French and Indian War
War between Britain & France in North America
1754-1763
SEVEN YEARS' WAR
Sparked by
French & British competition for the Indian lands in the Ohio valley
Who ever controlled "Ohio Country" would control the entire continent because of the OH & MS rivers
How it started
The French
The British
Pushed south from Canada & built forts there
The French rebuffed Washington in 1753
When the British govoner heard of the forts, they sent George Washington to warn the French to leave
Months after being buffed by the French, Washington build a fort between the forks of Ohio w/ 150 volunteers
After Washington found that the French set up there first, Virginians ambushed a French party
THE FIRST FATALITIES THAT IGNITED WAR
The British built at western Penn, calling it FORT NECESSITY
The French attacked Fort Necessity July 3, 1754
1/3 of Washington's men died, so he surrendered to the French
The French made Washington give up his French prisoners & admit to killing the group of French soldiers
The French took over the Ohio Country & Washington was seen to have triggered a massive world war
The Bigger Picture
The war started b/c the French & British wanted the land
The British basically started it b/c they didn't want the French to take all the land
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