Both France and Britain wanted control of the Ohio River valley because of it's many resources.
CONFLICT ARISES - 1750
OHIO RIVER VALLEY
WE HAVE RESOURCES
UNITE OR DIE - 1754
Benjamin Franklin attempts to bring the colonies together, but the colonists do not agree.
THE ALBANY MEETING OF 1754
None of the colonies want to give up their powers.
BENJAMINFRANKLIN
The colonies should unite.
PITT INTERVENES - 1757
William Pitt, a new British prime minister, sends trained troops to fight for Britain in the war.
FRANCE IS DEFEATED - 1759
British forces capture the French cities of Quebec and Montreal, marking the defeat of France in America
QUEBEC& MONTREAL
PARIS
A TREATY IS SIGNED1763The Treaty of Paris is signed, forcing France to give up it's property in the New World.
A NEW "WAR"
TAXES!also don't go past the mountains
Britain, in debt from the war, decides to tax the colonies. To help avoid Native American conflict, Britain also forbids settlers from going past the mountains
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