The French and Indian war, also called the Seven Years war, was viewed on a world wide screen. The war was fought between the British, the French, the Native American allies, and the colonists. Prior to the war, mostly everything east of the Mississippi River was claimed by either the French or British. The French and Indian war vastly influenced and altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its colonies by imposing taxes and regulations unfairly towards the colonies. Which caused the colonists to change their ideology from toleration to resentment toward Britain. Politically, the war caused certain limitations towards the colonists from the British empire. Economically, the British passed acts that imposed …show more content…
These acts were put into place in order to obtain the money to protect the colonists. “This revenue is … for maintaining these colonies requires a large revenue to support it. [Document F]” The Sugar Act was the first of the taxes imposed on to the colonists in order to increase revenue for the British. The Sugar Act of 1764 was a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies which impacted the manufacture of rum in New England. The Stamp Act of 1765 was designed to raise revenue from the American Colonies by a tax in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents. Many colonists were not pleased with the Stamp act. “As to the Stamp Act, tho we purpose doing our endeavor to get it repeal’d. [Document G, Franklin in letter to Hughes]” The Townshend Acts of 1767 were a series of laws which set new import taxes on British goods and used revenues to maintain British troops in America; and to pay the salaries of some Royal officials who were appointed to work in the American colonies. The colonists were not happy with any one of these acts that were inflicted on
The French and Indian War had vastly changed the political, financial and ideological relations among the British and the American settlements. The war impacted all of the American populations; from the Native Americans to the militia. Some were rejuvenated by the strengthened connections to England while others were infuriated by the economic crisis. Unquestionably the war really changed and reformed the British territories. From a British financial point of view, the French and Indian War, known to the British as the Seven Years War, dove them further into endless debt.
The french and Indian war alter the political and ideological relations between Great Britain and the american colonies in many different ways. The war enable Britain to be more involved with colonial political and economic affairs. After the war Britain also ended their policy of salutary neglect. After a while their plan to make money of the colonies soon lead to the revolutionary war because it increased tension and outrage among the american colonies.
The French and Indian War was won by the British which meant that the French had to get out of North America. One of the issues that came up was that the British, after winning the war, were in debt. It was hard for them to pay for the war so they began to tax the people in Europe and the american colonists. This angered the colonists and brought resentment from the colonists towards the British. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between the British and its American colonies through a series of actions taken by each of the empires involved in this war, more specifically the British.
1. The French and Indian War, known as the Seven Years’ War, began in 1754 and came to an end with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Two European imperial powers, Great Britain and France, were at war over territory, trade routes and resources. The war began over a specific issue of whether the Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire or the French empire. This land made it greatly accessible for trade and settlement to either of the imperial powers. Behind the problem with the Ohio River valley territory, a much greater conflict arose, the question of which nation was going to dominate North America.
The French and Indian War The French and Indian War was the North American conflict that was just one facet of the much larger, worldwide Seven Years’ War; it began in 1754 and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris. It was a series of battles between France and Great Britain, and their Indian allies, for the possession of land in North America. Both the French and British governments believed they owned the rights to the Ohio River Valley, the area that triggered the conflict. The war resulted in enormous gains of territory for Great Britain. • Great Britain controlled the thirteen colonies up to the Appalachian Mountains.
The French and Indian War or The Seven years War By the mid 1700’s the French and the English both held claims to the fertile land west of the Appalachian Mountains: the Ohio River Valley. The French needed this land for their profitable fur trading businesses as well as to connect their land holdings in Canada to their land in Mississippi such as the bustling city of New Orleans. The British considered the Ohio Valley their natural avenue of westward expansion. It was just a matter of time before these two great nations came into conflict over this area.
The Seven Years’ war, also known as the French and Indian war fought between 1756- 1763. It is called Seven Years’ war since it is lasted for seven years as mentioned in the above date. It is also called French and Indian war because the French and its Indian Allies fought against the British and American colonies. The Indians played a significant role in the Seven Years’ War. Initially, the Indians were the allies of French, but as the British force begin to succeed in the war, the Indian changed their allegiance to the British.
The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War lasted from 1756 to 1763. This war was between the English and the French and the allied Native Americans. This war was started because both France and England claimed the Ohio Valley region. Neither one of them would let the other have the land, so they fought over it. The Indians aided the French and not the English because the French treated the Indians with more respect and fairly.
The French and Indian war drastically changed the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. The relationship between them was already falling apart and this really set them apart. British tried to control the colonies even more after the war, and the colonists began to gather a revolution to want their freedom and separation from Britain. Britain tried to control the colonies economies to the extent, which that led to the colonies wanted to further their separation from Britain. The Sugar Act of 1764 put a tax on sugar and then the Currency Act of 1764 also put a tax on the paper goods being used in America.
The Americans wanted freedom, the french wanted to eliminate the monarchy. They both wanted to technically revolt against the government. The Americans and the French joined together to fight against the British. Then the French was in debt with the Americans because of the Seven Year War.
The Seven Years War, also known as the French and Indian war in America, lasted from 1754 to 1763. Before the war began the French and controlled the Louisiana territory and claimed Canada for themselves. From 1754 to 1763, the British and French battled for this wilderness of huge potential in a conflict which, though part of the wider Seven Years War, have been named The French and Indian War. The British captured of Montreal, and The French and Indian War was essentially over. “In the 1750s, Britain and France had colonies in North America.
When the Sugar Act was passed, England started the policies to raise income from the colonies. This Act was designed to cut the trade with other countries in half and if they traded molasses with the foreign countries it would be illegal. The Act forced many of colonist to pay the taxes, even though they didn’t want to pay. Meanwhile, other colonist started to trade molasses with foreign countries.
The Seven Years’ War involved a dispute between Britain and France. While the strain amid these two countries began during several previous incidents it was the dispute that transpired in America in which it was labeled The French and Indian War. The issue regarding this particular conflict concerned a desirable location among the Ohio River valley that would expand trading operations as well as colonies in the Illinois territory1. In any case, interestingly, the Seven Years’ War or the French and Indian War did not persist for seven years it actually lasted for nine years2.
On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed a policy named Stamp Act. George Grenville, who was responsible for this publishment, required all of us Americans to pay tax on every printed paper we used. This included legal documents, newspapers, licenses, ship’s papers, and even playing cards. Some purposes to collect tax from the colonists was to be able to pay the war debt, British governmental authority over the American colonies, and finally the main purpose of collecting tax through this method was to help pay the cost of defending and protecting the American frontier, which was located near the Appalachian Mountains for the French and Indian war. The Stamp Act was viewed as an opportunity by the English to be able to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures.
The Mutiny Act of 1765 was were the colonist helped provision and maintained the army. The Sugar Act of 1764 was where they put a tax on sugar and molasses. It also established new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers which cut them off from sympathetic local juries. The Currency Act of 1764 required colonists to stop printing paper money. The Stamp Act of 1765 was where all printed documents were required to have a stamp.