new wave of anger and determination from the English colonies. -
William Pitt becomes commander of the English militia
After a surplus of defeats on the English side, WIlliam Pitt was called in to take command and lead them to victory. He helped the English beseige Louisbourg and take down the Quebec-Montreal area, which inevitably led to France's surrender. -
The Battle of Quebec leads to English victory
The Battle of Quebec is considered the most significant engagement in the French and Indian War on the British side. WIth James Wolfe as leader, an English detatchment was sent up a poorly guarded rocky barrier at nighttime that protected Quebec. By morning, the French and English armies battled on the Plains of Abraham. While both commanders were fatally injured, the French were defeated and the city was surrendered. -
The Proclamation of 1763 is established.
After the Pontiac's War, American colonists felt free to expand their settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. However, just as soon as they began to set out, the London Government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited settlements that went past the Appalachians due to Indian problems. This greatly angered the colonists because they strongly believed that they had a right to do whatever they wanted with the land that they lived on. -
Pontiac's War broke out after the French and Indian War
After the French, Spanish, and Indian rivals were subdued, The Ottawa chief Pontiac became frustrated with the way the natives were becoming precarious with the British. In response to this, Pontiac led a handful of Indian tribes as well as leftover French traders in an attack to get the British out of the Ohio Country. Only three British posts were left standing. In retaliation, however, the British led a crude form of biological warfare, which put down the native uprising.
