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The French and Indian War was a conflict between France and Great Britain over territory in North America. It lasted from 1754 to 1763.

- By: Amelia Lopez

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By the middle of the 18th century, the 13 British colonies were thriving. The land to the west was controlled by France, and they claimed most of Canada. Most of New France was relatively unsettled by the French. Their economy revolved around trade with Native peoples.

- By: Estefano Gomez

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1754: France and Britain are compiting for control of the strategically important Ohio River Valley. British general Edward Braddock, tasked with taking the French fort, marched west with an army of British soldiers, Indian allies and American provincial troops, beginning a campaign that quickly failed.

-Amelia Lopez

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1755: General Edward Braddock leads a British expedition to capture Fort Duquesne but is defeated and killed in the Battle of the Monongahela.

- By: Krystel Sanchez

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1756: The formal declaration of war is issued by Britain against France, officially starting the conflict. This is known as the Seven Years' War.
- By: Kristel Sanchez

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1758: The British entered into a state of peace with the Iroquois, Shawnee, and Delaware Indigenous people and that was called the Treaty of Easton.
-By: Newton Briones

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On November 25, 1758, British forces successfully regained control of Fort Duquesne, subsequently renaming it Pittsburg.
- By: Newton Briones

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On May 1, 1759, the British successfully seized control of Guadeloupe, a French island located in the Caribbean.
- By: Franco Caputi

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1759: On the 25st of July, British capture Fort Niagara; French troops leave Crown Point.
- By: Franco Caputi

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-BrainPop. (n.d.). French and Indian War. Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/frenchandindianwar/

-Hall, A. J., & Pemberton, I. (2014, August 14). Easton Treaty. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/easton-treaty

-Museum of the American Revolution. (2017, October 11). Braddock's Defeat. Retrieved July 12, 2023, from https://www.amrevmuseum.org/read-the-revolution/braddock-s-defeat