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The warm-up to the French and Indian war between France and England , also fought for domination over North America. Ends with the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and no clear victor.
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Tension grows between France and England over competing land and trading claims. Minor skirmishes break out, particularly in rural areas.
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George Washington carries Virginia's ultimatum over French encroachment to Captain Legardeur de Saint-Peirre at rivere Aux Boefus. He rejects it
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Washington defeats the French in a suprise attack. His troops retreat to great meadows and build Fort Necessity.
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Blamed for Fort Necessity, Washington resigns. He will later return as a volunteer under British authority.
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British General Braddock's forces are defeated near Fort Duquesne in Pennsylvania, leaving the backwoods of British territory undefended.
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British Colonol William Johnson's forces win, making Johnson the first British hero of the war.
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Great Britian declares war on France. France Declares war on Great Britian.
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The French capture this fort on the banks of the Great Lakes.
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The comander in chief of the French forces, Loius-Joseph de Montcalm takes Fort William Henry. The infamous massacre occurs, later dramatized in James Fenimore Cooper's The last of the Mohicans.
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