The Seven Years War: A Turning Point in North American History

🌳 Multiple groups claimed the fertile Ohio River Valley, which was valuable farmland.

🗺️ The French wanted to connect their territories of Louisiana and Canada through the Ohio River Valley.

⚔️ Virginia's governor sent George Washington and his men to claim Ohio for Virginia, leading to a conflict with the French.

🌍 The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War in Europe, was a real-world war that took place across multiple continents.

🇬🇧🇫🇷 The British and the French were the main superpowers involved in the war, fighting in India, Europe, the West Indies, and America.

⚔️ The Ohio River Valley was a crucial battleground where the French and British clashed, and the French relied on Native American allies for support.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 British struggle with French troops in the French and Indian War.

🇫🇷 French and Indian troops defeat British General Braddock at Fort Duquesne.

⚔️ British gain control of critical French strongholds and forts.

💥 British victory in the Battle of Quebec leads to the defeat of the French in the war.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Great Britain gained control over Florida and Canada.

🇫🇷 France gave up New Orleans and parts of Louisiana to Spain.

🌍 The Treaty of Paris affected the Indians and their alliances.