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French and Indian War 3 Britain declares war on ________________in 1756. Britain and the colonies _________________________during the first several years.

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1 French and Indian War 3 Britain declares war on ________________in 1756. Britain and the colonies _________________________during the first several years. The French captured several forts including forts on Lake ___________________and Lake George The Native Americans allied with France began ______________frontier farms, ______________settlers and ________________farms __________________________ became Secretary of State and then Prime Minister, where he oversaw the war effort from London. To prevent ___________________from the colonies, Pitt decided ____________________would pay for the supplies for the war This caused an enormous __________________ Wanted not only the Ohio River Valley, but also French ___________________ Sent Jeffrey Amherst and James Wolfe to command the British troops France lost badly Ontario raiding killingburning William Pitt arguing Great Britain debt Canada

2 1758 British recaptured the fort at ______________________ New England forces led by the British capture Fort Frontenac on Lake ___________________ Forced the French to abandon Fort______________________, which was renamed Fort _______________________. 1759 British capture several forts in the _______________________ and Havana, Cuba Destroyed a French fleet sent to reinforce _________________ Battle of __________________ o Located on cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River o Was thought to be impossible to ___________________ o An English scout spotted a _____________up the cliff o Wolfe’s men went up the cliff at night and assembled on an open field called the_________________________, just outside the fortress o They surprised and defeated the French army o Both the French commander Marquis de Montcalm and the British commander James Wolfe were killed Louisbourg Ontario Duquesne Pitt West Indies Canada Quebec capture path Plains of Abraham

3 General Amherst captured Montreal Treaty of __________________of 1763 o France kept some sugar producing islands in the __________________________________ o France gave up ___________________and most of its land east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain o Spain gave up _____________________to Great Britain o Spain received the French lands west of the Mississippi River ( The ____________________Territory) and the port of ___________________________ o Ended France’s power in North America Paris West Indies Canada Florida Louisiana New Orleans


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