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The French Build Fort Duquesne
French built this fort in Pennsylvania. In this spot, an Englishman named William Trent built a trading post to trade with nearby Native American tribes. The British were very prosperous from this post.The French building of Fort Duquesne was a massive encroachment on British Territory in North America, the French had attempted to build a fort near modern day Pittsburgh, which was clearly in British territory. This greatly angered the British, and was the last straw in events leading up to the w -
Albany Plan of Union
Proposal by Benjamin Franklin to unify the thirteen colonies under one governing body. The representatives met and discussed tactics for the battles against the French. The Albany Plan was extremely important to the scope of history itself, but of little importance to the actual war. The plan was to have representatives of all the colonies and some Indian tribes meetup and discuss what to do for the upcoming war, this failed miserably. The meeting itself may have been a failure, but the meeting -
Battke of Fort Duquesne
One of the first battles in the French and Indian War. This battle took place near modern-day Pittsburgh and became General Washington’s first surrender.One of the first major battles of the French Indian War, and Washington’s only military surrender. Due to the British being annihilated at Fort Duquesne, Washington was forced to retreat and decided to build a fort near Duquesne, this would come to be known as Fort Necessity. The French assaulted the fort and once again dominated the British, th -
Battle of Fort Duquesne
The British attacked the French Fort Duquesne and were severely beaten. The French’s Native American allies left their side and the British were able to take control of the land even after their loss.Fort Duquesne was the place of the first conflict in the war, and would also prove to be somewhat of a turning point. Outnumbered at first due to vast amounts of Native American allies on the French side, the British were obliterated at first. Eventually the Native Americans began to dissipate, and -
Battle Of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec took place on September 13, 1759 in Quebec, Canada. General Wolfe, although he died in battle, led the Britons/Americans to victory while taking more Canadian land and defeating French General Marquis de Montcalm.The British were in great need of victory as the word had raged on for nearly five years, and The Battle of Quebec would prove to do just that. The siege that lasted extremely long, preceded with a 15 minute battle. The British dominated the French and resulted in a -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian War. It also gave the British all the land on the east side of the Mississippi river, after the British had already obtained most of the French land already during the war.The treaty of Paris ended the war in North America, completely and utterly destroying French presence in North America. After it’s signing in 1763, the French had to relinquish all land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. Overall the document ended a costly war on -
George Grenville becomes British Prime Minister
When George Grenville became the British Prime Minister in 1763, his first task was to restore the economy in England. This was of major importance at the time as the British had just recently fought the Seven Years War and Pontiac’s War. He also enforced the Sugar act in the colonies. Grenville was dismissed only 2 years after he became prime minister, only because King George III strongly disliked him.George Grenville was a horrific prime minister and set the scene for the American Revolution. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Native American tribes rebelled against Great Britain to attempt and drive them out of the Great Lakes region. The Natives were not satisfied with the British post-war policies after they were victorious in the French and Indian War. A Native American known as Pontiac led the rebellion. At the end of the rebellion, the Natives escaped British rule but had to comply with the British policy changes.Pontiac’s Rebellion was the Native Americans response to post-war policies implemented by the Britis -
British Parliament Passes the Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was passed by British Parliament to prohibit the colonists from expanding west of the Appalachian mountains. The British wanted more control of the colonists and wanted them to be as close as they could be to Great Britain.The proclamation of 1763 was undoubtedly one of the major causes of the American Revolution. After the war the colonists were prevented from settling in the land they fought for by the British government, this angered them severely. This added to other -
Parliament Passes the Sugar Act
In 1764, parliament passed the Sugar act to obtain more money from the colonists to try and relieve the large debt that Great Britain was currently in. When parliament realized that the colonies were importing a lot of sugar, they saw the opportunity to tax them for it and continue to make money off of the colonists.The sugar act was one of the completely inane acts put into place by Grenville, and a response to the end of the French and Indian War. The colonies and England had suffered economic -
William Pitt Becomes British Prime Minister
Pitt served as Prime Minister from July 30, 1766 to October 14, 1768. During the seven years war, he was the secretary of state, in charge of war and foreign affairs. He directed the British assaults on the French and held a big part in British victory.William Pitt becoming prime minister was of great importance to the tides of the war. The beginning of the war, the British were suffering great losses and small victories. William Pitt changed the course of the war, spending absurd amounts of mo
