The French and Indian war (also known as the Seven Years war in Europe’s side.) had many causes and effects. Some of these were the westward expansion and the forts the French were building. This war was over North America and who would control it, France or England. This war involved lots of battles and key events that helped shape the way the war would end. Firstly, the westward expansion of the English would be closer and closer to French territory which would cause eventual English trespassing on French Territory as there was no clear border. The French were also fortifying their territory with forts which would help start the French and Indian war. The Ohio Valley also held an important role as it was an area the French wanted to …show more content…
England sent General Braddock with a small army of men to attack the French. George Washington served as an aid to General Braddock during his time. George Washington tried to explain to General Braddock that wearing bright uniforms and lining up in rows wouldn’t bode well against the Natives and the French who could hide in the trees and use less numbers. General Braddock didn’t listen to Washington and the small army got massacred by an ambush. After General Braddock England put in charge William Pitt who was a key person is securing success. Pitt ensured that England would pay for everything and started to attack forts. One such attack was the Battle of Quebec which essentially ended the fighting in North America. The English knew that Quebec was the settlement to capture and Pitt sent the army for a surprise attack. The French were caught off guard and were defeated in a field where the English kept control of Quebec. The fighting ended with the Treaty of Paris which upon signing France gave up all their land in North America and ceased fighting. Pontiac’s war was another war with English versus the Natives much like King Philip's war except this one is much shorter. Pontiac tried to do what Benjamin Franklin tried except Pontiac succeeded and raided many English settlements. Pontiac’s war ended with him signing a peace treaty and the English pardoning him. England needed to stop fighting with the Natives so they came up with the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited settlement past the Appellations. This angered colonists as some had already bought land past there and was resentful towards England for setting this Proclamation in action. Apart from this, France’s role in the New World was diminishing quickly and Pitt wanted to take over Canada as well. This would continue until the French had no territory left and would never recover from
In 1756 the French and Indian War began. At this time European nations were exploring and taking over the new world. Spain controlled South America while Britain and France dominated North America. Britain and France were fighting over land and trade. Britain wanted to expand the colonies so the colonies would produce more raw materials and buy more finished goods from Britain.
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 French were looking to expand their land at a place called the Ohio River Valley, so they would have more land for their people. The French threatened to take the land the British had already claimed. Numerous battles broke out between them, which lead to a war. William Pitt, the new British leader, managed to get more colonies to fight for the British. Britain's power grew significantly in numbers of soldiers, thus making the British a rising empire.
As Prime Minister, William Pitt was behind the British victory in the French and Indian War and addition of Canada,. but he was opposed the king’s oppressive policies ( like Stamp Act) against the colonies which is why he was fired. The colonists saw him as a Champion of america 's liberty who fighted for their rights and justice from england where they couldn’t be heard. The French and Indian War
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).
Eventually, the English population grew so large that they began expanding west. Hearing of this, the French rapidly fashioned formidable forts along the river. In 1754, Col. Washington was sent to stop the construction of the forts, but the skirmish quickly evolved into something much larger… war! Both sides desired
At this time there were few problems, but the tenacious English kept coming to America like moths to a flame. Eventually, the population surpassed the limits of the settlements, so they started moving out west because they thought it was all theirs. The French on the other hand thought that the Ohio River valley and the Mississippi River was theirs. They set up forts along the river to keep the English
The British took over French land in order to avoid another fight between colonists and Indians. The constant battle between various regions resulted in the formation of a number of legislation and rules. The British
Pitt believed that securing victories in North America would ensure Britain’s global success, and reinvigorated the war effort by reorganizing military leadership and strengthening the Crown’s relationship with its colonists in America. British assaults on strategic outposts such as Ticonderoga, Niagara, and Quebec in 1759, followed by the successful siege of Montreal in September of 1760, prompted the French surrender. Though Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War expelled France from North America and secured massive territorial gains for the empire, subsequent Crown policies concerning taxation and westward expansion resulted in widespread colonial discontent. The conflict and its aftermath produced substantial ideological divisions
When looking back into history one typically overlooks the French and Indian war due to lack of public knowledge of the war and what the war accomplished. One of the major effects the war was the widespread development of anger directed toward Great Britain due to the increased taxation of the colonies. Unsurprisingly the war failed to lower the tensions between Great Britain and France. The French and Indian War represented a major turning point in the socio economic relationship between the colonies and Great Britain due to the financial and social tensions created by the war but failed to change the relationship between Great Britain and France.
This brought the only countries involved in the control of North America between England and France. The colonies were caught in crossfire between France and England. The colonists were only involved in minor parts during King William’s War. Land was captured from the colonists by the French, but was returned
254). The greatest disaster during that time was the lives of thirty-eight settlers were killed, but the New Englanders teamed up with the English fleet and captured Port Royal (Reich, 2011, p.254). Up to this point, the war seems like it was going to last a long time until the British Secretary of State William Pitt was giving control of the wartime operation. During his leadership, he replaced old leaders with young leaders, gave control of the recruitment and supplies to the local authorities in the colonies and promised to pay them for their work (The French and Indian War, “n.d.”). In conclusion, the war played a major role on the colonies through the lost of the local men and decrease in exporting profits because of the war hampering trade.
The French-Indian War of 1754-1763 resulted in political, ideological, and economic alterations within Britain and its American colonies. The French and Indian War, also referred to as The Seven Years War, began with British and French conflicts across the Ohio River Valley, as both nations wanted to claim the land for themselves. The first blood of the French-Indian War began with multiple British failures, including Washington’s dreadful defeat at Fort Necessity and General Braddock’s failed attempt at conquering Fort Duquesne, in which he died along with two-thirds of his army (Document C). The British would, however, gain momentum in 1759 with multiple victories, including their most significant triumph, Quebec.
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
The French and Indian War was important to the American Revolution because the debt from the war was the reason that Parliament started taxing the colonists. Also, the French and Indian War made Britain very weak, making the colonists’ actions work a whole lot better. Since France was not happy with the outcome of their war with Britain this was a main reasons for France’s interest in helping the now Americans throughout the Revolutionary War, which was very important to the colonies’ victory. The reason why Britain started to tax the colonists was because of the debt resulting from the French and Indian War. The first tax was the the tax on sugar, which was put on the colonists to help pay off the war debt.