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 battles that were fought were not even in the region; the battles were fought north from there. The first battle was fought in what is present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This battle involved George Washington who would later become a hero in the American Revolution. The French burned Fort Duquesne …show more content…
The war was not actually declared at the time of the first battles. In the beginning of the war the French were on top of things and looked like they were winning the war. The French had more Native American allies than the British did. This helped the French fight because they did not know this terrain very well. The Native Americans used guerilla warfare where as the British and the French stood in lines and fired at each other in an open field. The places they fought were usually wooded and the French had a major advantage because of the Native American allies. The French were winning most everything that the British threw at them in the beginning. The first conflict was in November of 1753, when George Washington with a group of soldiers went to remove the French from the Ohio River Valley region. George and his men were instructed to build a fort in the area to protect themselves. This ultimately failed because French power was strong in this area; Washington lost to the French and was kicked out. To help out the British sent over General Edward Braddock. Braddock was not much help; he lost Indian allies because he would not listen to them. Him not …show more content…
Lord William Pitt took interest in the broken alliances between the French and Indians and made alliances with them. Britain also sent a ton of troops over to America to deal with the French. Both these things helped the British tremendously. The British finally defeated the French in 1760, and British had successfully gained control of all North America region. Even though the war was over in America it continued in Europe for 3 more years. In 1763, Treaty of Paris was signed ending the Seven Years War. This treaty made France give all North American territories to Britain and Spain. The French presence disappeared in North America after the war, tension between Britain and Native Americans did not though. The outcome of the war was that French power ended in North America and Britain was successful in gaining the power but later down the road experienced conflicts with the Native Americans, as well as with the colonists leading to the American
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.
This book is an amazing secondary source of information on this war, this book is very well written, and really moves right along. The author intentions throughout the book Is taking you through the alliances with the Indian tribes, the British, the French and colonists. The author of the book, Fred Anderson, summarizes the people that were involved, events and the consequences of this war. This book talks about The French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years’ War, was worldwide conflict that mold the world we have today. The French and Indian War started in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
The french and indian war started out in the Ohio River Valley. The french were in a fur trade, were the trade fur. But the british wanted not to just share the fur trade ,but own it. Which made the french furious, because they founded the fur trade and they were not just going to give it up that fast. So once they found this out, the war began.
The French were looking to expand their land at a place called the Ohio River Valley, so they would have more land for their people. The French threatened to take the land the British had already claimed. Numerous battles broke out between them, which lead to a war. William Pitt, the new British leader, managed to get more colonies to fight for the British. Britain's power grew significantly in numbers of soldiers, thus making the British a rising empire.
The French and Indian War was a big war fought in the northeast between French colonies and British colonies with Indians allies from both side during 1754 and 1763. As a result of this war, England won a lot of territory in North America and Canada. This war was considered part of the Seven Years War that was
Multiple factors led to the start of the French and Indian War. A power struggle was already occurring, and Britain and France were already enemies. Colonists were aligned with their respective countries, and Native Americans were caught in the middle of European expansion. Natives were more apt to be allied with the French due to their trading economy, but both sides had Native American allies depending on the circumstances. 1 “To safeguard their lands west of the mountains, Native Americans played off one European power against another.”
The French and Indian War altered the relations of the American Colonies and Britain through political, economic, and geographical issues. At the start of the French and Indian War the French owned a big majority of land but the during the war the French lost their land to the English. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 gave the English, the French land of North America (Doc A).
Majority of the natives sided with France, however some sided with the British. Prior to the war, the French were known for their peaceful relations with the natives. They were less interested in claiming land and were more interested in the fur-trade. They set up friendly trading with the Algonquian and Huron tribes in the area. The Algonquian and Huron tribes were known allies
This treaty brought an end to French power in North America which resulted in Britain taking all of France’s
The French and Indian War was a war from 1754 to 1763 between the Kingdom of Great Britain and France in North America. The war extended to the world as part of the Seven Years War. It officially came to a close with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and North America territories were divided to United Kingdom. Spain ceded Florida to the United Kingdom. France ceded Louisiana to the east of Mississippi River to the United Kingdom as compensation.
Supported by Great Britain, France and Spain, the French were entirely ousted from the continental North America, surrendering their territory of Canada to Great Britain following the war. “All French territory on the mainland of North America was lost. The British received Quebec and the Ohio Valley;” which would later serve as a strategic battle point and trading route. “The port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi were ceded to Spain for their efforts as a British ally.” (8d.
The French and Indian war started in 1754 and ended with a treaty called the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The British and French were having land disputes and both wanted to control the Ohio valley. This same war was being fought over in Europe between the British and the French but they called it the 7-year war. In America the French and Indian war was fought with English solders and American colonist against the French and the native American Indians. The French and Indian war started over land dispute but would eventually lead to the American revolution.
For this reason, they were more than happy to support the Americans in their quest for independence by supplying them with money and supplies, as they had the Indians prior (American Revolution, n.d.). Consequently, in 1778 just three years after the American Revolutionary war began the French got their chance at this revenge by joining forces with the Americans against the British. This newly united front forced the British to surrender in 1781 at Yorktown, NY and winning the American people their
The French-Indian War of 1754-1763 resulted in political, ideological, and economic alterations within Britain and its American colonies. The French and Indian War, also referred to as The Seven Years War, began with British and French conflicts across the Ohio River Valley, as both nations wanted to claim the land for themselves. The first blood of the French-Indian War began with multiple British failures, including Washington’s dreadful defeat at Fort Necessity and General Braddock’s failed attempt at conquering Fort Duquesne, in which he died along with two-thirds of his army (Document C). The British would, however, gain momentum in 1759 with multiple victories, including their most significant triumph, Quebec.
The French and Indian war, also known as the Seven Years’ war, was fought between France and Great Britain. It started because of French expansion into the Ohio Valley. This expansion created conflict