Compare And Contrast The French And Indian War

The French and Indian war The French and Indian war was experienced in the early 1700’s; the war was mainly orchestrated by the world powers that held imperial power over the world. These powers were competing over territory and resources that involved trade routes. This war initially was referred to as the seven years’ war that mainly involved the Great Britain and France; however with time it evolved into more of a war that had all major European powers involved as the New World Colonization took shape and the struggle for territory. This war took place in the current day North America and Canada, the imperial colonial powers more specifically France and Great Britain were largely involved in a struggle to stamp their authority and might

However, much the British tried they seemed to lose to the French as they recorded major victories and advances, as well as the lack of interest back at home for the British served them a major blow. The British military seemed to lose at all fronts in the war considering that the French military had accumulated relatively good support from the Indians as well as the lack of requisite experience among most of their commanders affected their progress in the war. Moreover, at this battle there was the struggle to control Canada that was eventually won by the British military in 1760.This did not however mean total victory for the British military as the French gained a considerable ally in Spain against the British army. With this advanced effort against the British they shifted to conquering French territories all over the world. This was followed by the peace conference in 1763 where a peace treaty was arrived

These taxes imposed were one major factor that triggered anger and outrage in the colonists in America. This led to a boycott by the colonists on the British goods to avoid taxes; the colonial masters had to take action. One other major cause of the American Revolution is the point where the colonists’ spoilt tea shipped by a young ship owner and consequently the King of Britain reacted through the intolerable acts to what is commonly referred to as the Boston Tea party. Considering the quartering act that required the colonies to house the British soldiers in their homes, the colonists were pushed to take action as it infringed on their peace at home. This quartering act that is part of the intolerable acts is a major cause of the American Revolution. The colonies through a declaration made by the congress sent their grievances to the King who seemed not to respond, this led to them acquiring weapons as they prepared for battle. That came to be on 1775 when the British attacked. The main battle in the American Revolution was the battle of Saratoga; this provided the most crucial turning point for the revolutionary