War for Empire
1. War of League of Augsburg 1688-97
- King William's War - England vs. Louis XIV
- Frontenac from Canada invades New England - 3 routes
- William Phips - 2 routes into New France
- 1st intercolonial conference in Albany
- privateers & pirates - William Kidd
- Treaty of Ryswick 1697
2. War of Spanish Succession 1702-13
- Queen Anne's War - England vs. Spain
- Abenaki destroy Deerfield
- Iberville in Louisiana with Choctaws
- James Moore in Carolinas with Creeks
- Peace of Utrecht 1713 - "salutary neglect"
- "cold war" 1713-38 - Oglethorpe starts Georgia
3. War of Austrian Succession 1739-48
- King George's War - England, Austria vs. France
- William Pepperrell captures Louisbourg
- Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 1748
4. Seven Years War 1756-63 (French and Indian War)
- England, Prussia vs. France, Spain, Austria
- 1st phase - forks of the Ohio
- George Washington, Edward Braddock lose the Ohio
- 2nd phase - France victorious
- Montcalm & pro-French Indians attack borderlands
- Loudoun abandons Ft. Wm. Henry for Louisbourg
- 3rd phase - William Pitt takes command
- Forbes win Fort Duquesne
- Amherst wins Ticonderoga
- Wolfe wins Quebec 1759
- George III becomes king 1760 - ends war
- Treaty of Paris 1763