Essay On French And Indian War

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French and Indian War
One of the most prominent and influential wars leading to the American Revolution was the French and Indian War. This war setup the building blocks for a disagreement between the British North American Colonies and Great Britain’s Monarchy. The war initially began in 1756 when the British declared war on the French for their constant expansion into the Ohio River Valley. The war consisted of approximately five major battles or events, and these battles were General Braddock at Fort Duquesne in 1755, Battle of Fort Oswego in 1756, Massacre at Fort William Henry in 1757, Battle of Quebec in 1759, all of Montreal in 1760, and British capture Havana, Manila from Spain in 1762. The French, Native Americans, British Colonists, and British took part in each battle. The French and Shawnee, Lenape, Ojibwa, Ottawa, and the Algonquin peoples fought on one side, while the British, British Colonists, and Iroquois, Catawba, and the Cherokee fought on the other.
Of all the battles and events that occurred during the war, the most influential battle to the future of the colonies and the world was the battle that ended with the British capture Havana, Manila from Spain in 1762 because it sealed the fate of …show more content…

Each battle with its own effects and significance. Accordingly, one of the most significant battles was the British capturing of Havana, Manila from Spain in 1762. This battle was not only significant in the manner that it was a battle that ended the war but it was a battle that had a large domino effect on the globe as a whole. This battle had four major consequences which included sealing the fate of the French and Spanish in the North Americas, the capturing of a prominent and important naval base for the Spaniards, ending the battles of the French and Indian War, and being the last battle that was ever fought with the North American British Colonies and Britain being

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