Effects of the French and Indian War The French and Indian War was a major turning point in American history because it had wide-ranging effects that paved the way for the American Revolution. The later part of the war is also known as the Seven Years War, which was the first major global conflict in American history. Although the British came out victorious, the French and Indian War left them broke and planted the idea of independence into the minds of the colonists. The main cause of the war was conflict between Britain and France over who had more rights to land in the Ohio River Valley. The French believed they had rights to the land because they “had explored and claimed a vast amount of land in the interior of North America, ranging from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes in the north to the Mississippi River and New Orleans in the south.” (Moore). Britain believes they have rights to the land because they had already “offered large land grants for settlement.” (Keenan), so when colonists discovered that the French had began building forts they sent soldiers …show more content…
Due to the extreme cost of the war, and the Native American rebellion that followed, Britain ends up treating the colonists so badly that they demand independence, even if they have to fight a war to get it. The war was caused by conflict between Britain and France over who had claims to land in the Ohio River Valley, and by the end of the war, Native Americans feared they would lose their land to colonists looking to settle. This led to Pontiac’s Rebellion, which ended when Britain gave the Natives smallpox infected blankets. By then, the colonists had seen that it was actually possible to defeat Britain. All of a sudden, dreams of independence from their ruler and the King being desperate for money led to rebellion, and eventually war. Thankfully, the colonists came out on top, or the US might not be the same
This book was a first option because of its possible credibility and it really came out to be a book that helps understand the topic. To what the book I known for it is very much a book exactly for what t will be used. The book was made to accompany a four-part documentary about the same topic aired on PBS, but the book is enough to obtain the information that is needed to become a type of expert in the topic with details, facts, and great writing that gives the matter a noteworthy prospective and style. The French and Indian War is, as the title says, what made the United States.
The french and Indian war alter the political and ideological relations between Great Britain and the american colonies in many different ways. The war enable Britain to be more involved with colonial political and economic affairs. After the war Britain also ended their policy of salutary neglect. After a while their plan to make money of the colonies soon lead to the revolutionary war because it increased tension and outrage among the american colonies.
The colonists were upset and eventually broke away from the British starting the Revolutionary War. In the war, the British had many advantages. They had a world renowned army and navy, and there were colonists, loyalists, and tories, that supported them. The British also announced that slaves
The French and Indian War altered the relations of the American Colonies and Britain through political, economic, and geographical issues. At the start of the French and Indian War the French owned a big majority of land but the during the war the French lost their land to the English. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 gave the English, the French land of North America (Doc A).
The french and Indian war clearly did result in significant economic, cultural and political developments in the colonies between 1763 and 1775. Yes the french and indian war affected the bond between the british and american colonies meanwhile fighting for control in north america. They gave the authority to have more options in supply and demand in economical and political province by impactful by order of the law and raising taxes unfairly on the american colonies, which affected the colonists to change their ideas from acceptance to resentment toward the british. Their wealth and representation of changing their beliefs and culture affect.
The French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years War was a conflict between the American Colonists and the French over control of the Ohio territories (the Ohio Valley). This war received its name because the war was Britain and its American colonies fighting against the French and Indians. Many Indian tribes became involved in the French and Indian War because the British were taking control over their hard worked for land. The French and Indians were upset that the Americans listened to British orders that took away their land that they had to live on. The Indians were excited to be on the French side since the French major gave them a ticket to attack British settlements.
The French and Indian war was a seven year war between England and the American colonies and some of the Indians in North America. When the war was over, the French lost control of Canada. The Indians that had been threatening the Americans that lived there were defeated. When the war was only supposed to be against the English and the American Colonists and some of the Indians in North America it changed to become a world war. The British spent a lot of money fighting the war and the colonists had been part of it.
Competition over resources among European societies led to trade and conflict. One such conflict was the French and Indian War. Both the British and the French wanted to control the land, and its resources, located in the Ohio River Valley. The British tried to control Native American trade and gain more land by taking over French forts in the Ohio River Valley. Eventually, the French were kicked out of continental North America when the British won.
The war was not actually declared at the time of the first battles. In the beginning of the war the French were on top of things and looked like they were winning the war. The French had more Native American allies than the British did. This helped the French fight because they did not know this terrain very well. The Native Americans used guerilla warfare where as the British and the French stood in lines and fired at each other in an open field.
The French and Indian war also known as the seven years, war was a war between Britain and France. This war began because France had expanded into the Ohio River Valley and that had caused repeated conflict. Throughout the French and Indian War many people were involved. One of the most important people involved was George Washington. Washington was sent as an ambassador from the British crown to the French officials and Indians as far north as present-day Erie, Pennsylvania.
The war was a turning point of French forces in North America, which confirmed British controlled the half eastern part of North America. The French and Indian war was the favorable to Britain, which balance the power of occupied lands in North America.
The French and Indian War and the Effects left on the Colonies: The French and Indian war was the 4th colonial conflict between England and France. The three previous conflicts started in Europe and travelled to the Colonies. This conflict started in the Colonies. During the beginning of this war, Britain seemed to be losing the battle. Washington seemed successful after his capture of Fort Duquesne, but the Frenchmen who walked out of the fort, came back after the British began process building Fort Necessity.
The American Revolution is now justified for the American colonists because of the unjust acts and unfair power the British had over the colonist’s prior. One of the biggest issues that caused tension between the American colonies and Great Britain was the taxes that Parliament made the colonists pay to help pay off the debt and expenses of the French and Indian War. From 1756 to 1763, the British was involved in the French and Indian war or also known as the Seven Years War. Before the war started, there were wars in Europe between France and Britain. The war began to spread to North America because the British wanted to take over the land that the French had owned in the country.
The British government was not looking for the best of the people. They were only thinking about what they wanted; the government was not interested in what the people wanted so they decided to make decisions on their own, which resulted in changes that form the United States today. Because of this, they were justified in rebelling and declaring independence. One reason why the colonists decided to rebel and declare independence was because of taxation.
The French and Indian war, also known as the Seven Years’ war, was fought between France and Great Britain. It started because of French expansion into the Ohio Valley. This expansion created conflict