Compare And Contrast The French And Indian War

The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War lasted from 1756 to 1763. This war was between the English and the French and the allied Native Americans. This war was started because both France and England claimed the Ohio Valley region. Neither one of them would let the other have the land, so they fought over it. The Indians aided the French and not the English because the French treated the Indians with more respect and fairly. The battles that were fought were not even in the region; the battles were fought north from there. The first battle was fought in what is present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This battle involved George Washington who would later become a hero in the American Revolution. The French burned Fort Duquesne

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 places they fought were usually wooded and the French had a major advantage because of the Native American allies. The French were winning most everything that the British threw at them in the beginning. The first conflict was in November of 1753, when George Washington with a group of soldiers went to remove the French from the Ohio River Valley region. George and his men were instructed to build a fort in the area to protect themselves. This ultimately failed because French power was strong in this area; Washington lost to the French and was kicked out. To help out the British sent over General Edward Braddock. Braddock was not much help; he lost Indian allies because he would not listen to them. Him not

Lord William Pitt took interest in the broken alliances between the French and Indians and made alliances with them. Britain also sent a ton of troops over to America to deal with the French. Both these things helped the British tremendously. The British finally defeated the French in 1760, and British had successfully gained control of all North America region. Even though the war was over in America it continued in Europe for 3 more years. In 1763, Treaty of Paris was signed ending the Seven Years War. This treaty made France give all North American territories to Britain and Spain. The French presence disappeared in North America after the war, tension between Britain and Native Americans did not though. The outcome of the war was that French power ended in North America and Britain was successful in gaining the power but later down the road experienced conflicts with the Native Americans, as well as with the colonists leading to the American