Great Britain had a rough start in the war due to General Edward Braddock’s failure to secure Indian allies and the lack of complying colonists (Office of the Historian). After the French tried to engage in a negotiation with Great Britain, which ultimately failed, “Spanish King Charles III came to the aid of his cousin, French King Louis XV, and their representatives signed an alliance known as the Family Compact (Office of the Historian).” The Family Compact noted that if the British did not cease war before 1762 then Spain would declare a war. This alliance was formatted to pressure the British into a peace agreement, but instead it encouraged the French to regain their strength and finish out the war until it came to its close in 1763 by the signing of the Treaty of
Great Britain had a rough start in the war due to General Edward Braddock’s failure to secure Indian allies and the lack of complying colonists (Office of the Historian). After the French tried to engage in a negotiation with Great Britain, which ultimately failed, “Spanish King Charles III came to the aid of his cousin, French King Louis XV, and their representatives signed an alliance known as the Family Compact (Office of the Historian).” The Family Compact noted that if the British did not cease war before 1762 then Spain would declare a war. This alliance was formatted to pressure the British into a peace agreement, but instead it encouraged the French to regain their strength and finish out the war until it came to its close in 1763 by the signing of the Treaty of