Overcome And Consequences Of The French And Indian War

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To understand the outcome and consequences of the French and Indian war, we must First have a foundation of the events leading up to the war and how those events determined the future of the peoples of what is now, The United States of America. In the early 1750s, the expansion of the French territory into the Ohio River Valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, specifically Virginia. The British controlled the thirteen colonies seeking to expand west (initially), while the French controlled Canada and wanted to expand South. In conquest for new territory and power, the two met at the Ohio River with vital access to the Mississippi River, a crucial trading route. This conflict eventually led to …show more content…

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 Treaty of Paris 1763 and Its Impact, http://www.ushistory.org/us/8d.asp.) In an attempt to keep the Native Americans happy and in part being sympathetic to the Indian tribes in the colonial area, the British put into law that no new colonies be established west of the Appalachian mountains, due to the Proclamation of 1763 (Howard Zinn, A People’s Hist. of the US, pgs 70&71) Intended to establish peace between the Native Americans and the colonials, the Proclamation of 1763 would ultimately fuel several levies and taxations imposed upon the colonists by Great Britain and evidently lead to the American Revolution. Often referred to as taxation without “visual representation”, the colonists resisted these reforms and allowed the colonists to feel more united. “Some of the intercolonial rivalry was broken down in the face of a common enemy. The first sign of nationalism was seen when settlers from all thirteen colonies lay down their lives together.” (8d. The Treaty of Paris 1763 and Its Impact,

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