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The dramatic documentary tells the story of the French and Indian War (1754-1763), which began in the wilderness of the Pennsylvania frontier and spread throughout the colonies, into...
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Great Britain's colonies inhabited the eastern seaboard, and colonists in Pennsylvania and Virginia wanted to expand westward into the Ohio River Valley. However, the valley, inhabited by American Indians, was pivotal to French trade. Both empire-builders, Great Britain rivaled the French for domination of North America.
France, which had North American settlements in Canada, Louisiana, and the Great Lakes region, dominated the Ohio River Valley through exploration, trade and strategic alliances with the American Indians. But, many of the settlers living there were of British descent. France wanted to keep its trade routes and claimed the territory as its own, but ...
Groups of American Indians fought alongside both parties, but they were primarily allied with the French. The American Indians were the original inhabitants of the Ohio River Valley; at the time of the war, 3,000 to 4,000 indigenous people lived there. For economic, political and cultural reasons, all three powers wanted to control the Ohio River V...
Dec 1, 2006 · The War That Made America: The Story of the French and Indian War. Dir. and prod. by. Multimedia and French and Indian War 250, Inc. , 2006. 240 mins. Journal of American History, Volume 93, Issue 3, December 2006, Pages 968–969, https://doi.org/10.2307/4486578.
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The War that Made America is a PBS miniseries (produced by WQED Pittsburgh) about the French and Indian War, which was first aired in two parts on January 18 and 25, 2006. The series features extensive reenactments of historical events, with on-screen narration provided by Canadian actor Graham Greene. Much of the story focuses upon George ...
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Nov 9, 2009 · The Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from 1756 to 1763, forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred...
