French & Indian War

French & Indian War

Introduction

French and Indian War (1754-1760) refers to the colonial muscling for control of the Ohio River valley, the war ignited the worldwide conflict between the British and French also known as the Seven Years' War. The key to this North American theater of a global war was the allegiance of its native peoples.

Discussion

The French and Indian War began as an undeclared war. In 1754, a Virginia militia colonel named George Washington tried and failed to root the French out of Fort Duquesne at the headwaters of the Ohio River. England would not let Washington's embarrassment ...