French And Indian War Research Paper

The French and Indian War was a war between the French and the English. It helped create the first attempt at unifying the English colonies in North America. The things that started the war were 1) religion, and 2) walking over the Appalachian Mountains. It was called the French and Indian War because the French were allies with the Huron and Algonquin Indians. The English had allies, too. They were Native Americans from the Ohio River Valley, the almighty Iroquois Nations. This would make sense because the Huron Indians and the Algonquin Indians were old enemies of the Iroquois Nations.

Now, before the war happened, the French had claimed a major amount of land. They started at the St. Lawrence River, went as far west as the middle of present day Montana, and southeast through present day Wyoming, Colorado, the middle of Texas, to the toe of the boot of Louisiana. The
France and England slugged it out. George Washington’s first loss was at Fort Necessity which was a makeshift fort on the run. Washington lost to the French and was taken prisoner. He was later released and went back home. This loss was the first step towards freedom from England for the colonies. The American Revolution had begun. English troops made an attempt to take over Fort Duquesne. After William Pitt became leader of the British government, he found out that the English lost the battle at Fort Duquesne. Pitt sent Britain’s best generals over to North America to turn the war around. This was a very good move on Britain’s part because soon enough, the British captured Fort Duquesne, which lead to the capture of Quebec. These victories became two more steps towards freedom. England kept taxing the colonists to help pay for the additional troops and the cost of the war. The colonists were getting very angry. Also, these victories told the colonists that if they stick together, anything is