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__Chapter 6 __ 1598- Edict of Nantes takes power in France and gives tolerance to the French Protestants, ending religious wars. 1608- The French establish Quebec and claim land for France. This land was ruled by Kind Louis the 14th. It was an Autocratic government and Protestant Huguenots were not allowed in. New France recruits Indians to help them in the fur trade. Jesuits (French Catholic missionaries) explore and convert few of these Indians. 1682- Robert La Salle discovers Louisiana while traveling down the Mississippi River. He was murdered by his own men in 1687. New Orleans becomes the post to stop Spanish influence into the Gulf of Mexico. 1689-97- King Williams war is waged between the British colonists and the French with their Native American allies. 1702-13- Queen Ann’s war was the second war waged for North American Land. 1713- Peace treaty (Utrecht) was signed. The British were given Acadia (Nova Scotia), the Hudson Bay, and Newfoundland. 1739- War of Jenkins’s Ear- The British fight the Spanish in Georgia and on the Caribbean sea. King Georges War- France allies with Spain to fight the British colonists. The New England colonists capture fort Louisbourg on Brenton Island. 1748- A peace treaty returns the fort to the French The rivalry for the Ohio valley causes British colonists along with George Washington to secure rights to 500,000 acres of land which was being disputed with France at the time. 1754- Washington is sent along with 150 men to secure the land. 40 miles from fort Duquesne Washington’s group fires upon a group of French soldiers killing their leader. The French retreat. Later, the French return with reinforcements and force Washington to surrender. 1755- The British deport the Acadians in fear of an attack because of the British attack on the French. About 1 million were deported far south into Louisiana. They were called ‘Cajuns’. The Seven Years War <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The war went undeclared for 2 years. It was fought in America, Europe, the West Indies, Philippines, Africa, and on the ocean. In Europe, the British and Prussians fought the French, Spanish, Austrians, and Russians. In 1754 the British government called a meeting in Albany New York to persuade the Native Americans to side with the British in the war. The Indians were given many gifts. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1755- General Braddock sets out to capture fort Duquesne with 2,000 men. He encounters a smaller army but is defeated. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1756- British attack exposed trading posts in Canada instead of attacking the large city of Quebec and Montreal. <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1759- The Battle of Quebec is fought; Commander James Wolfe defeats the French on the Plains of Abraham. Both commanders die in battle (Montcalm- French and Wolfe- British). <span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1763 Treaty of Paris drives French Power out of North America, Spain controls Louisiana, and Spain trades Florida for Cuba. Proclamation of 1763- Prohibits settling west of Appalachians.