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media type="custom" key="9303426" [] "Empire Total War French and Indian War Machinima Part 1." //You Tube//. Web. 1 Jun 2011. =French and Indian War Timeline= 1753 French troops from Canada march south; seize and fortify the Ohio Valley. Britain protests the invasion and claims Ohio for itself. 1754 Ensign de Jumonville and a third of his escort is killed by a British patrol led by George Washington. In retaliation the French and the Indians defeat the British at Fort Necessity. Washington surrenders after losing one-third of his force. 1755 The British developed a plan to defeat the French. Moncton successfully captures Fort Beausejour, Major General Edward Braddock troops are defeated in the Battle of the Monongahela, and William Johnson’s troops stop the French advance at Lake George. 1756 The Seven Years' War begins as Great Britain declares war on France expanding the North American conflict to Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. 1757 The French led by Montcalm capture Fort William Henry. Following the surrender, Montcalm’s actions angers his Indian allies who capture or kill hundreds of unarmed British. 1758 William Pitt developed cooperative policies toward colonial legislatures to receive more colonial support for the war, the Treaty of Easton is signed with the Six Nations, and the British take control of the Forks of the Ohio. 1759 French surrender Quebec after a battle outside the city on the Plains of Abraham. 1760 The British capture Montreal ending the conflict in North America. 1763 1764 The British Sugar Act is amended to tax the American colonies. 1765 Events of this war will eventually lead to the American Revolution. "French and Indian War Timeline." //The War That Made America//. Web. 1 Jun 2011. This is a map of the french and Indian war. This is a picture of a British soldier fighting a Native American soldier. This is a picture of the British flag. This is a picture of a French flag.
 * February 10**: The Treaty of Paris ends the war between Britain and France.
 * April**: Ottawa Chief Pontiac unites many American Indian nations in an effort to drive British off their land. Colonel Henry Bouquet leads the British army and defeats Native American forces at Bushy Run.
 * October 7**: King George III signs the Proclamation of 1763 reserving land west of the Allegheny Mountains for Indians.
 * April**: Sugar Act and the Currency Act protests. Many colonists refuse to use imported English goods.

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[] =**Facts**= =**Book Summary**=
 * 1.The French and Indian War was a seven year between British and French.**
 * 2.During the first two years of the war the French and there Indian allies defeted the British multiple times.**
 * 3.It started in 1754 and ended in** **1763.**
 * 4.To end the war they signed the Treaty of Paris.**
 * 5.Britain and French were fighting over the Ohio River Valley.**
 * 6.The French fort in the Ohio River Valley was name Fort Duquesne.**
 * 7.The nearest British fort to Fort Duquesne was named Fort Necessity.**
 * In 1753, Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia learned that the French built two forts on the south shore of Lake Erie. The governor told 21 year old George Washington to deliver a letter to the French ordering the French to leave the area. A major reason for wanting to get the French out was to prevent them from building a fort at the place were the Monongahela and Alleghany Rivers come together to form the Ohio River. Washington left Williamsburg, Virginia, on October 31, 1753, with Dinwiddie's letter. The French refused to leave. Later the British sterted making fort Necessity.Halfway through making the fort the French attacked. The British surrendered fort Necessity and got pushed back. General Braddock led British troops to Fort Duquesne but go defeated. Then he got defeated again being surprised to see the French hiding behind boats and wagons. Soon the french capture fort Oswego. Next the French captured fort William Henry. Now the French lossed there Indian allies. From now on the British start winning. The British captured Fort Louisbourg and and start marching toward fort Duquesne. When they got to fort Duquesne they found that it was abandoned. After they found that fort Duquesne was abandoned they made plans to go capture Quebec. On there way to Quebec the British found that the French left fort Carillon abandon wich left lake Champlain in the hands of the British. By September the British were anxious to get on with the attack on Quebec. On September 12, the British fleet began a bombardment and passed the the main French army. After that they marched to the walls of Quebec. The British defeted the French and took control of Quebec. After the French tried to nget Quebec back the British and the French signed the Treaty of Paris to end the war.**

Gard, Carolyn. //The French And Indian War//. 1st. 1. New York: Rosen Publishing Group inc., 2004. 64. Print.