French and Indian war

Monumental to the founding of the United States and land-altering to many other countries, The French and Indian War impacted the North American colonies politically, economically, and ideologically. This war had much to do with the shaping of the United States by the territory gained and lost by claiming countries of France, Britain, and Spain. Lasting from 1689-1763, The Seven Year’s War, as it was called in Europe, “was fought not only in America but in Europe, in the West Indies, in the Philippians, in Africa, and on the ocean.” (The American Pageant p.117). The historical significance of The French and Indian War does not go un-charted in many countries records; however, it seems most significant in The Unites States’. The colonies disruption between her and the motherland became apparent during this war and the time following it, transforming their relationship permanently. Relationships before and after The French and Indian War included the political relations between Britain and the colonies, and the relations between the French and Indians. The French had settled in the region surrounding the Hudson Bay and St. Lawrence River. Settlers from France were mostly men, unlike the families of the British, who were in the business of fur trading with the Indians. It was these profitable fur-trading relations that ultimately drew the Indians to ally with the French during the Seven Year’s War. As the French allied with the Indians, the colonies fought alongside Britain, following their duty to the motherland, either by choice or by assumed loyalty. Following Britain’s victory in The French and Indian War, Parliament began to take stronger control of her colonies. Parliament, believing it was their political responsibility and their need to regain lost money in the presently won war, began to pass laws that required the colonies to pay taxes, just as inhabitants on the soil of Great Britain. The colonies at first had no disagreement toward the laws; on the