french and indian war

• French and Indian War Sites ; D.C. Close to Scene of Conflict That Set Stage for Revolution

Washington is surrounded by Civil War battlefields, but what history buffs hereabouts may not realize is that we also live within easy reach of many sites from the French and Indian War. Some folks may shrug their shoulders at that fact, but the French and Indian War is not only a fascinating conflict in its own right, it remains what historian Fred Anderson calls "the most important event to occur in 18th century North America," paving the way for the American Revolution.

• The Washington Times
• December 24, 2009

• Old Fort History in a Big Way ; 250 Years After the French and Indian War, Holiday Weekend Offers Largest Re-Enactment

Old Fort Niagara is preparing for its largest living-history display ever this holiday weekend as it celebrates the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War, and you're invited. More than 2,500 re-enactors plan to gather along the mouth of the Niagara River -- more than doubling the population of this tiny village -- to commemorate a war for control of North America.

• Buffalo News
• July 02, 2009

• Sites Recall French and Indian War

It's quiet, except for the sound of that abandoned flagpole atop Edge Hill. Sources say the Native Americans would have been painted red and black for war here at Bushy Run Battlefield in Jeannette. More than 50 were killed on the only recognized Indian battlefield in Pennsylvania. Three area museums are qualified to speak on the subject: Bushy Run Visitor's Center in Jeannette, Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life in Washington County and the Fort Pitt Museum at the Forks. Each place has a lot of information to share.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• February 13, 2009

• The Web Traveler: ; the First First World War; Forgotten French and Indian War Is Focus of Pittsburgh Exhibit

WHAT do you recall about the French and Indian War? Odds are not much. Maybe that a young George Washington, fighting for the British crown, led a band of militiamen through the forests of what is now West Virginia to confront a French force that was pouring into the Ohio River Valley.

• Sunday Gazette-Mail
• July 11, 2005

• Reclaiming the in-Service Conscientious Objection Program: Proposals for Creating a Meaningful Limitation to the Claim of Conscientious Objection

In 1676 the Quakers bought West New Jersey and wrote into its charter a pacifist military policy.7 In 1703, however, West and East New Jersey merged and a new militia law required military service.8 But when a sympathetic jury refused to convict any of the Quakers who refused to enter military service, the militia law lost support and was not renewed.9 All subsequent New Jersey militia acts contained exemptions specifically for Quakers.10 When Virginia Quakers refused to participate in hostilities during the French and Indian War of 1756, Colonel George Washington was so impressed with the depth and sincerity of their beliefs that he released the Quakers from confinement and essentially relieved them of their service commitment.11 As Quakers and other pacifists12 continued to resist mil...

• Army Lawyer, The
• Nbr. 8/2008, August 2008

• 'The Art of War' -- Artifacts Tell Fort's Story

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. - Plenty of cannon, muskets, bayonets, swords and other 18th-century military hardware are on display at Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York. Officials claim to have one of the most extensive collections of military artifacts from the 1700s, rivaling those at the Smithsonian Institution and the Tower of London. But there's more to see this summer and early fall at the historic site on Lake Champlain than relics from the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• July 11, 2011

• French and Indian War Remembered; Events to Commemorate 250th Anniversary

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A party of four wearing buckskin, bonnets and tricorn hats might turn heads at most restaurants. But at the Wagon Wheel in Ticonderoga, it just means there's something going on up at the fort. It's very nice to see that," restaurant owner Ray Thatcher said. "It brings the history of our community to life.

• The Columbian
• April 18, 2006

• Rep. Wolf Ensures Virginia Historic Sites That Played a Role in the French and Indian War Are Recognized

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Several historic sites scattered throughout Virginia and the northeast will be part of a national initiative to raise awareness of those states that played a major role in the French and Indian War. The much-needed funding ($325,000) was recently shepherded through the U.S. Congress by Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10). We are so pleased that Congressman Wolf is ensuring that Virginia's important role in the French and Indian War will be better known," said Laura Fisher, director, French and Indian War 250 Inc. "Virginia's engagement set the wheels in motion that eventually moved the 13 colonies toward revolting against the British and on to independence.

• U.S. Newswire
• February 11, 2004

• Harvest Festival Brings History Alive ; Re-Enactors Portray French and Indian War Era and Conditions Typical for an Early 19th Century Harvest.

WAYNESVILLE -- Tom Breitenbach wore a replica uniform of a British soldier who would have fought in the French and Indian War as a member of England's 60th Royal American Regiment. Walt Waitkus wore an American Indian's garb, portraying the Mohawk brave A'Nawara.

• Dayton Daily News
• October 23, 2007

• The French and Indian War; Deciding the Fate of North America.

ISBN: 9780060761844 TITLE: The French and Indian War; deciding the fate of North America. AUTHOR: Borneman, Walter R. PUBLISHER: HarperCollins PUBLISH...

• Reference and Research Book News
• Vol. 22 Nbr. 1, February 2007