miércoles, 26 de enero de 2011

The French and Indian War, A Great Influence in the American Revolution.


Many can confuse this war as the war between French and Native Americans, but the war was between the British and the French allied with the Native Americans, these people were fighting for the Ohio River Valley.
-In the command of the British troops was a younger George Washington.
-This war was named as the 7 Year War in Europe.
In 1756 to 1757 the French attacked and destroyed Forts in the area of Lake Ontario and Lake George, the Natives raided the Frontiers of Pennsylvania and Virginia.
In 1758 to 1759 the war shifted in favor of the British, they cutted-off lines of supplies of the French and the Natives left the French alone since the French did not have any more trading supplies.
-British forces captured Forts in the area of St. Lawrence River and the capture of Quebec's Stronghold (French HeadQuarters)
- In 1760, Montreal was captured making the surrender of the French in the Canada area with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This expanded greatly the British Empire to the North and the West.

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