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...of local militias; helpless settlers were massacred in Indian raids in the French and Indian War of the 1750s. The failure to protect settlers caused serious dissension in

*[[Francis Parkman]] - French colonial; French and Indian War *[[Francis Parkman]] - French and Indian War; Canada

...e French built [[Fort Duquesne]] at the Ohio's head. This triggered the [[French and Indian War]].<ref> Anderson, ''Crucible of War'' (2000).</ref> After British General J ...ed following the [[Battle of Fort Necessity]]. These actions sparked the [[French and Indian War]] (1754–1763) (called the [[Seven Years' War]] in Europe), an imperial co

The Anglo-French imperial rivalry, particularly the [[French and Indian War]] of 1754-1763, (the [[Seven Years War]]) found France and Britain at war y

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...lutionary sentiments first began appearing in Virginia shortly after the [[French and Indian War]] [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|ended in 1763]]. The very same year, the British ...Virginia]] was created to survey and settle its new lands. Following the [[French and Indian War]], westward settlement by Virginians was limited to more southern portions

...Washington]], age 45. His military experience totaled five years in the [[French and Indian War]], when he became colonel in charge of all [[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia ...fight. Hilarious anecdotes circulated about their inept soldiering in the French and Indian War. "They are raw, undisciplined, cowardly men," insisted the First Lord of th

...l America]] were expanded and consolidated. Following the success of the [[French and Indian War]], [[Canada]] in the north and the [[Thirteen Colonies]] on the eastern sea