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1753 - 1763 Question: What would you do if you wanted more land?

The English colonists moved west, however, Native Americans were already living on that land.

A Wampanoag leader, Metacom, fought against the English. The English named Metacom King Philip. These battles became known as King Philip’s War. After a year of fighting the English won.

1700s Colonists moved west along the rugged land near the Appalachian Mountains because land along the Atlantic Coast became too expensive. This land became known as the backcountry. Mid 1700s Colonists moved further west across the Appalachian Mountains and into the Ohio River Valley. Both Native Americans and French colonists were living in the Ohio River Valley.

Ohio River Valley Look carefully at the map. Then English sent George Washington to deliver a letter to the French asking them to leave the Ohio River Valley. Four months later, George Washington returned with a response from the French.

NO! The English believed this land The French said belonged to them the Ohio River and sent George Valley belonged Washington back to them and to build a fort in built Fort the same place Duquesne. the French built Fort Duquesne. The French attacked Fort Necessity. On the way to Fort Duquesne, Washington attacked and defeated a group of French soldiers. He returned to Fort Necessity, a fort he had started to build a few days earlier.

Washington surrenders. At a meeting in Albany, New York, England asked the Iroquois League to join in their fight against the French.

Hendrick, an Iroquois leader said, “The British and French were “quarrelling about lands which belong to us, and their quarrel may end in our destruction.” Braddock and his army moved very slowly, building roads and bridges as they headed through the wilderness to capture Fort Duquesne. Braddock believed that fighting like the Indians was cowardly. He kept his men in formation. This led to his death! England sent more soldiers to fight in North America.

The Iroquois agreed to join the British side. They hoped that victory would help the Iroquois maintain control of their lands. (This did not occur.)

Quebec was the capital of New France. British troops captured Quebec.

Before the French and Indian War. After the French and Indian War.