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How Did English Develop During The 18th Century

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During the 18th century, the English started to expand their settlements and territories. At first they were settled in the parts that we call the middle, northern and southern colonies that involve for example New York, the Carolinas, Massachusetts, Delaware, etc. They made a fort on Lake Ontario that was for trading in 1727. It was called Oswego. The Ohio Company asked the English for land in Ohio so that they could make a permanent settlement there. That is when in 1756, the British decided to declare war. The British won at Louisburg and gained their first victory in 1758. In 1727 until 1759, they defeated the French in the cliffs over the city of Quebec. Which led to the French having to give them the land of Canada. The British won the
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