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In 1763 the European powers 1754, George Washington and a small force of Great Britain, FranceVirginia militiamen marched to the Ohio Country to drive the French from the region. Hoping to capture Fort Duquesne, Washington quickly realized that the fort was too strong. Washington retreated a few miles from the fort and Spain as well as Portugal collectively signed constructed Fort Necessity. If he could not drive the Treaty of Paris thus ending French from the Seven Years War area, he would at least contest their presence with his own stockade. A combined force of French soldiers and more specifically their native allies overwhelmed Fort Necessity on July 3, 1754, marking the start of the French and Indian Warin the New World. Great Britain received England did not officially declare war until 1756, although the main rewards from conflict had actually begun two years earlier. The next few years witnessed French successes on the agreement as France and Spain battlefield against the English, including General Edward Braddock's defeat in 1755. The major reason for the French victories was their Native American allies. Ohio Country natives enjoyed trading with both gave up the territories they held within North AmericaEnglish and the French. However, Great Britain paid a heavy price most tribes feared the large number of British colonists in North America. Natives west of the Appalachian Mountains feared that the number of English colonists would continue to execute grow. As the expensive multi-war front therefore they were left with heavy debtsEnglish population increased, the Indians believed that white settlers would seek their fortunes in the west, driving the natives from their land. In order 1757 the tide turned in favor of the English. William Pitt, the English Prime Minister, determined that the best way that England could defeat the French in Europe was first to equalize their balance conquer the French in the New World. In 1758, sizable numbers of British government began soldiers arrived to issue high taxes upon carry out Pitt's plan. With colonial assistance, British soldiers captured Fort Duquesne that year. In 1759, the citizens English captured both Fort Niagara and Quebec, France's major city in the products they boughtNew World. AlsoMontreal fell the following year, leaving England in order to keep compatible relations with control of France's possessions in North America. The French and Indian War continued in Europe, Africa, and Asia for three more years. In 1763, both sides signed the Native Americans Treaty of Paris (1763), which formally concluded the monarchy issued war. The end result in the Proclamation New World was France's loss of 1763 practically all of its colonies in North America to reduce the amount English. England now owned most of modern-day Canada and most of westward expansion into the freshly obtained land between the Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi River. Although French territory that was once New Francenow belonged to England, the British did not have firm control over most of it. With higher living expenses and reduced abilities Native Americans, including those in the Ohio Country, stood ready to expand settlements defend their territory from the colonists became disheartened with ' westward expansion. Most tribes hoped that friendly trading arrangements could be made, but they also feared the British government which would eventually develop into large number of English colonists in the American RevolutionNew World.[[Category:History]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]][[Category:Exploration To Statehood]][[Category:]][[Category:]][[Category:]][[Category:]][[Category:]][[Category:]][[Category:]]