French and Indian War

French and Indian War timelines

1753-French Troops March to Seize the Ohio Valley

French: Ohio Valley is essential to Trade, Trade=Money

British: Ohio Valley is land and land=opportunity

Natives: Lean with French bc of their trade (metal guns, rum, tools)

1754 (May)-French and Indian War Begins

French: Jumonville was killed.

British: Thrown off that Jumonville was killed.

Natives: Admit to killing Jumonville bc France broke their land agreement.

1754(July)-Battle of Fort Necessity

French: Victorious because of the Native’s guerilla-style warfare.

British: Embarrassed and betrayed by the guerilla-style warfare. Washington signs a document in French that admits surrender and killing Jumonville.

Native: Admit to helping the French and distance themselves from the British.

1755 (July)-Braddock defeated at Battle of Monongahela

French: Defeat the British bc of guerilla-style warfare

British: Braddock and the British are morally wounded due to their hate for the Natives. Braddock forbids his troops from using this warfare and ends up dead.

Native: Aware of their influence, and get posts from the French

1755 (September)-Stalemate (tie) at Fort William Henry

French: They realize if the British get Native help the conflict is going to be very long.

British: Ally with the Mohawks, but their Chief is killed. They see how vital the Native support is.

Native: Mohawks step away from the British bc they don’t want to lose more lives.

1756

Great Britain declares war on France, expanding the conflict globally

1757-French Capture Fort William Henry, British massacred

French: Surround the British and let them surrender or fight. They feel they’re being blamed for the massacre the Natives caused.

British: Chose to surrender and are later ambushed and massacred by the Natives. They think the French set it up.

Natives: they directly sat they killed them bc they didn’t like the terms of surrender

1758-Pitt changes colonial policy

Colonists: 100% are British subjects, but Britain is making them feel inferior.

1758-British capture Fort Louisbourg, tide shifts

French: They aren’t worried about losing, but they lost the last ship they has in North America

British: They’re excited about their first major victory

Colonists: They feel responsible for the victory.

1758-French lose Fort Frontenac, supplies in jeopardy

French: worried bc they lost all their supplies

British: Feel they have a fighting chance

Colonists: They want to be credited for the win.

1758- Treaty of Easton signed

French: Feeling the weight of certain defeat

British: Create a pack with six other native nations

Native: They don’t wanna leave east of the Alleghenies, but they do and settle west because disease is so rampant.

Colonists: Angry at the British bc they wanted to settle west.

1758-British take Fort Duquesne

French: abandon and burn Fort Duquesne so the British can’t use it.

British: Taken control of the fork of Ohio and establish Fort Pitt

Native: They want peace and for the conflict to end1759-

1759- French lose Fort Niagara

French: Feel helpless and are begging for supplies, but they don’t have any

British: Confident they have the win

Native: They have to stay with the British bc there’s no turning back

1759- French surrender Quebec, Montcalm died

French: They can’t believe there was an attack using gueriila-style warfare

British: They feel they’ve won

Native: Hope this is the end

1760- British win Canada, war in North America ends

French: Fold their flag and surrender

British: Victorious, relieved, and ecstatic

Native: Feel relived, but anxious about moving west.

1763- Seven Years’ War ends, Britain victorious

French: Lost almost everything and gave up their land in North America

British: They've won, but they’re broke bc war is expensive.

1763- Pontiac’s War begins

British: Fighting the Natives

Natives: Chief Pontiac doesn’t want to leave, so he attacks the British

Colonists: Happy that the Treaty of Easton was broke so they can settle West.

1763- Natives defeated at Battle of Bushy Run

British: They purposefully trade blankets infected with smallpox to the Natives

Natives: Many Natives died, contributing to the defeat

1763- Proclamation of 1763 enacted

British: King George III signs another Treaty of Easton so the war can be over.

Natives: Don’t wanna fight, and don’t wanna leave. They leave to survive.

Colonists: Infuriated with the crown bc they just want to settle West.

1764- American colonies taxes

British: They won a war and got a bunch of land, but they’re poor. British subjects are already paying a sugar tax

Colonists: They have no problem paying the sugar tax, but they’re mad they weren’t allowed to vote on it

1765- Pontiac’s war ends

British: They change their trade policy and will provide the Natives the items they want if they move West of the Alleghenies

Natives: This is the best option for them as disease is very rampant.

Colonists: They’re still upset with Britain bc the Natives have weapons to defend themselves from the colonists taking it.