Thursday, January 15, 2009

A short overview of the French and Indian war

In the 1750s, France and Britain were fighting in Europe. The war was now spreading to North America. British Colonists wanted to take over French land in North America. The British wanted to take over the fur trade in the French held territory.
British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans. Native Americans joined in the battle against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land. French Indian War Burning at the Stake The war ended in 1759 when British Major General James Wolfe captured Quebec.

2 comments:

Terry said...

It's interesting how most of the Indians hoped the French would win, though they lost.

Brennan said...

Short and Sweet is always good..lol