PPT Slide
The Wars for Empire
Great World Wars for Empire between the British and French
Louis XIV
War of the League of Augsburg (1689-1697) or King William’s War
King William’s War
War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) or Queen Anne’s War
Nova Scotia
Spanish St. Augustine, Florida, Oldest European Settlement in US
The War of the Austrian Succession (King George’s War) 1740-1748
George II, King of England during the War of the Austrian Succession
George II, British King from the House of Hanover
Causes of King George’s War
Louisbourg Fortress, Cape Breton
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
The French and Indian War 1754-63
North America 1750
British Troops climb to Plains of Abraham outside Quebec, 1759
Quebec City 1997
Key Military Campaigns
“Death of General Wolfe” at Quebec by Benjamin West
Fort Pitt
Fort Ticonderoga, Scene of Conflict throughout colonial wars
40th Regiment Reanactment
Seven Years War: 1756-1763
Road to Revolution, 1763-75
Email: houston@harwich.edu
Other information: Slides produced by Mr. Houston's American History classes for local history project