A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . the English and French settlers and the Indians con-tinued on amicable terms. KING GEORGES WAR. In 1740, the War for the Austi-iun Succession broke out m Europe andsoon involved most of the European nations. Because George II. was on thethrone of England, the struggle is known in this country as King Georges War. A notable event in America was the capture of the fortress of Louisburg,one of the stronges
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . the English and French settlers and the Indians con-tinued on amicable terms. KING GEORGES WAR. In 1740, the War for the Austi-iun Succession broke out m Europe andsoon involved most of the European nations. Because George II. was on thethrone of England, the struggle is known in this country as King Georges War. A notable event in America was the capture of the fortress of Louisburg,one of the strongest fortifications in the world, mainly by New England was a grand achievement which thrilled this country and England, andcaused consternation in France. A treaty of peace was signed in 1744 at Aix-la-Chapelle, a town in western Germany. New England was enraged to find THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 77 that by the terms of this treaty Louisbarg was given to France, and allher valor, sacriHce, and sutler- .--i^ iiig went for naught. THE FRENCU AND INDIAN |i WAR. I It has alreatly been shownthat England and France, .-?who had long been rivals inthe Old Wjrld, had become iliis.
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