The french and Indian war was a major catalyst in the desire for independence amongst the american colonies. Although the Britain came out victorious, the consequences outweighed the positives. As a result, the French and Indian war led to Great britain exerting more political and economic control over the colonies exacerbating the ideological divide between the two. Unfair tariffs and exertion of control over the colonies by the British would lead to American colonist screaming for independence.…
The French and Indian War is to blame for the American Revolution. Ideologically, it brought up colonial feelings of resentment toward Britain. It also changed the political relationship between England and its colonists because the English were forced to unfairly tax them due to their economic0al struggles. The colonists in turn, boycotted, thus further damaging their economic relationship with their mother country. After the French and Indian War, America drastically changed would never be the…
For decades, the French traded with the Indian tribes. This move created a civilized alliance with the Indians so that they could have a new region to claim as New France. Precious beaver furs was the main selling point. Soon enough, tensions rose whenever Pennsylvanians and Virginians decided that they also wanted to lay claims on this new found frontier land. This led to massive conflict between the colonies and ended up being one of the most brutal massacres in history. This is also known as the Seven Years’ War. The French and Indian war changed the relationship between the British and American colonies. By seeing this land as a way to enhance each’s wealth and power they would go to no extent to reach their goal, no matter what the consequences were. The French and Indian war changed the perspective of British and American colonies in about every way of economically, ideologically, and politically. Politically it effected the colonies by republicanism, ideologically because of independence, and economically through the taxation.…
The French and Indian War altered the political, economical, and ideological relations between Britain and its American Colonies in numerous ways that would later on lead us to todays American. The colonists had become more distant from their mother country Britain. During this point in time the colonists were forced to provide for themselves such as using their own funds. For many more the colonies had began to distant themselves from Britain further than they already were due to Salutory neglect.…
The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War in Europe, played a large role in the Ideological, Political and Economical changes made between the British and the American Colonists. The defeat of the French in the war gave the British a bittersweet upper hand in the massive economic factors and it also gave the British a gigantic stretch of political control of the American Colonists. On top of the political and economic advances the British won, the war also changed the ideological views between the British and the French.…
The British Government's stance on newly acquired land and imposed tax reforms caused anger and unrest among the colonists leading them to declare independence from them. This greatly effected not only the colonists but also their slaves by bringing unity to both rich and poor in the colonies and providing hope to the enslaved that they could have freedom. After the French and Indian war, Britain acquired half of the French colonies in America. The British tried to force their desires on the Natives which upset them causing a conflict called Pontiac’s War in 1763.…
Following the French-Indian there were many changes that happened in colonial America. Many things economical, social, and politically affected the colonist's opinion of England negatively causing the war for independence. Following the French-Indian war, England was in great war debt. The solution to this was to tax the colonies. They did so many times without giving the colonists a say which angered them greatly.…
The French and Indian War culminated in the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which would end French power in North America and British power would reign over North America east of the Mississippi River (Tindall). The French and Indian War, also called The Seven Years ' War, nearly doubled Britain 's national debt and post-war expenses were expected to remain high because the government decided in early 1763 to keep ten thousand British regular soldiers in the American colonies (Stamp Act).…
The French and Indian War was a crucial event in American history which altered economic, political and ideological relations between the American colonies and Britain forever. It changed the political relationship between England and its colonists because the English were forced to tax the colonies, due to their economical struggles, and impose regulations on colonial life. The colonists in retaliation, boycotted, which further damaging their economic relationship with Great Britain. Ideologically, the war brought up feelings of resentment from the colonies toward Britain.…
The French and Indian war, also referred to as the Seven Years war, was the very beginning of a hostile relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. The outcome of the war left Britain with a numerous amount of dilemmas to deal with. The French and Indian war was simply a continuation of a series of wars that had involved the French and British in North America. Many events led up to this astounding war. Whether it was English colonists yearning to take over northern French territory or the struggle that the British underwent to have fur trading in French domains. The French feared that the English were trying to use the trading concessions as a first step toward expansion into French lands. Soon after, five Indian nations allied themselves with the British and assumed an essentially passive role in the conflict that would later occur. Tensions had lingered between the English and the French for half a decade, up until the death of some Frenchmen at Fort Necessity. This assault sparked the beginning of a lengthy and very expensive war.…
After the French and Indian War, many revolutionary events occurred. Land was passed around and tensions grew. Probably the most vital rivalry that arose was the one between the British and the American colonists in North America. Due to the French and Indian War, the peaceful relationship between the British and the American colonists was demolished. This is due to laws passed by King George III and British Parliament that the American colonists in North America disagreed with.…
The book further elaborates on the conflicts between navies at sea and British victories and defeats on land. The outcome of the French and Indian war ultimately led to desire of colonist to pursue independence which ultimately leads to American Revolution. The book challenges my knowledge of the French and Indian War by seamlessly elaborating each conflict. Allowing me to further expand my knowledge of the events that…
The French and Indian War was the colonial part of Europe’s Seven Year’s War, and it marked the beginning of the colonists’ resentment towards England. During the war, British officers complained about the colonial troops’ attitudes, and the colonial soldiers complained about the treatment from the British officers. After the war came to an end, the colonists believed they were going to be able to expand with the new land that Britain acquired in the peace treaty. However, the Proclamation of 1763 prevented this from happening by giving this land to the Native Americans. Winning the war also brought a large debt to Great Britain, and they turned to the colonies to pay for it.…
The French and Indian war was an ever building conflict between France and Great Britain. When both countries started to expand their land in North America, they started to claim land under both names. This conflict was not the first for these two countries, and it also wasn’t the last. This war was the climax of these two countries tensions, but it was also a resolve between them.…
Soon war broke out and it became known as the French and Indian War. Both sides had advantages and disadvantages and there were many lasting effects. The British colonies began to lose in the beginning for many reasons. The colonies were disorganized and many jealousies and disputes arose among them.…