France And Great Britain's Relationship With The Indians

During the United States’ infancy, many French influences began to affect American policies. France colonized the middle of the United states from Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains to New Orleans. This vast land colony was lost after the peace treaty following the Seven Years War. Forced to cede their American lands to the English and Spanish, France never forgot their prized possession. Choiseul’s plan to recover the lands started with the unrest in America before the American Revolution, “In 1766, Choiseul ordered Edmé Genet to send a naval officer-turned-spy— Sieur Pontleroy— to America to evaluate colonist dissatisfaction and determine whether French arms and money might help incite rebellion.”

When the French were defeated in 1763, it became a critical turning point in history for the Shawnees, already dissatisfied with British authority they subsequently were involved in a conflict known as Pontiac’s Rebellion, and migrated from Detroit to Ohio, again living in densely populated areas along the Ohio River with little food, forest protection, and spirits altered by the imperialism displayed by the British and the carelessness of the Colonists created a sense of wickedness among whites, and in-turn the tribe more reluctant to understand British/Colonist culture and the process of assimilation. Although participation in the Seven Years’ War created greater bonds among the Colonies and Indians alike, the war also strengthened colonists

In the course of millennia, history presents us with facts of civilizations declaring war in an attempt for conquering new lands, expanding empires and the fate of the defeated. Peoples of defeated lands often found themselves subjugated by the victorious, and, at times, their culture, beliefs and traditions were repressed or destroyed through assimilation. However, in the case of the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years’ War), Great Britain was successful in its efforts to better France, a centuries long adversary, and greatly diminish the French presence in the America. Unfortunately, the victory resulted in a great financial burden for Great Britain. Not only were the coiffeurs of the country emptied, but Great Britain had outstanding debts to other countries.

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).

French and Indian War or the War for Empire was the military conflict between the major European powers in the newly colonized Northern America. Its name is used by the Americans to refer to the combined enemy forces of the France and the indigenous people against the British America. Although there were several prior conflicts between France and Britain that contributed in increasing the tension between the two empires, the French and Indian War is considered a determinate event that started The Seven Years War which that did not only involved Europe and North America but also it spread to cover all the colonial posts around the world. During the era of imperialism, every major power was in constant search for new territories, resources and

The French and Indian War and Its Legacy As the colonization of the New World began to ramp up during the eighteenth century, the global imperial powers waged several bellicose endeavors against one another because of the geopolitical implications of having strategic colonies in this new and undiscovered territory. Indeed, wars were waged over resources, trade routes and territories (“French and Indian War”). The most significant conflict that germinated during this epoch involved America and, more specifically, broke out in 1753 in the colony of Pennsylvania (“French and Indian War”). Beginning in 1754 and ending with the Treaty of Paris that was signed in 1763, the French and Indian War began because of global impulse for colonization as

The French simply made the Natives work for their own benefits, which is a very positive impact on their society and its treatment of the people living in this colony. It also allows progression of the colony because of the Native Americans doing their bidding. Now the French alliance is an important factor to have these types of relationships, for many cases it was the only way for Natives and the French to trust one another. This was very important since the French dominance and native alliance contributed almost infinitely to the French expansion of the colony of the New

The Indians coped with the increasing settlers of whites during the eighteenth century by joining forces with the French and British in the beginning. The Indians had fought on both sides of the seven years’ war; mainly as allies of the French. The French main reasons for doing so was to maintain their independence from both empires (French and British). The Indians had hoped to remain natural in the situation in hopes of maintaining their own liberty. Indians considered themselves to be free people and were not subjected to uphold the law.

When the British and the Americans battled against one another, the Six Nations peoples had provided fighters for the British army, and yet their entitlement to the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions was not declared in the Treaty of Paris (1783). Instead, the British recognized the American claim,

This confrontation between the French and the Iroquois was still visible one-hundred years later in the French and Indian war where the French, the Hurons, and their Native American allies fought against the British, the Iroquois, and their other Native American allies. The dispute was never resolved until the French were completely driven out of North

A quote from Peter Macleod states “Native americans that fought as British allies hoped that the support of powerful european ally would allow them to roll back the American settlement frontier and secure

We are already very close to the French and we do not want our relationship with them ruined because of betrayal during the war. If we would betray them and something would go wrong on the English side we may lose our trading sources and our friendship with the French. If something bad may happen during war on the French side we would still be able to come together and solve the issue no matter how severe. Lastly something good would come out of war, we could all live together again in peace with the English and not worrying about them invading. Those are my points as to why we should join the French side during the French and Indian

The French and Indian War, a war between the two dominant powers in Europe, Britain, and France. This war although became more than a war between two countries, it became a war that sparked the growth of the new settled world America. The French and Indian War had a resounding impact on the colonies affecting not only the colonial perception of the British and Indians but affecting the maturity and capability of the soon-to-be Nation and its leaders. This growth of the American culture and its people had been slowly starting to come apparent but the aftermath of the war managed to draw up emotions hidden deep down in American colonist's hearts.

As a result of this, some sided with British people and some sided with the white people.   But what were the reasons that motivated Native American tribes to sided with the British and others with white people? Which group made the best choice?  

Contextualization Prior to the Seven Year War, the colonist in America were faithful subjects to the king. They lived under the period of neglect where they can establish a self-sufficient society and developed a unique economic based on the region under the British government. Hoping to form a friendly relationship with the colonies, the Parliament avoid any strict enforcement keep American colonies in North American obedient to England. During the war, the American fought along with the British and the Iroquois against the French and their Native allies. They fought for the power to control the Ohio River Valley, Canada.