The Seven Years' The Seven Years' War (1756-63)War (1756-63)Battle for a ContinentBattle for a Continent4 years in North America-4 years in North America-7 years in Europe7 years in Europe

Roots of War: The Ohio Roots of War: The Ohio ValleyValleyConflict between Conflict between French and English French and English in Ohio Valleyin Ohio Valley

Thirteen Colonies Thirteen Colonies want to expand want to expand westward into westward into fertile Ohio Valleyfertile Ohio Valley

Main obstacle: Main obstacle: French presence at French presence at Fort Duquesne Fort Duquesne

The Ohio Valley ConflictThe Ohio Valley Conflict1754: George 1754: George Washington leads Washington leads Virginia militia into Virginia militia into Ohio valley, building Ohio valley, building Fort NecessityFort Necessity

French forces drive French forces drive Washington from OhioWashington from Ohio

1755: British General 1755: British General Edward Braddock sent Edward Braddock sent into Ohio to defeat into Ohio to defeat FrenchFrench

Braddock's army Braddock's army ambushed and killed ambushed and killed by French and native by French and native forcesforces

1756: Declaration of War1756: Declaration of WarBritain and Britain and France officially France officially declare war on declare war on one anotherone another

French forces in French forces in North America North America led by Marquis led by Marquis de Montcalm de Montcalm register early register early victories at victories at Oswego and Fort Oswego and Fort William HenryWilliam Henry

The British ResponseThe British ResponseEarly French successes Early French successes lead British Secretary of lead British Secretary of State William Pitt to State William Pitt to change strategychange strategy

Pitt 's conclusion: war Pitt 's conclusion: war will be won or lost in will be won or lost in North AmericaNorth America

Pitt devises plan to Pitt devises plan to capture significant capture significant French fortifications in French fortifications in North America using North America using British and colonial British and colonial military forcesmilitary forces

Seige of Louisbourg (1758)Seige of Louisbourg (1758)

Spring 1758: Spring 1758: British form British form expedition and lay expedition and lay seige to French seige to French fortress of fortress of Louisbourg Louisbourg

Fortress Fortress surrenders in Julysurrenders in July

Too late in season Too late in season to mount an to mount an expedition against expedition against New FranceNew France

Seige of Quebec (1759)Seige of Quebec (1759)Spring 1759: British Spring 1759: British forces enter St. forces enter St. Lawrence and lay Lawrence and lay seige to Quebecseige to Quebec

Several unsuccessful Several unsuccessful attempts to capture attempts to capture the Citadel the Citadel throughout the throughout the summer of 1759summer of 1759

September 13, 1759: September 13, 1759: James Wolfe James Wolfe undertakes daring undertakes daring landing up river from landing up river from Quebec Quebec

Battle of the Plains of Battle of the Plains of AbrahamAbrahamFrench French commander commander Montcalm Montcalm decides to march decides to march out of Citadel out of Citadel and fight Wolfe's and fight Wolfe's forcesforces

The two armies The two armies meet on the meet on the Plains of Plains of Abraham, where Abraham, where the French are the French are defeated in a defeated in a brief battlebrief battle

French forces French forces retreat up river retreat up river to Montrealto Montreal

Big Stairs!

Big Stairs—they were not there during the siege of Quebechttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4eVwzZ9a_A

Montreal (1760)Montreal (1760)French forces regroup French forces regroup and winter at Montrealand winter at Montreal

Their only hope lies Their only hope lies with the arrival of with the arrival of French reinforcements French reinforcements in the spring of 1760in the spring of 1760

British vessels are first British vessels are first to arrive, carrying to arrive, carrying soldiers that lay seige soldiers that lay seige to Montrealto Montreal

French forces French forces surrender on surrender on September 8, 1760September 8, 1760

War in North America War in North America endsends

Treaty of Paris (1763)Treaty of Paris (1763)War in Europe last War in Europe last another three yearsanother three years

Two sides sign Two sides sign Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris (1763), ending Seven (1763), ending Seven Years' WarYears' War

France surrenders France surrenders New France to New France to BritainBritain

Colony of New Colony of New France transformed France transformed into the British into the British colony of Quebeccolony of Quebec