French and Indian War
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- In September of 1759, the British ambushed the capital of New France, Quebec, surprising the guards who thought it was impossible to attack. The next year the English defeated the French with the fall of Quebec and Montreal.
- Attack!
- Attack on Quebec, 1759
- The war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This agreement forced France to hand over Canada and most lands east of the Mississippi River over to Great Britain. Spain also gave Florida to Great Britain and acquired lands west of the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans from France.
- Treaty of Paris, 1763
- The rivalry between the Native Americans and British increased after France's defeat, and a Native American Chief, Pontiac captured a fort and other outposts. The same year the battles began, Britain's King George declared that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. While this lowered the conflict with the Native Americans, the colonists started to distrust the British. The British government also started to tax the colonists due to financial troubles.
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