The Consequences Of The French And Indian War

The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, was an intercontinental dispute over land. The war was fought between the British, the British colonies and their Native allies, the French, the French colonies and their native allies. The dispute of land was over the Ohio Valley, more specifically the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. The consequences of the war were crucial to American history. The French and Indian War set the stage for the American Revolution.

The conflict began on November 1, 1753 when 22-year-old George Washington is sent from Williamsburg to the Ohio Valley. He is sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio Valley and land surrounding Lake Erie. This was Britian’s warning before they would push them out, it

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 officially ended the French and Indian War. The Treaty of Paris of 1763 started and era of British dominance in the New World. France and Britain returned many of the territories they captured throughout the war. However, Britain gained a lot of French land and possessions. Britain agreed to protect and spread Roman Catholicism in the New World. Despite what was gained as a result of the war there were many dire consequences for France, Britain, and the American Indians. The war drastically increased English’s debt and the British until this time didn’t care about their new colonies, but because they were in debt they started heavily taxing the colonies which caused resentment between the British American colonies and England. The resentment continued to increase. The Americans were being heavily taxed and were under heavy British military supervision. The British took away their freedom in order to pay off their debts. The Americans no longer wanted to be associated with England. English debts from the French and Indian War led to heavy taxation of the Americans which led to the American Revolution. The Americans decided to declare Independence from Great Britain. The French and Indian War set the stage for the American

The British and Americans continuously pushed American Indians back farther into their lands and sometimes beyond that. The colonists were constantly violating their agreement with the American Indians to not go over the Appalachian ride line. The Indians wanted to side with the country that would grant them the most freedom and protection of their lands. French major Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal wanted the Indians as allies so he gave them the freedom to attack the British for land and weapons. This caused problems because the Indians wanted the soldiers’ personal possessions as well (which they weren’t allowed to have) they killed hundreds of surrendered British soldiers in a rage. The French realized the Indians were a problem and have lost control, the Indian attacks stopped when the Treaty of Paris was signed. The Indians who sided with the French didn’t get what they wanted and became enemies of the colonists and England. The Indians who sided with the English didn’t receive any payment for their assistance, they quickly realized that the British would completely push them out. The American Indians completely lost their