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George Washington creating fort necessity
The fort was built to defend from french soldiers. It was led by George Washington. At the time he was only 22. -
French colonies get expelled to British
Governor Shirley was afraid that French settlers would side with France in any conflict. He then expelled them to British colonies. Because of that there was lack of excitement and interest at home. -
battle of fort oswego
The French had lots of victories during this. The Indians and the French stared to not trust each other. One of the Indians shot the French thinking it was the British. -
Massacre at Ft William Henry
It is called a massacre because the Indians scalped the British. They were brutally killed. betrayal and misunderstandings led to he surrender of the defenders of the fort. The British were low on people to fight in good condition. -
British capture of fort Duquesne
It took a long time for the British to success taking over. They were driving the French back to Canada. It took between 6,000 and 8,000 people to do this. -
The battle of Quiberon
The French military wanted to invade the British before they got to strong. The French had damaged things from a previous attack. The French were forced to change their plan while on the ships. Once the weather settled and they were able to get across they won. -
Battle of Quebec
The battle of Quebec was supposed to defeat the French by British. The British were being led by James Wolfe. The victory for the British ensured their domain in Canada. -
French surrender to Montreal
The French were forced to surrender almost a year after the french were defeated in a battle. The British and their alliances surrounded Canada so they could not escape. The French were forced to surrender to avoid losing more people. -
William Pitt leading the British
William Pitt was the unofficial leader in 1756-1761. He then held the official title of lord privy seal in 1766-1768. The seven years war was what gave him the leadership. -
Iroquois join British-American alliance
Iroquois had warrior who was trying to convince people to join their alliance. He convinced four of the nations to join the alliance. George Washington heard about the alliance and therefore sent an attack because of it.
