The Road to Independence (from Museum of the American Revolution)

Christian Peterson news@greenepublishing.com ⁃ French and Indian War (1754): Amidst ongoing tensions between Great Britain and France in their American colonies and abroad, 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, of Virginia, accidentally sparks the French and Indian War, leading to the global conflict known as the Seven Years’ War. ⁃ Treaty of Paris (Feb. 1, 1763): The Treaty of Paris, between Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal, ends the Seven Years’ War, leaving