The British
This group of people were faced with less and less available land east of the Appalachian Mountains, and were determined to expand westward.
The 13 colonies.
After the British won the international war, Britain, France, and Spain signed this.
Treaty of Paris.
Most First Nations alligned themselves with his group of people early in the war.
The French.
The start of the 7 Year War.
May 1756.
Cause of the 7 Year War.
The British and the French both wanted the same land in the Ohio River.
The role of James Wolfe.
He was a British officer.
French inhabitants of New France were told this.
They can return to France at their own expense.
After the fighting ended, the First Nations hoped to return to the following.
Hunting, trapping, and trading furs.
A British force attacked Louisbourg.
In 1758.
Who won the 7 Seven Year War?
The British.
The British colonists did the following after the fighting ended.
Went back to tending their farms and building their communities.
The French maintained good relations with this group of people.
First Nations.
The aboriginal people continue to prefer alliances with the French rather then the English due to this.
Respect and trade.
The British sent a force of regular troops and militia to take the Ohio River fort from the French.
In 1755.
Importance of the Ohio River Valley.
Location of the first conflict between the French and the English.
The British successfully captured the following forts.
Fort Niagara on Lake Ontario and Fort Carillon.
Spain took the following territories.
French territories - west of the Mississippi, known as the Louisiana.
The First Nations were positioned to do this at the attack on the Ohio River.
Strike quickly and with force, and then retreat.
The battle of the Planes of Abraham took palce on this day.
September 13, 1759.
What were the causes of Wolfe's death.
He was wounded in the wrist, abdomen, and chest.
He was third in command of the British forces.
Rear-Admiral, Charles Holmes.
France gave up virtually all its possession in the following area.
North America.
The reason for why the First Nations were scared after the British took over.
They would lose their land(s).
7000 French troops attacked and defeated the British in the Battle of Sainte-Foy.
April 28, 1760.
The 7 Year War was also known as.
The French and Indian War.