I found some good websites about the Seven Year's War (French and Indian War). The first one:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007300
is from a Canadian website that talks about the global effects of the war, not just in North America. With the next website:
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/louisbourg/enghome.html
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the letters it will lead to some pictures from that area of Fort Louisbourg. It was crucial for the British to gain this fort if they wanted to gain New France (and Quebec) because it blocked the entrance into Canada and New France. They gained the fort by a siege.
I also noticed something interesting in the textbook. On page 76, when describing Washington's defeat in the Ohio River Valley, the book says: "After a valiant defense, Washington's outnumbered men were forced to surrender." I found this very interesting because I read about the same battle in my Canadian textbook and it just said that Washington's troops were beaten. I found it interesting that the Canadian textbook made it sound like Washington was totally beaten, while our textbook made him sound like a valiant hero. This is a good case of how textbooks can be bias in the way they present facts.
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That's funny (last paragraph). In England the textbooks rarely mention the Revolution, and when they do they act like the Revolutionary War was no big deal. I think history really is looked at in totally different lights depending on who you are and how you personally view it. (England rocks, I was just using it as an example because I know it the best).
These are great points!! History is in the eye of the beholder :)
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