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George Washington creating Ft. Necessity
On June 4, 1754 colonel George Washington started construction on Ft. Necessity. The French soldiers were very mad because of the death of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville so Washington built Ft. Necessity to defend his forces. Washington surrendered one month later to Joseph Coulon de Jumonville's half brother. -
William Pitt leading the British
William Pitt was part of the prime minister of Great Britain. As a member of the British cabinet and it's informal leader, Pitt was in the Seven Year's War. William Pitt lead the British during the French and Indian War. He was leader from 1756-1761. -
French take Ft. Oswego
A group of regulars and Canadian militia captured Ft. Oswego. The French successfully won this battle and took 121 cannons and 1,700 prisoners. This fort was located at what is now Oswego, New York. -
Massacre at Ft. William Henry
The massacre at Ft. William Henry was started by French General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. The fort is located at the southern tip of Lake George. In this battle 1,500 people were killed! The French ended up winning to a surrender. -
Louisbourg and Ft. Duquesne captured by British
On November 25, 1758 the British successfully took over Ft. Duquesne. William Pitt forced the French back to Canada in this battle. This battle had 6,000 British soldiers and 2,000 of them were from Virginia led by George Washington. -
Battle of Quebec
The British scaled the cliffs of Quebec, Canada to fight the French. The British were under General James Wolfe, who got injured during the battle. The victory gave the British supremacy of not only Quebec but also Canada. -
Battle of Quiberon Bay
This battle was fought along the coast of France. The British had 24 ships compared to 21 French ships in this battle. The British won this battle and captured one of the French ships. -
French surrender Montreal
Over 18,000 British men invaded Canada. The French only had 2,100 men so they surrendered Montreal because they know that they stood no chance. The British came in from 3 waterways and forced the French to surrender. -
British capture Havana, Manila from Spain
The British attacked and captured a Spanish naval base in Havana. The Kingdom of Great Britain occupied the Spanish colonial capital of Manila. This was a big turning point in the war because these places were very important to the French. -
Treaty of Paris
France was forced to give up it's claims of all of their North American possessions. Spain got all of the land west of Mississippi and New Orleans. England got all of the land east of the Mississippi River and Canada.
