WI: Halifax (NS) does not Spark off Seven Years War

Now I know it is a very complicated myriad of reasons as to why the Seven Years war began (look at all of the names it has) and that it is almost impossible to avoid without a rather major POD very far Back.

But I am talking about the Colonial War. It is my understanding that when the English settled Halifax for Naval reasons, it broke several treaties with the French colonies wich caused them to react in the Ohio valley. Let's say we avoid this with Halifax never being settled and/or with any English settlement being more then a tiny fishing colony that isn't noteworthy.

How would this affect the chain of events that led to war, the war itself, its outcome, and colonial development onwards, or OTL if the butterflies are minor?

If I am incorrect in my information please correct me. But also please discuss the effects of my scenario using your correct reasons.
 
Huh, I never thought of Washington's incursions being a direct response to Fort Duquesne's building being a response to Father Le Loutre's War! I can definitely see it the connections, but never made them or knew it WAS a direct response by France to Halifax's founding.

Anyway!

Halifax was the first major English settlement in Nova Scotia - besides troops stationed in the renamed Annapolis Royal, there were almost no Englishmen in Acadia - peninsular (NS) or mainland (NB) - otherwise. This might buy some time for the Acadians to keep living in the province or even keep the Great Upheaval from happening at all with the lack of English people around and thus the will to expel them in the first place.

France was still fearful about American expansion into Ohio, though, and so Fort Duquesne is being built sooner or later. The French and Indian/4th Colonial War IS happening simply due to American demographics and Anglo-French rivalry - it's just the details of when and how exactly it starts that change. Just with the major divergence of a Gallic Maritimes possibly still existing around.
 
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