-
Hostility begins
in 1749 the governor-general ordered Pierre-Joseph Céloron de Blainville to compel the trading houses in the upper Ohio river area to lower the British flags that flew above them -
Period: to
Edward Braddock
Major-General Edward Braddock was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War. Promoted to colonel in 1753 and Dying in 1755 -
Young George Washington
In February 1754, Dinwiddie promoted Washington to lieutenant colonel and second-in-command of the 300-strong Virginia Regiment, with orders to confront French forces at the Forks of the Ohio -
The official Declaration
In 1756 the British formally declared war marking the official beginning of the Seven Years’ War -
Period: to
French and Indian war
also know as the seven years war -
First British win
In July 1758, the British won their first great victory at Louisburg, near the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. A month later, they took Fort Frontenac at the western end of the river. -
British naval victory
Mediterranean fleet under Adm. Jean-François de la Clue-Sabran was destroyed by Boscawen in an engagement off Lagos, Portugal, in August 1759 as the French sought to reach the seaport of Brest. The main French fleet was virtually annihilated by Adm. Edward Hawke in November 1759 in the decisive Battle of Quiberon Bay -
Spain Joins and France loses canada
With the fall of Montreal in September 1760, the French lost their last foothold in Canada. Soon, Spain joined France against England, and for the rest of the war Britain concentrated on seizing French and Spanish territories in other parts of the world -
The End
The French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in February 1763. The British received Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain -
Reprecussions
After the war the U.K has spent large sums to fund the war which led to a higher taxation of the colonies. Townshend Acts and Tea Act, which further incensed colonists who believed there should be no taxation without representation