“North Carolina and the French and Indian War, 1754 – 1763”

– In partnership with the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and Guilford Battleground Company –

Join historian John R. Maass, author of The French and Indian War in North Carolina: The Spreading Flames of War, as he chronicles a significant yet often overlooked part of North Carolina history.

Though most of the events in the French and Indian War took place hundreds of miles away, North Carolina was not exempt from its impact. As the European forces of France, Spain, Great Britain and their American Indian allies brought war to the New World, the colony mobilized troops, raised money, built forts and participated in several arduous military campaigns. The war had a huge influence on the colony, including a dramatic conflict between the colonial Governor Arthur Dobbs and the colonial legislature over how many troops to raise and how it would be funded. This led to an increasing sense of independence from Britain that would continue to build after the war was over.

Dr. John Maass earned a BA in history at Washington and Lee, MA in US History at UNC-Greensboro, and PhD in Early US History at Ohio State University. He is a historian with the US Army Center of Military History at Ft McNair in DC.

Reservations requested at 288.1776; books will be available for purchase.