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=== French Indian War === | === French Indian War notes === | ||
1754-1763 | |||
* the immediate cause of the war was the growing presence of English colonials across the Appalachian Mountains and into the Ohio Valley | * the immediate cause of the war was the growing presence of English colonials across the Appalachian Mountains and into the Ohio Valley | ||
** the French and their indian allies opposed these settlements | ** the French and their indian allies opposed these settlements | ||
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** and 400 British regulars and 350 colonial militia | ** and 400 British regulars and 350 colonial militia | ||
* the British eventually took Ft. Dusquesne in 1758 (renaming it Ft. Pitt), and the focus of the war moved toward Canada and the St. Lawrence River waterways, particularly the French city Quebec. | * the British eventually took Ft. Dusquesne in 1758 (renaming it Ft. Pitt), and the focus of the war moved toward Canada and the St. Lawrence River waterways, particularly the French city Quebec. | ||
* the American-sparked war turned global as Britain and France squared off against one another and their allies in Continental Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, India and China | |||
* after going well for France and its allies at first, the British scored significant victories starting 1758 and, especially, in 1759 ("Annus Miribalus") and 1762. | |||
* depleted financially and in resources, both France and England met at Paris to negotiate an end to the War, resulting in the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which divided up colonial holdings. | |||
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