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// The Duel for North America //// (1608-1763) // __The Beginning of Exploration__ __ Jobs __ __ Wars and Treaties __ Battle 2: Hired James Wolfe, in Quebec-plans of Abrahams wolf vs. morquis de montealm (won) Europe Time line of wars North America
 * Chapter 6 **
 * 1598 Edict of Nates made King Louis XIV king, he was interested in over sea exploration. In 1608 settling in Quebec occurred
 * Samuel de Champlain “Father of the New France (Canada)” became friends with Indians and headed into the Ohio Valley, causing commercial problems with England, England took over Canada, and France didn’t care too much because they were more focused on the Caribbean Islands and the profit they can get there
 * Moving west to get beaver fur (becoming rare)
 * Couriers: hunters, runners of the woods
 * Hired Indians to work in the beaver trade, which went against their religious beliefs and alcohol problems, Jesuits tried to save the Indians from that environment
 * King William’s War (1689-1697) and Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713): gathering as much Indians as possible to gain more control
 * Great Britain gained Nova Scotia because allies, France and Spain, signed Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 : Salutary neglect- “ferial soil for the roots of independence.
 * Jerkin’s Ear (1739): British vs. Spaniards in Caribbean Sea are and Georgia, James Oglethrope fought on Spanish side
 * Combined with War of Austrian Succession (King George’s war) ended with the peace treaty of 1748, gave Louisiana to Great Britain
 * Ohio Country- Great Britain moved to explore, and expand vs. France who wants to connect Canada to Mississippi area. George Washington and his family owned 500,000 acres of land the French were settling on, so George Washington with 150 Virginians killed French leader at Fort Duguesne, but at Fort Necessity after 10 hours give up, but with the honors of war
 * Albany New York meeting of 1754: tried to untie everyone to keep Irquis Indains allies and against France
 * Bruddock’s Blunder 1755: General Bruddock + 2,000 men went to capture Fort Duquesane, but encounter a small French and Indian army. Bruddock died in battle. This made the little army happy over their defeat. George Washington + 300 scorched the frontier over it.
 * William Pitt and his battle “Great Commander”, in 1757 “organizer of victories”. Battle 1: 1785, Louisianaburg (won)
 * Battle of Quebec 1760,montereal Fell, 1763 peace settlement at Paris took away French powers in North America, gave Spain control of Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Orleans, traded Florida (from Spain) for Cuba (to Great Britain
 * Proclamation of 1763: wouldn’t let people settle pass the Appalachian Mountains causing the common people a lot of frustration


 * // Year // || // Name // || // Name // || // Year // ||
 * // 1688-1697 // || // War of the League of Ausburg // || // King William’s War // || // 1689-1697 // ||
 * // 1701-1713 // || // War of Spanish Succession // || // Queen Anne’s War // || // 1702-1713 // ||
 * // 1740-1748 // || // War of Austrian Succession // || // King George’s WAT // || // 1744-1748 // ||
 * // 1756-1763 // || // Seven Years War // || // French and Indian War // || // 1754-1763 // ||
 * // 1778-1783 // || // War of American Revolution // || // American Revolution // || // 1775-1783 // ||
 * // 1793-1802 // || // War of French Revolution // || // Undeclared French War // || // 1798-1800 // ||
 * // 1803-1815 // || // Napoleonic Wars // || // War of 1812 // || // 1812-1814 // ||
 * // 1914-1918 // || // World War I // || // World War I // || // 1917-1918 // ||
 * // 1979-1945 // || // World War II // || // World War II // || // 1941-1945 // ||