French+and+Indian+War

= __French and Indian War__ = = = = =

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**>During the 1750s Britain and France continuously fought in Europe because of this their war continued on into North America. The British wanted to take over the land that was being occupied by the French in North America, and they also wanted to have control of the fur trade that went on in the French territory. Naturally, the French and British went to war. During the war though, Native Americans joined forces with the French to fight against the British, because they feared that the British would take over their land if they won. During the war the Mississippi River and the Ohio River were controlled by the French. In the beginning of the war the French and Native Americans defeated the British many times because the British were poorly led by General Braddock. However, when the British were led by William Pitt, they began putting more resources into the war. As a result they started capturing French Ports. When the British captured Quebec the war ended, but was not made official until the Treaty of Paris.** =====

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**> After the British had captured Quebec, the British and Americans engaged in illegal war crimes of slaughtering innocent French settlers and Native American tribes that were associated with the French. George III put an end to that however, against General William Pitts' wishes. George III was behind the Treaty of Paris in 1763 which stated that the French lost all claims to the mainland to the English and Spanish that included the Caribbean and Indian Islands. This ended the French Indian war. The war was costly and nearly tripled England's debt. It also damaged the relationship between the American and British because the British were expecting the Americans to pay for the debt of the war. This of course led to the Revolution. ** =====