The French and Indian War started in 1754 when George Washington's militia fired the first shots at Fort Duquesne. The war began and victory looked meek for the British for many reasons. The colonies were disorganized and many jealousies and disputes arose among them. In addition the colonies' governors quarreled with their assemblies. The colonies saw themselves, at the time, as trading economic colonies, not an empire or nation. There was no need or want for …showed first 75 words of 408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 408 total…British were unsuccessful in the early years of the war because of their lack of unity and disorganization. The tide turned because of new skilled generals like Pitt, Amherst, and Wolfe. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris which threw French power off the continent. However, they were allowed to retain several islands in the West Indies. France gave Britain all lands east of the Mississippi River allowing the number of frontiers to increase.