Rivalry and Conflict

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Rivalry and Conflict

• Pages 245 to 248

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Key Battle Sites
Plains of Abraham
Plains of Abraham Death of Montcalm
Fortress of Louisburg
Ohio Valley
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New France
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New France Territory
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History of Conflict

• New France and Colonial Tensions
• Conflict between Native Peoples, British and the
  American Colonies
• spread to N. America and forced Native Peoples to
  take sides
• Three major wars between French and English
• King Williams War (1689-1697) wanted to block
  the French from expanding NA territory
• The War of the Spanish Succession (1703-1713)
• Brits fought with Spain who held territories in
  Western N. America
• gave Britain Spanish territories in N. America,
  India and Gibraltar.

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• The Seven Years War (1755-1763)
• between Britain and France
• started in N.A.
• led to a fight for sole occupation of N.A.
• British would eventually remove people of Acadia
  (French Settlers of Nova Scotia) and capture
  French Fortress Louisburg.
• Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759)
• most significant defeat for French
• just outside of the French Fortress of Quebec
• British General Wolfe and French General Montcalm
  both killed at battle
• French would eventually surrender
• within 4 years New France would become British