Comparing The French And Indian War And Its Legacy

Cause & Effect Sentences Resources and Gaining Power Since both the French and British wanted to control North America 's resources to gain more power, thus they had frequent conflicts and issues which even led to war Fort Du Quesne Due to the fact that the French had built Fort Du Quesne in a very strategic location, it resulted in the British attacking the fort as they wanted control over it. Ohio Valley Conflict As a result of the British trying to establish settlements in Ohio Valley, the French attacked the British and burned their homes down. Mercantilism Since the French and British were both trying to gain more power and wealth, the British

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 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.

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).

It was fought between Britain and France from 1754 to 1763 for colonial dominance in North America. British officials tried to rally public opinion for the war at the Albany Congress in 1754 but mustered only half hearted support throughout the colonies. Nevertheless, American colonists dutifully fought alongside British soldiers, while the French allied themselves with several Native American tribes (hence the name “French and Indian War”). This war ended after the British captured most of France’s major cities and forts in Canada and the Ohio

1 The French and Indian War, the war was the product of a magnificent struggle, a crash between the French and English over colonial territory. As part of global conflict, the war can also be seen as a product of the contained rivalry between British and French colonists. Tensions between the British and French in America had been rising for some time, as each side wanted to increase its holdings in the colonies. The French and Indian War began in late1754, when Virginian major George Washington and a few men headed out into the Ohio region with orders to a French captain demanding that French troops withdraw from the territory, the demand was rejected.

They lived in proximity of one another with uneasiness, but no major conflicts. Until wars in Europe generated significant clashes between the Indians, the French and the British in America. These clashes started the French and Indian war. Due to the British’s loss of battles at the beginning of the war, the Indian nations sided with the French, except the Iroquios, but became more passive and wanted more of the French and British to destroy each other and not destroy them. Because of the loss of battles at the beginning of the French and Indian War, Great Britain brought the colonies for the first time, strictly under British control.

England also decided that because this war directly helped the colonies then the colonies should help pay for it. England soon followed with a series of taxes and trade regulations. These actions angered the colonists and lead them to greater defiance (they moved west anyways) and opened the door of even harsher treatment of the

The name giving to The French and Indian War, is ironic since the French and Indian War didn’t necessarily have to do with a war breaking out between the French and the Indians. The French and Indian war had to do with a huge dispute that broke out for the possession of land. This huge dispute broke out between the French and the British. Going back into history, we all know that Britain hold the East Coast, while Canada and the Mississippi Valley are dominated by the French. Between those two empires a huge prize called The Ohio country, a region the size of France is largely empty and out for grabs by either France or Britain.

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.

This mistake made by the Britain, caused many deaths of soldiers led by George Washington and general Edward Braddock. As years passed the battle with the French had come to an end with Britain being victorious. The victory of Britain has changed the “world balance of power” (Froner 2017 132). The French and Indian war began in 1754 and was ended by a Treaty of Paris in 1763 (Froner 2017 131- 132). The treaty had an effect on the Indians that made them more dependent than it was with Britain and it was guided in a period of confusion over the land claims, control of fur trade, and tribal relations (Froner 2017

The French and Indian War started from problem in North America amongst French and British as well as the colonist. They all wanted to extend the country border, for their own conscience upon the Ohio River Valley. The French had built forts around the Ohio River Valley. Great Britain controlled the 13 states up to the Appalachian Mountains, yet past lay New France, a spread-out, insufficiently settled area that extended from Louisiana through the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to Canada. George Washington wanted to retreat the French from their territories, but were outnumbered and overpowered by the French.

The French and Indian War started in 1753 even though the war was not officially declared by either state until 1754. This conflict in Europe is called the "Seven Years War"; which is not exactly true because the Treaty of Paris was Signed in 1763. Some historians even call it the first World War. In the mid seventeen hundred two main powers of Europe, the French and the English had made it to the new continent of North America and have settle colonies for trade and the ability to expand their influence as well as territories. These two powerhouses of Europe have never gotten along in their long history up into this point.

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