Years later, he wrote that his life was in as “much jeopardy as it ever had been before or since.” Washington was pursuing a ...

Known in North America as the French and Indian War, the fight between France and Britain for control of the continent reshaped empires and sowed the seeds of American independence.

John Miller III, a reenactor, appeared on 7 News at Noon on Thursday to talk about the event, remembering the French and Indian War. Watch his interview above.

After the French and Indian War (1754–63), however, the British Treasury faced a substantial debt. Convincing thirteen legislatures to help with funds would be inefficient if not impossible.

In the Treaty of Paris France ceded Canada to Britain and the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, to Spain. Spain gave up its claim to Florida. Shortly after the Treaty, King George issued a ...