relationship between Britain and the North American colonies. A large scale war‚ taxes‚ and revolts all played a part in the hostilities between the two nations. Economics‚ however‚ may have been the spark that started the fire between the two nations‚ and might perhaps be the most significant cause of the future conflicts between the North American colonies and Great Britain. The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1761 primarily between the French with Indian allies and Britain for control
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Although there were many reasons that American Colonies began to resent Britain‚ the new ideas presented by the Enlightenment and the Acts that the British government continued to implement played their own parts individually and combined. When British Philosopher‚ John Locke‚ stated that all men have the right to “life‚ liberty and property”‚ he proposed that there was such a thing as an illegitimate government. Because an illegitimate government claims entitlement to take‚ not provide protection
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From One War to Another The French and Indian war‚ a war that had assembled the largest number of troops ever‚ was caused by more than a hundred years of rivalry between the two countries‚ had several consequences on the British Empire‚ and impacted the colonies greatly. When the fire of the French and Indian war was blown out‚ another match was dropped‚ starting another war. The main causes of the French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years war‚ was due to the constant hostility of the
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The relation between the early colonists and Native-American Indians through American settlers and Native-Americans changed so drastically due to many tragic factors. Although the biggest factor would have to be that the settlers saw the Native-Americans as savages and felt that they needed to alter their cultural ways to the European ways. The Sand Creek massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn were two events that greatly affected the relations among the settlers and the Native Americans. These
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The French and Indian war is considered the war that made America for a few big reasons. For one‚ it left England with a huge dept; to fix this‚ England put heavier taxes on the colonies. It also created The Proclamation Line of 1763 ‚ which forced settlers to move back east‚ giving the Indians the land west of the line. This made New England even more crowded and brought many English troops‚ ultimately igniting the American Revolution. After fighting in the French and Indian war‚ England was in
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Britain and France have had existing rivalries as they have fought wars against one another throughout history. During the 1700’s‚ these nations were growing their colonies in the New World and trying to become self-sufficient. The French and Indian war was a territorial dispute between the two world powers. The French and their Native American allies fought the British colonists for seven years over control in North America. Their expanding colonies eventually met at the Ohio River Valley and their
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The development of the colonies made the minds of many wonder about what could it bring wealth‚ fame‚ or a good life? The English‚ French‚ and Spanish were willing to venture for that. The English were the first of them to make that venture. The English colonies developed differently because they were allowed more freedom but on the other hand France and Spain had to abide by their ruler. Freedom allowed English men to do much more‚ including set up a government and a diverse
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In the 1770s‚ the French and Indian War had just ended and Britain was in massive debt. Britain‚ being the mother country‚ placed numerous taxes and acts into place on its child‚ the colonies‚ to pay the debt as per mercantilism. The colonists were furious because they believed they had nothing to do with the war and were just dragged in; hence they should not have to help pay the debt. The British military measures and the restriction of civil liberties were really important factors in prompting
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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
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The 7 Years War (The French and Indian War) originated from the land disputes in the Ohio River Valley. The British colonies had begun to expand westwards to take part in the lucrative fur industry that the French had fully invested in. Because the French wanted to prevent the British from taking away from their fur trade‚ the French built a chain of forts in the Ohio River Valley. As the French were essentially blocking the British from expanding westwards‚ the Virginian governor sent an armed
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