True History - Veritas Card #16 - The French and Indian Wars

The French and Indian Wars - 1754-1763

   The French and the English were both competing for the control of North America. In America, the Indians were siding with the French, and the Americans were siding with the English. The British colonists were farmers and settlers, and generally were Reformed Protestants, while the French were trappers and traders, and were generally Catholic.
   In the past, there were other wars between England and France, but this war ended up being the final one that gave the control to the British.
  Some important people who served in this war were George Washington, General Wolfe (British), General Montcalm (French) and Pontiac, who was an Indian chief. Pontiac continued to fight even after the war was over. General Montcalm and General Wolfe were both killed in this war.
  The Treaty of Paris was the event that ended this war. Now England was in serious debt and was hoping the Americans would be able to help pay off the debt.