General Edward Braddock

1. General Edward Braddock • English General sent to remove the French from Fort Duquesne in 1755 • Doesn’t have a clue about how to fight in wilderness and will be killed with his army

2. Braddock’s Expedition • In 1755 British army under General Edward Braddock is sent to fight the French after Washington’s defeat • English way of fighting involves lining men in a linear formation and then shooting the other army • Braddock will lose almost 1,300 men to an ambush

3. Braddock’s Expedition

4. George Washington • Ambitious colonist who takes a commission as a British officer • Blamed for starting the war • Learns about warfare from watching English strengths and weaknesses

5. The Battle of Louisburg • Fought for three weeks in June 1758. Over the St. Lawrence River, it is a supply line for the French army. • The British capture it and use to attack the French in the region

6. The Battle of Quebec • British forces surround the majority of the French army at Quebec • French army uses location of fort as a defensive position because it is protected by water on two sides and a sheer cliff on a third • General Wolfe has the army scale the cliff to surprise the French

7. The Battle of Quebec • French and British commanders gamble and face each other off • The armies meet in brutal 30 minute battle that destroys French hopes for victory in North America

8. Marquis de Montcalm • French general who built forts in key positions within Canada and the Ohio valley • Wins many battles but is killed at Quebec

9. The Treaty of Paris, 1763 • The Treaty ends the war and removes the French from North America • The British now have the territory up to the Mississippi River and all of Canada • Colonists will now seek to move past the Appalachian Mountains

10. The Proclamation of 1763 • The Proclamation of 1763 was to prevent colonists from settling past the Appalachian Mountains • The British had also made a deal with the Indians to not move into the Ohio Valley

11. The War’s Impact on America • The English will now want to control the colonies to avoid more wars and to collect taxes from the colonists • The English will place more soldiers in the colonies and pass taxes • The colonies were never respected by the England in terms of finical and military help

12. The War’s Impact on America • France’s removal from North America will now open the continent for further expansion by the colonists • The colonist want to expand past the Appalachian Mountains • The colonies can now go back to business as usual (well, so they think)

13. The War’s Impact on America • The Indians will no longer be a force to be reckoned with • Indian tribes that sided with France will be treated even worse by England and colonist • Indian lands will now be sought by colonists