French and Indian wars were four wars fought one after another in North America between 1689 and 1763. The wars were fought between France and England, which became part of Britain during the second war. Spain, at times, sided with the French. All fought with the support of Indian allies. In the end, France lost nearly all its land in North America. Britain gained most of the French territory, and Spain acquired the rest.
Battle of Monongahela
Location of Acadia
Causes of the French and Indian wars. In 1689, England's colonies in North America lay along the Atlantic coast. Spain controlled Florida. French settlements lay to the north and west, from what are now Maine and Nova Scotia to the St. Lawrence River Valley. France also had outposts in Newfoundland, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi River Valley. Both France and England claimed the inland territory between their settlements. Until about 1750, however, only the Indian tribes who lived in the inland territory actually …show more content…
It was also a result of continuing Indian resistance to New England’s expansion. Spain joined France against the English. The war began in the winter of 1704, when the French and their Indian allies raided the New England frontier, devastating Deerfield, Massachusetts. The English attacked Acadia in 1704 and again in 1707. Also in 1707, England became part of Britain, now the United Kingdom (see United Kingdom, History of the). In 1710, Britain seized Port-Royal. In the South, the British and their Indian allies devastated the settlements of Spain’s Indian allies, forcing many captured Indians into slavery. They also took the town of St. Augustine, but they did not take the settlement’s fort and had to withdraw. Spanish and French forces attacked Charleston, South Carolina, but they failed to capture the
Battle of Monongahela
Location of Acadia
Causes of the French and Indian wars. In 1689, England's colonies in North America lay along the Atlantic coast. Spain controlled Florida. French settlements lay to the north and west, from what are now Maine and Nova Scotia to the St. Lawrence River Valley. France also had outposts in Newfoundland, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi River Valley. Both France and England claimed the inland territory between their settlements. Until about 1750, however, only the Indian tribes who lived in the inland territory actually …show more content…
It was also a result of continuing Indian resistance to New England’s expansion. Spain joined France against the English. The war began in the winter of 1704, when the French and their Indian allies raided the New England frontier, devastating Deerfield, Massachusetts. The English attacked Acadia in 1704 and again in 1707. Also in 1707, England became part of Britain, now the United Kingdom (see United Kingdom, History of the). In 1710, Britain seized Port-Royal. In the South, the British and their Indian allies devastated the settlements of Spain’s Indian allies, forcing many captured Indians into slavery. They also took the town of St. Augustine, but they did not take the settlement’s fort and had to withdraw. Spanish and French forces attacked Charleston, South Carolina, but they failed to capture the