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Ohio river valley
British fur traders moved into the Ohio River Valley and they were planning to settle there so the French and their allies became allarmed. The British traders left and the french built forts to keep them out. George Washington sent out 40 men to build a fort at the head of ohio river valley. They named it fort Duquence. -
The War begins
George Washington was on his way to defend fort Duquense as he heard of its surrender. Him and his men went on, and built a small fort named fort Nessecity. The french and their allies attacked fort Nessecity after Washingtons suprise attack on the French. After George had surrendered, he marched back to Virginia and the French and Indian war had begun. -
The Braddock defeat
When the war started, the British relized that if they won the war, then they could rely on the colonists for funding and for the troops. The British sent General Edward Braddock and regiments to Virginia, and General Braddock marched toward fort Duquence with George washington by his side along with 2,100 others. Washington and Braddock arrived and they had started to fight. Washington suggested that they do the Indian way and hide but Braddock would not listen, therefore 1,000 men had died. -
The War at Quebec
The British had a new secretary at the state, William Pit. He was determend to win the war. He sent the best generals to america to pay the troops for help fighting in the war. In 1759 Brithish had controlled 6 of the English forts. In September, a scout found an underground path leading to Quebec and took his men there secretly. When the French woke up all the British were there nd ready to fight. Wolfe was killed. -
The treaty at Paris
It has been 7 years since the French and Indian war had begun and they have been fighting in all different places. Britain had won the war and Britain wanted to reward spain for helping, so they claimed all North America, and East of the Mississippi river, and gave Spain New Orleans, and Louisiana. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
The British took over the French forts after there withdraw, and the french did not want to give up all the supplies that the native american used. And when the settlers spread across onto the mountains the Native american's attacked them for coming into their land, and they distroyed all the british forts and only 3 remained. Pontiac was the Ottawa war organizer.
