War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its

size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.

Welcome to Key Battles of American History,

a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

Here is your host, James Early.

Thank you. your host, James Early. Hello and welcome back to Key Battles of the French and Indian War, our survey of the

conflict that shaped the fate of two great empires and laid the groundwork for the

American Revolution.

I'm your host James Early, as always.

And as always, I am joined by my co-host, Jacob Heur.

Well, in our last episode, we saw that the French finally had to throw in the towel.

They surrendered Canada, and then we saw a little bit of fighting.

Just because they surrendered Canada, it didn't mean the war was over.

In the south, we saw some fighting between the Cherokee nation and some British settlers

in what's often called the Cherokee War, which is considered part of the French and Indian War.

And we're going to see in this episode, once again, the two major powers are not quite finished.

They've got a little bit more fighting to do.

The British are getting greedy, I guess you could say.

They're going to want some more territories and I guess to kind of take a victory lap around the French or to rub salt in their wounds or something.

But it's mainly about money, as we will see.

So, Jacob, you're ready for a little more fighting?

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