The French and Indian War Like the Great Awakening‚ the struggle between England and France for New World empires also helped prepare the colonists for independence. While the English esablished colonies on the Atlantic seaboard‚ the French built a profitable fur trade with the Indians farther inland. As French colonists moving south from Canada met English colonists moving west of the Appalachians‚ the two groups lashed in the Ohio Valley. The conflict stemmed from rivalry over territory‚ fur
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French and Indian War The French become friends with the Native Americans and they help them in this war. Both of them are against the British. The French gives the Native Americans guns. This makes them (N.A.) want to stay friendly with them. The Wars of Imperialism are fought for: 1. Territory 2. Resources 3. New Trade Markets. Ohio River Valley- The French and British want it‚ specially for the fur trade. 3 Rivers The British have to rely on the colonists to fight the French
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The French and Indian war lasted from 1756 to 1763. France made an expansion into the Ohio River valley which came to the attention of the British colonies. The French defeated George Washington‚ Edward Braddock‚ and Governor William Shirley during 1754 and 1755. In 1756 Britain declared war. The British leader William Pitt saw the war as a key to building the British empire. The British won their first victory at Louisburg in 1758 and later took Fort Frontenac. Then the British headed for Quebec
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Causes: The Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from 1756 to 1763‚ forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years’ War. In the early 1750s‚ France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies‚ especially Virginia. Groups involved: France ‚ New France‚Wabanaki Confederacy‚ Abenak ‚iMi’kmaq ‚AlgonquinCaughnawaga Mohawk‚ Lenape ‚Ojibwa
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The French and Indian War was a victorious war (for the British) in which we defeated the French to gain the Ohio River Valley. Having the Ohio River Valley in our possession is essential because it was an idea place for fur trade. My personal motivation for trying my best in the war was Benjamin Franklin’s “Join or Die” political cartoon. It depicted that the Thirteen Colonies should unite and work together to solve any conflict. I’m not sure what his purpose was‚ but maybe it sparked the Revolution
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Essay #4 The French and Indian War‚ a colonial manifestation of the same forces and tensions that erupted in the European Seven Years’ War‚ was‚ quite simply‚ a war about expansionism. The French and the English were competing for land and trading privileges in North America; which lead to land dispute‚ particularly the Ohio Valley. Each nation saw this territory necessary to seize to increase its own power and wealth while limiting the strength of its rival. Although the war itself occurred from
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Key Events & Battles‚ French & Indian War http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/fandiwar.html Key Events & Battles‚ French & Indian War The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West‚1770 (National Gallery of Canada at Ottawa) Location Notes/Significance Western Pennsylvania Gen. Braddock’s force of 1450 men British defeated at Ft. 1755 (present-day surrounded and defeated by Indian Duquesne Pittsburgh) and French-Canadian forces New British commander (Lord Loudoun) closely managed the war
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Indian Wars By Diana Chavez There were many Indiana wars in the 17th century‚ 18th century‚ but mainly in the 19th century. Etheir involving Indian slavery or mainly the English‚ colonists‚ Spanish‚ or the U.S army trying to take over their land. Wars in the 17th century were the Powhatan Confederacy‚ Pequot war‚ King Philip’s war‚ Pueblo revolt‚ and French and Indian war. The Powhatan Confederacy began 1622 and ended 1644 in Jamestown Virginia. The war was made because when the colonists
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Following the French and Indian war of 1754-1763‚ the French withdrew from the North American continent‚ leaving large amounts of the land to both Great Britain and Spain. Up until the late 1760’s‚ the British and the colonists held a strong relationship‚ as well as being united against the threat of the French and their Indian allies. During this time‚ the British had a very calm and safe ruling approach in the colonies‚ contrasting from their ruling approach years after. As the French no longer were
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The French & Indian War‚ 1754-1763‚ changed the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relationship between Great Britain and the American Colonies permanently. The war resulted in three major changes‚ the Colonists beginning to reject British rule‚ refusing to pay taxes‚ and the loyalties toward the mother country beginning to break. These changes in the relationship of the Colonies and Britain were such a huge deal that‚ when combined‚ they led up to the American Revolution. The Colonists rejected
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