SUMMARY
1. When William and Mary became king and queen of England, war with France followed. In the colonies this was called King William's War (1689-97).
2. The French from Canada ravaged the New England frontier and burned Schenectady in New York. The English colonists captured Port Royal, but failed to take Montreal and Quebec.
3. After four years of peace (1697-1701), war between France and England was renewed. This was called Queen Anne's War (1701-13).
4. The great event of the war was the conquest of Acadia. Port Royal was named Annapolis; Acadia was called Nova Scotia.
5. Thirty-one years of peace followed. During this time the French occupied the Mississippi valley, and built the fortress of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island.
6. During King George's War (1744-48), Louisburg was captured, but it was returned by the treaty of peace.
7. France now proceeded to occupy the Ohio valley, and built forts on a branch of the Allegheny.
8. The British also claimed the Ohio valley, and started to build a fort on the site of Pittsburg, but were driven off by the French.
9. Troops under George Washington, on their way toward the fort, defeated a small French force, but were themselves captured by the French at Fort Necessity (July 4, 1754).