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War Begins and Spreads
Washington and his men are going to defend fort Duquesne, but it gets defeated before they get there, so they make Fort Necessity. Then the French attack Fort Necessity and win. Washington surrenders and the French decide to let him go back to Virginia.
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Bradocks Defeat
2100 British troops were surprised to be attack by less that 900 French and Native American troops. The French and there allies won because that used a tactic that the British could not defend.
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French Take Fort Oswego
A force of French troops and Canadian militia under the command of French general Montcalm took over fort Oswego witch is now present day Oswego, New York. The French captured 1700 British men and prisoned them. This was a very bad loss for the British if they wanted to be near Lake Ontario.
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British take Quebec
British general James Wolfe and his soldiers sailed around the capital for two whole months until they found an entrance so 4000 men and general James Wolfe went up it. By morning they were ready to attack, the war lasted about 40mins.
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French surrender Montreal
Montreal was the only remaining city in Canada it was on a great piece of land this was because it was in ile de Montreal on the St. Lawrence River. It was also close to the Ottawa River, but its best feature was Mont-Royal this hill was more than 600ft tall and overlooked the water.
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The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 said that the British get all the land east of the Mississippi. The Spanish get all of the land west of the Mississippi and New Orleans plus Louisiana.
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