In the early 1700s, many of the rivalries in Europe were played out 
on the battleground of North America.  England, allied with Holland 
and the Austrian Empire, sought to minimize French incursions in the 
new territory.  The French, supported by Canadian and midwestern 
Indians, sporadically raided New England settlements during what 
came to be called Queen Anne's War, after the British monarch.  In 
1704, the British settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was 
attacked by French and Indian forces (shown here).  About fifty-five 
people were killed, and the settlement was burned to the ground.  
The Treaty of Utrecht (1713) only postponed further confrontations.