French and Indian War part 1
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- I need you and the militia to go and build a road through the mountains in Pennsylvania and tell the French to leave.
- During the 18th century, the people thought that if they had more land, trade, and gold, they had more power and wealth. This led to the colonial land grab which caused the colonists to "bump" into each other. They explored and claimed each others land. When this was happening, the Native Americans were always caught in the middle.
- Later in the 1750's, the French started to build forts in the Ohio river valley which ended up angering the English. France already had control over the land from the St. Lawrence river to New Orleans. They also wanted to gain control over Western Pennsylvania. The problem was, Virginia also claimed Western Pennsylvania.
- The governor in Virginia, governor Dinwiddie, chose George Washington, who was a wealthy planter and a member of the Virginia militia, to go and build a road through the mountains in Pennsylvania so it could be a symbol of them claiming the land. In May, 1754, the governor also told George Washing to tell France to leave the land. The Virginia militia accidently ended up killing a French "ambassador."
- The French forces ended up outnumbering the Virginia militia. George Washington and his militia build Fort Necessity to stay protected. The French forces ended up capturing George Washington, and they sent him home back to Virginia embarrassed.
- Later in the year 1754, the French sent many army regiments to protect the Canadian territory, while Britain sent professional soldiers to America. Both the French and the British wanted the native American's help. The leader of the British was General Edward Braddock. In 1755, General Braddock led thousands of British soldiers along with some of the colonial militia to the French Fort Duquesne in Pennsylvania, but ended up getting defeated.
- When the news got to London about the defeat, Britain decided that they wanted war so they declared it on France. It was the beginning of the French and Indian war, and consisted of the French, British, and Spanish. They clashed in many different places including places in North America and Europe. The British weren't doing the best until William Pitt stepped in and helped.
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