1603 French settle in Quebec 1607 English settle in Jamestown 1600s French build fur-trade outposts in Canada English settle Atlantic coastline  1750s England and France dispute land claims in Canada and Ohio Valley 1754 July 3  English troops under Colonel George Washington march on Fort Duquesne: French victory 1755 July 9   English troops under General Edward Braddock march on Fort Duquesne: French victory. 1756 William Pitt the Elder becomes English Prime Minister  1757 August 9   French take Fort William Henry  1758 July 8 French capture Fort Ticonderoga July 26 English capture Louisbourg August 27 English capture Fort Frontenac    1759 July 25 English capture Fort Niagara July 26 French abandon Fort Ticonderoga September 13 English capture Quebec   1760 September 8   English capture Montreal  1763 English and French sign Treaty of Paris