1. By Jayden Kruse French and Indian War

2. How long was the war and when did it start? The French and Indian War was said to be 7 years but is actually 9 years. The War started in the spring of 1954 and went to 1763

3. How did it get started? Some people once they hear The French and Indian War they think about France versus the Indian but it was not like that. The War was actually fought by England against France and the Indians (Frenches allies). Anyway the war started with France and England had both claimed the land known as the Ohio River both hoping to expand their fur trades.

4. Where was the French/Indian War fought? The French and Indian war was said to be fought in Europe but was actually fought in North America, Europe, and on the high seas. The fighting began in North America.

5. Conflicts The first armed conflict took place in present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Other conflicts took place in present day New York State, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Most of the battles or conflicts were along the Great Lakes or St. Lawrence River.

6. When did it end? The war was done in 1763 when the French were defeated after losing Louisburg, Quebec City, and Montreal. After the war was finished the French was forced to give up their land claims in North America east of the Mississippi River including Canada. The French didn’t give up their four islands though (two small Canadian islands and two small Caribbean islands). Spain then acquired the Louisiana Territory as a compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.

7. The Final Result of the French/Indian War The final result of the French and Indian War was the passage of the Stamp Act. Then the British started taxing the Americans which led to the American Revolution.

8. Battles Map

9. Battle of Louisburg Was in present day Nova Scotia Was the most important battle for the British in the French and Indian War. It marked a strategy in how the British fought the war British Prime Minister William Pitt decided that the best strategy for winning the war was to attack New France in Canada In 1758 Parliament planned an attack on the Fortress of Louisburg On May 29, 1758, nearly 14,000 men on 150 transport ships and 40 war ships anchored in the Gabarus bay just about three miles put of Louisburg The British General in charge of this was Jeffrey Amherst

10. Part 2 of Battle of Louisburg The French defense consisted of about 7,000 soldiers manning the cove and in warships on the harbor The British siege lasted over a month and a half The British in the several weeks hardly made any progress in taking the fortress Eventually French soldiers managed to secure the shore, and the constant pounding from British cannons and guns penetrated the walls of the Great Fortress One-by-one, the French warships in the harbor were being destroyed Finally, on July 26, 1758 French forces surrendered the fortress, which was destroyed by the British Now the British had control of the vital St. Lawrence River

11. Ft. Beausejour (one of the first battles) The battle of Fort Beausejour occurred between June 3 and June 16, 1755 2,000 British soldiers under command of Robert Mockton besieged the fort on June 3 British forces hoped to capture Fort Beausejour to gain control of the nearby Isthmus of Chignecto French defense forces only included only 162, the French withstood the siege and bombardment for thirteen days before surrendering on June 16

12. Other Battles and battles won by the French and British Other battlesBritish French Quebec City Montreal Thousand Islands Ticonderoga Fort Frontenac Lake George Fort Niagara Fort Duquesne Fort Necessity Battles won

13. Important people in the French and Indian War Tanaghrisson: Chief of the Indians Marquis Duquesne: Governor-general of New France George Washington: French General Edward Braddock: Major General in British Army Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal: Governor-general of New France Marquis de Montcalm: Major General in French military William Pitt: British Prime Minister James Wolfe: Colonel in British Army Jeffery Amherst: British General

14. Source Mrnussbaum.com