Chapter 8: Events

France and Britain fought in Europe that eventually spread into North America. The desire of British colonists to take over French outposts was by the simple cause of the trade of fur. The French had allied themselves with the Native Americans to fight against the British in the 1750s, thus being called the French and Indian War. It was the first, but not last, war where the Native Americans allied with another faction of a different country. In the British provinces of New York, William Shirley destroyed Louisbourg, but was given back to the French (fully restored) in 1748, ending the war of King George (name of operation).