French And Indian War Essay
The foundation of the United States of America was a long and drooling process. There were many steps and setbacks along the way. The war touched each and every one of the immense and diverse populations of the new world. The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years’ War in the colonies, lasted from 1756 to 1763. The main reasoning behind the donnybrook was because France was interested in area in and around the Ohio River valley, which over and over again caused the British colonies to be upset, most importantly Virginia. The French and Indian War is a war that should be universally taught in European history classes. Being that is was a war between the 2 great imperial forces of Britain and France; it is a major chapter in their
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relationship. The French had starting constructing multiple forts on the river valley to try and create a territory that they could call their own. In 1754, the British, led by George Washington, went out to tried and remove the French from their already claimed land. The French outnumbered the British and were soundly defeated. The news of this defeat made Britain give another look at the French, knowing that Washington was a well equipped leader, the British government and the prime minister’s cabinet notified and declared a full on war against the French in 1756. As the war began, things were not looking good for the British.
General Edward Braddock was sent to colonies to be the commander if chief of the British North American forces. He failed to include Indian allies and the colonial leader did not accept him as a leader. In July of 1755 Braddock died from a mortal wound on a expedition to Fort Duquesne. The war in the new world became uneventful as of now, although in Europe France had won a major naval battle in Minorca in 1756, which kept the war in their favor. After a year, in 1757, the war began to turn in favor for Great Britain due to their defeat of France in India and soon after their invasion and conquer of Canada in 1759. The British Prime Minister and his cabinet had come up with a new strategy to gain and potentially win this war against France. They created a naval blockade and also an alliance with some Native American tribes. This plan coincided with an outbreak of smallpox among France's Indian allies that year. While the war was brewing in North America, the French government tried to commence a peace negation with the British government. The British continued taking over fort after fort and by 1760 England had controlled all of French territories in the new world. The Treaty of Paris was signed 3 years later in 1763 which officially ended the war after there had been hostilities between the two countries. The Treaty of
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relationship. The French had starting constructing multiple forts on the river valley to try and create a territory that they could call their own. In 1754, the British, led by George Washington, went out to tried and remove the French from their already claimed land. The French outnumbered the British and were soundly defeated. The news of this defeat made Britain give another look at the French, knowing that Washington was a well equipped leader, the British government and the prime minister’s cabinet notified and declared a full on war against the French in 1756. As the war began, things were not looking good for the British.
General Edward Braddock was sent to colonies to be the commander if chief of the British North American forces. He failed to include Indian allies and the colonial leader did not accept him as a leader. In July of 1755 Braddock died from a mortal wound on a expedition to Fort Duquesne. The war in the new world became uneventful as of now, although in Europe France had won a major naval battle in Minorca in 1756, which kept the war in their favor. After a year, in 1757, the war began to turn in favor for Great Britain due to their defeat of France in India and soon after their invasion and conquer of Canada in 1759. The British Prime Minister and his cabinet had come up with a new strategy to gain and potentially win this war against France. They created a naval blockade and also an alliance with some Native American tribes. This plan coincided with an outbreak of smallpox among France's Indian allies that year. While the war was brewing in North America, the French government tried to commence a peace negation with the British government. The British continued taking over fort after fort and by 1760 England had controlled all of French territories in the new world. The Treaty of Paris was signed 3 years later in 1763 which officially ended the war after there had been hostilities between the two countries. The Treaty of
Paris