HISB40H3 Lecture : Begining to Canadian History
Document Summary
Struggle for a continent, 1663-1763: french expansion and the failure of the compact colony, to 1713, the seven years war, 1756-63, battle of the plains of abraham, 1759, conquest of new france, 1760-63. War and expansion 1663-1754: founding of fort frontenac (in present day kingston), 1673. La salle (was to go furthest he could south and claim land for the french) and. The odds in the seven years" war: population, british had more population that the french www. notesolution. com, 50,000 in the st. lawrence region, 1 million in the south colonies in the americas, 20:1 ratio for population. The tide tu rns, 1758: pitt the elder, defense of fort carillon, fall of louisbourg, abandoning the interior, forts duquesne and frontenac, treaty of easton, 1758, the great council of aboriginal t ribe. James wolfe www. notesolution. com: born in england, 1727, commander of british assault on quebec, 1759, brave, indecisive, enigmatic leader.
