4th Grade Explorers



The French and Indian WarThe French fought a war against the colonists and the British over the land in America. This was started in 1754 and lasted until 1763. Europeans called this the Seven Years War.Many Indians fought on the side of the French. The French had befriended the Indians through their fur trading.?The war ended with the British and colonists winning. France lost Canada and all of the French territory east of the Mississippi River except New Orleans.This war changed the way of thinking for the colonists. During the war the colonists fought alongside the British Army. This taught the colonist how to fight as well as making the colonist realize that they no longer needed the British Army for protection. Another result of this war was the colonists learned they must work together to keep their land.After the war many colonists moved across the mountains. They no longer feared the French would attack them.Time Line for the French and Indian WarOctober 1753Governor Dinwiddie sent George Washington to tell the French to stop building forts in the Ohio Valley. The French paid no attention to the warning.May 1754Washington built Fort Necessity.July 9, 1755Washington lost? the Battle of the Wilderness. Washington warned Braddock that the French and Native Americans fought from behind trees instead of marching into battle. Braddock's army was surprised and Braddock was killed.Summer 1755Seven thousand French peasants? living in Nova Scotia (Arcadians) were rounded up and sent away from their homes by the British.May 1756England and France formally declared war.1755-1757The French won battle after battle.1758General Wolfe began leading the colonial armies. Fort Duquesne was captured.October 1758Peace was made between the Native Americans in the Ohio Valley and the British.September 13, 1759The British defeated the French at Quebec.February 1763The Peace of Paris awarded all of? North America east of the Mississippi River except New Orleans, including Canada and Florida to the British. ................
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