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THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR

1756-1763

The Seven Years’ War determined the fate of New France.

Seeking new land for settlement, the expanding population of Britain’s North American colonies pushed over the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio River valley. Alarmed by this intrusion, the French and First Peoples expelled the settlers in 1754 and an undeclared war broke out between the French and British colonies. Beginning in 1755, Britain and France sent thousands of professional soldiers to North America. In 1756, fighting began in Europe and both nations formally declared war.

Despite several impressive Canadien, French, and First Peoples victories in the Ohio valley, along Lake Ontario, and near Lake Champlain, the tide of war gradually shifted in favour of Britain. British naval forces isolated New France while a British army attacked Louisbourg in 1758. It surrendered after a seven-week siege, leaving Québec vulnerable.

First Peoples, Seven Years War


THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR
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