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Britain Declares War on France
The fighting in America caused a war to break out in Europe called the Seven Years' War. Britain created an alliance with Prussia and fought the French in many locations outside of America. -
Announcement
The Governor of Massachusetts told the colonial assembly that the french were "making themselves masters of the continent" -
London Intervenes
Early in the French and Indian war the colonists had little help from Britian, however in 1754 the London government intervened and appointed Edward Braddock commander in chief. -
Braddock Marches to Duquesne
From Virginia, Braddock moved out with 1,400 redcoats and a smaller group of blue coated colonists lead by Washington to Fort Duquesne. -
Ambushed
The troops lead by Braddock were ambushed by Native Americans while marching to Fort Duquesne. They lost over 1,000 redcoatsand Braddock was killed, so Washington lead them back to Virginia. -
Pitt Takes Charge
William Pitt decided that Britain would pay for the war supplies and added up a huge dept because of it. He sent commanders Amherst and Wolfe to America to retake British settlements from the French. -
The Battle of Quebec
The battle of Quebec was a deciding moment in the battle against the French and British in the French and Indian war. The British eventually overwhelmed the French and defeated them in the Plains of Abraham. -
The Treaty of Paris
The defeat at Quebec and Montreal brought an end to the fighting in North America. The Treaty of Paris was then formed forcing France to give up its lands east of the Mississippi river. This was the end of France's power in North America.