French and Indian War

 

Albany Plan of Union 1754

War begins 1754

Fort Necessity

          George Washington

          Virginia

          Fort Duquesne

First Phase

          1754-56

Second Phase    

          Seven Years’ War

                   France v. England

                   England and Prussia

          Impressment

          Riots in NY City, 1757

          William Pitt, 1757

Third Phase

          1758 – 1763

          Fall of Quebec, 1759

          1760 French surrender in America

George III becomes King

          Pitt forced to resign

Peace of Paris, 1763

Aftermath

          Expanded British Empire

          American resentment toward British

          British resentment toward America

          Canada - French

          “People’s army”

          Disaster for Indians in Ohio Valley