Matthew, The French And Indian War: An Analysis

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Matthew, the French and Indian War (Seven-year war) is yet again an example of war over the desire for land and monetary gains (Schultz, 2009). The colonist was decidedly pushing westward whether due to immigration, high birth rates, or farms controlling vast amounts of land there was a push to gain more property. Additionally, if the colonist were to effectively turn this wilderness into farmland than the French stood to lose a significant amount of their fur trade (Schultz, 2014). So, it is no surprise that the French attempted to intimidate the colonist with a show of strength.

The colonist reaction is not surprising, to say the least, since their leaving of England the push for more land was a driving force in the New World. Therefore,