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French and Indian War (1754-1763)
The war called the French and Indian War in American history is also called the Seven Years’ War in Europe. Conflicts over the Ohio Country began in 1754. However, the war for control of North America officially started in 1756. It ended when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763. This timeline lists information about some of the most important events of the war.
May 28, 1754 French Ambassador Joseph Coulon de Jumonville is killed
1755 Braddock’s defeat at Fort Duquesne
1756 The French take Fort Oswego.
The Ohio Company: Land Speculation The Charter of Virginia showed that Virginia borders stretched all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The land was waiting for settlers to live there and use the rich resources. Wealthy colonists in Virginia created a land speculation company called the Ohio Company. The Ohio Company bought land in the Ohio Country from King George II. This gave them the legal basis to sell land to settlers at a higher price. The members of the Ohio Company would become very wealthy. However, two other empires claimed the same land: the Iroquois Confederacy and the French. Royal Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia was an officer in the Ohio Company. Two of George Washington’s brothers were also investors. If the French gained full control of the Ohio Country, the Ohio Company could not sell any land. They would lose all their investments. No one would be wealthy. It was very important for the French to be forced out of the Ohio Country.
1757 Battle of Fort William Henry
1757 American colonists refuse
to serve under a British officer.
1758 Louisbourg and Fort Duquesne captured by the British
1759 Battle of Quebec
1760 Iroquois join British-American Alliance.
1760 French surrender Montreal.
Thomas Lee, president of the Virginia Council of State, organized the
Ohio Company of Virginia in 1748.
1763 The Treaty of Paris ends the war.
Robert Dinwiddie, British administrator who served as lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia
1755 Fry-Jefferson map showing earlier established colonial borders before the French and Indian War
The Victory of Montcalm’s Troops at Carillon by Henry Alexander Ogden
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