Pls help What is something you learned in this lesson that you think is important? 02.02 French and Indian War

The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.

Explanation:

BEGINNING OF FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR(DATES INCLUDED) :

Tension grows between France and England over competing land and trading claims. Minor skirmishes break out, particularly in rural areas.

November-December 1753: The Message George Washington carries Virginia's ultimatum over French encroachment to Captain Legardeur de Saint-Pierre la Rivière aux Boeufs. He rejects it.

May 28, 1754: The First Battle Washington defeats the French in a surprise attack. His troops retreat to Great Meadows and build Fort Necessity.

July 3, 1754: The French Take Fort Necessity

July 17, 1754: Washington's Resignation Blamed for Fort Necessity, Washington resigns. He will later return as a volunteer under British authority.

June 17, 1755: The British Seize Acadia (Nova Scotia)

July 9, 1755: The Battle Of The Wilderness British General Braddock's forces are defeated near Fort Duquesne in Pennsylvania, leaving the backwoods of British territory undefended.

September 9, 1755: The Battle Of Lake George British Colonel William Johnson's forces win, making Johnson the first British hero of the war.

May 8-9, 1756: Declarations Of War Great Britain declares war on France. France declares war on Great Britain.

August 14, 1756: Fort Oswego The French capture this fort on the banks of the Great Lakes.

August 8, 1757: Fort William Henry The commander-in-chief of the French forces, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm takes Fort William Henry. The infamous massacre occurs, later dramatized in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans.