French and Indian War 3 Britain declares war on ________________in 1756.• Britain and the colonies _________________________during the first

several years.

• The French captured several forts including forts on Lake ___________________and Lake George

• The Native Americans allied with France began ______________frontier farms, ______________settlers and ________________farms

 __________________________ became Secretary of State and then Prime Minister, where he oversaw the war effort from London. • To prevent ___________________from the colonies, Pitt decided

____________________would pay for the supplies for the war

• This caused an enormous __________________• Wanted not only the Ohio River Valley, but also French

___________________• Sent Jeffrey Amherst and James Wolfe to command the British troops

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Canada

1758• British recaptured the fort at ______________________• New England forces led by the British capture Fort Frontenac on Lake

___________________• Forced the French to abandon Fort______________________, which was

renamed Fort _______________________.

1759• British capture several forts in the _______________________ and

Havana, Cuba• Destroyed a French fleet sent to reinforce _________________• Battle of __________________

o Located on cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence Rivero Was thought to be impossible to ___________________o An English scout spotted a _____________up the cliffo Wolfe’s men went up the cliff at night and assembled on an open field

called the_________________________, just outside the fortresso They surprised and defeated the French armyo Both the French commander Marquis de Montcalm and the British

commander James Wolfe were killed

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• General Amherst captured Montreal• Treaty of __________________of 1763

o France kept some sugar producing islands in the __________________________________

o France gave up ___________________and most of its land east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain

o Spain gave up _____________________to Great Britaino Spain received the French lands west of the Mississippi River ( The

____________________Territory) and the port of ___________________________

o Ended France’s power in North America

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