The French and British fought over control of the . France and Britain were major . Both countries wanted to dominate the .

French and British had around the .

Treaty Of Utrecht forced the French to give up trading posts around and colonies in and .

Under control, were forced to take an oath of to the British.

who did not take the oath were . Acadians were forced to leave .

The British conquered French Fortress of , and .

In Europe, Britian declared war on Francein 1756. In 1763, the , ended the war.