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By the mid-18th century, thirteen British colonies were thriving. France dominated the territory to the west and also claimed most of Canada. As a result, a confrontation broke out between French forces led by Joseph Coulon de Jumonville and British group of colonials.

By: Gabriel Morán

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The Battle Of The Wilderness / The Battle Of Lake George (1755)

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The Battle Of The Wilderness / The Battle Of Lake George (1755)

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In this year two important wars took place, the first one was the Battle of Monongahela on the 9th of June where the British forces of General Edward Braddock suffered a defeat against the French forces. Braddock is mortally wounded during the battle. The second battle, the Battle of Lake George was on November 25 and in this battle England under Sir William Johnson and Mohawk leader Hendrick defeated the French forces. This gives the British an advantage.

By Stefanía Paredes

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When the United Kingdom declares war on France, the Seven Years' War formally starts. In 1756 Lieutenant General Louis Joseph de Montcalm's French and Native American forces had a string of victories.

By Stefanía Paredes

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The politician William Pitt took over the planning of the war, the tide turned in favor of the British in 1757. Pitt authorized the raising of local militias in the English colonies.  He sent thousands of additional soldiers to capture the largest French settlements in Canada and increased popular support for the war in Britain and the American colonies. And he expanded the war against France to various parts of the world. The British secure control of the Ohio River Valley.

By Simone Moreno

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In 1759 the British began to win most of the wars but this one highlighted the Battle of the Plains of Abraham where General James Wolfe captured the Canadian city of Quebec and gave them absolute control over it. After that they completely cut off Quebec's trade with France and then the following year England took Montreal and that was the event that caused the French to finally surrender.

By Simone Moreno

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Three years after France gave up, the two parties decided to sign the Treaty of Paris where France gave all of its North American territory to England, but the war left England heavily in debt so they created taxes for the colonists and they didn't like this so it caused a revolution.

By Diana Zambrano

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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sHpKqJyjZ6y3pvFj0PxjNt3nE5CXXoIBW8jCM78UVI8/edit

The French and Indian War | History In A Nutshell | South Carolina ETV. (n.d.). South Carolina ETV. https://www.scetv.org/stories/2022/french-and-indian-war-history-nutshell