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Fort necesssity
Fort Necessity is the unofficial start of the war. George Washington was the person who created Fort Necessity. It was a bad place to put the fort because it was like a bowl and all the water from the rain drained into the fort. That was bad because all of the gun powder was wet so they couldn't shoot. -
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French and indian War
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Albany Plan of Union
the plan was proposed by Ben Franklin. This plan wanted to have all the colonies jointogether to form one unionto become more powerful. A govenor would be chosen by a king. -
General Edward Braddock gets mortally wounded
General Braddock gets mortally wounded and later dies. He was burried under a road so that nobody would be able to find him. -
Fort Duquesne
General Braddock and his English and colonial forces got defeated by the french and Indians at Fort Duquesne. Fort Duquesne was very important because it is on the tip of three major rivers. The rivers provide travel for supplies to keep the war going. It is a French fort. -
General Montcalm Arrives
general Montcalm arrives in Quebec. he does not like the way that the French are fighting and he changes thier style of fighting -
French take Control
The French capture Fort Oswego and take control of Lake Ontario. -
British take over
John Armstrong goes on a secret, surprise attack against the Indians. He attacked and destroyed their village. An explosion killed Captain Jacobs and his family. -
French capture Fort William Henry
The French capture Fort William Henry. Fort William henry was on Lake George the fort was at the bottom of the lake. -
fort Frontenac
The British capture Fort Frontenac. This fort supplied all the French forts in the Ohio River Valley and further west with supplies. -
Fort niagra
The Iroquois decide to ally with the British and help them defeat the French at Fort Niagara. Fort Niagra was controlled by the French. -
British Take Fort Niagra
The French surrender Fort Niagara to the British after a long fight. The British pushed the French back even more. -
Treaty of Paris
The French and British sign a peace treaty, the Treaty of Paris. Much of North America changes hands. -
Pontiacs Rebelion
Pontiacs Rebelion is when Pontiac gets together with American indians to try to push the British of thier land. They attack Fort Detroit and eight others.
