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APUSH French + Indian War Part 2
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- Take cover! In 1755, British-appointed General Braddock led a slow-moving force of 1,500 British regulars and Virginia militiamen through a dense forest in hopes of securing Fort Duquesne. His hate over his troop's unconventional fighting tactics proved to be disastrous. Only miles from the fort, Braddock's men were ambushed by a smaller French and Native force. Braddock's soldiers were crushed by this attack, as 450 were killed, 500 were wounded, and Braddock himself died from wounds. George Washington was shot at numerous times, and hardly escaped with his life. After this defeat, the American frontier was left vulnerable to further attacks, erasing the idea of an "invincible" British force. This would eventually encourage colonists to seek independence 2 decades later.
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- Shh! In the forest, Native tribes have gathered to debate their alliances. One side backs the British, while the other argues for the French. During the French and Indian War, the French’s ties with Native communities via the fur trade earned them the support of the Algonquins and most other tribes. Meanwhile, the Iroquois Confederacy chose to support the British in 1758. Native tribes chose sides based on survival, power, or rivalries and even played Britain and France against one another at times. Additionally, many tribes remained neutral or shifted their alliances as they saw fit.
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- What a sight! In this 1759 event, the British won the Battle of Quebec! General Wolfe, who was sent under the strategic leader William Pitt, led the British forces through a risky night move by scaling the cliffs around Quebec and catching the French off guard. Positioned on the Plains of Abraham, the commanders of each side of the war, Wolfe and Montcalm, were fatally wounded. However the British prevailed, and Quebec surrendered. This led to the end of French-Indian War, as the Peace Treaty of Paris (1763) that followed virtually eliminated French power on the continent. France ceded its western territory of the Mississippi River and Louisiana to Spain, while Britain reasserted itself as the dominant power in Northern America.
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