F&I Review

In 1754, George Washington lead troops towards Fort Duquesne that the French had built in order to control the Ohio. On the 28th of May, 1754 , George Washington's men surprise a group of French soldiers. Washington then counterattacks by building his own fort in Great Meadows, Fort Necessity. The small battles that formed around these two forts then lead to an official war. 

In 1755, the French and British were fighting to see who would take over the Ohio River Valley. For this battle, General Edward Braddock was in charge of leading the British army. George Washington followed along to observe how it is to be a soldier. Then suddenly, the French and Indians attacked. The British were not used to surprise attacks especially if they were carried out in the woods, so they were defeated quickly. General Braddock was also killed in this battle.

The British made a deal with the Indians that the colonists would stay towards the east of the Appalachian Mountains whilst the west would be left for the Indians. The Indians agreed and this left the French forces vulnerable. This lead to an easy victory by the British.

During the year 1759, General James Wolfe sails along with his army to the Capital city of the French, Quebec. There the part of the British army fired bombs up by the mountain by which the French were resting whilst the other half sneaked up into the mountains for a face-to-face surprise attack. The French were startled and hastily formed together an army of 5000 soldiers. The battle began and the British waited till the French reached 40 yards from their starting point before opening fire. The battle ended quickly and Britain had won.

The treaty marking the end of the seven year war was signed during 1763. The British started moving in to the conquered French territories but this meant that they were moving in to the land that was promised to the Indians. Infuriated, the Indians attacked the new settlers. Later during the same year, King George III declared the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation stated that no english speaking settler would be allowed over to the west side of the Appalachian mountains. The Indians were happy but not the colonists. They wanted to expand, and so they did. King George III also raised taxes for the colonists stating that the seven year war took too much and since it was they who started it, had to pay.