At the conclusion of the French and Indian War, Britain found great relief. They gained much more land and control over the Americas. Officials soon realized they had to begin applying rules and regulations in order to maintain control and pay off the tremendous war debt gained after the war. This sparked the increase of resentment toward Britain amongst the colonists. The officials believed putting heavy taxes on the colonists would help effectively pay off the debt Britain was in, however they didn’t anticipate the resistance they faced. Throughout the French-Indian War the colonists were still trading with France, against the wishes of Britain, and they barely helped with the cost of the war. This greatly upset the Britain because they viewed the outcome of the war as something to only benefit the inhabitants of the Americas. However, the colonist viewed this as something to benefit the British because they were expanding their territory in the colonies westward. The colonists were viewing the new taxes as ways for Britain to slowly become a dictatorship. This made the Americans upset, because they viewed their society as something that was growing and was able to rule over themselves. This assumption caused considerable amounts of turmoil and defiance amongst the colonists. The rebellion continued after the war, with the colonial resistance to pay the taxes that were directly applied to them. Britain was beginning to realize the rebellion they were facing in the colonies. They had to come up with more creative ways to withdraw funds from the colonists, ways they couldn’t disregard. It started with back-to-back acts being implemented. The sugar act of 1764, or when Britain began to increase the tax on sugar, while decreasi... ... middle of paper ... ...help regulate the movement into their lands. Even with the proclamation and assistance from the Tribes, it failed to work. England just couldn’t stop colonist from intruding on Indian Territory. They even tried to negotiate a new border with more room westward for colonists to travel, but this still failed. The colonist continued to invade Indian land. The end of the French Indian War with a British victory, was ironically the beginning of another conflict, but this one came with more of a shock. Britain Expected the colonists to be grateful for the victory, because they were supposed to be the only ones to benefit from it, but the colonist were far from it. The more apparent differences between the two societies became to be far too vast to reconciliate which ultimately strengthened colonial resistance to British imperial laws and brought the American Revolution.
The French and Indian War set the stage for future events that no one could ever have imagined. The economic practice of mercantilism, which insured profit only to the mother country was the accepted practice between England and her colonies. As long as these economic policies were met, England left much of the day to day governing of the colonies up to the colonies. It was this "salutory neglect" that ultimately led to the ideological differences between England and the colonies. England won the
of the Americas. As more and more colonies were being chartered, European countries began to compete with each other for territory. One such conflict was the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War involved two rival countries that were constantly competing to be the international superpower: France and England.1 Prior to the war, France’s colonial territory encompassed Louisiana, the Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes, and parts of Canada. Britain’s colonial territory consisted of the
France was alarmed by Britain’s aggressive movement into traditionally French or Indian territories. The spur had begun when French soldiers captured a British expedition led by George Washington; he was dispatched by Gov. Robert Dinwiddie on a fruitless mission to warn the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain. The consequential conflict, known as the French and Indian War, lasted from 1754 to 1763 and had a profound impact on Britain’s dealings
The Seven Years War, or sometimes referred to as the French and Indian war, took place in the year 1754 and finally came to a conclusion in 1763, just prior to the American Revolution. The French and Indian war is often a war that’s importance is overlooked throughout the history of America. The French and Indian war set the stage for the George Washington to become the most important American figure in history. The events and battles of the Seven Years War would lead the colonist to helping the
The French and Indian War, a continuation of the Seven Years War that ransacked Europe from 1756 to 1763, had turned out to be the bloodiest and one of the most destructive American wars in the 18th century. Taking more lives than the American Revolution, it cosisted of people living on three continents, including the Caribbean islands. The war was a product of an imperial skirmish, between the French and English over colonial territory and wealth. Within these world powers, the French and Indian
The French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years war lasted from 1754 to 1763. The French and Indian war altered relations between the British and American colonies through political, economical and ideological aspects. The war was fought between the English and the American colonists in what was called the New World.The war that raged in North America through the late 1750's and early 1760's was but one part of the larger struggle between England and France for dominance in world trade and
The French and Indian War or the Seven Years War was one of the major events that led to the American Revolution. The French and Indian War started in 1754 when George Washington and General Edward Braddock tried to defend the British land that they felt the French were taking with their expansion into the Ohio River valley. In 1755 Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts had many French settlers in the Nova Scotia region moved from that region to avoid any confrontation if these settlers sided
British and colonies were the French and Indian War and the British acts. The French and Indian War of 1754 was fought between Britain and French that lead the British’s desire for the colonies to grow. Through self -confidence and the sensation of not being treated equally; a war commence that changed the course of history. The ambitious and poor George Washington led a militia to attack Ohio Valley that was recognized as the beginning of the French and Indian War. The war begins in 1754, and lasted
The Indian and French war had great effects for the North American’s native tribes. Those Native Americans that supported the French side were reattributed against by British. Their supplies were cut off and they were compelled forcefully to be obedient to the rules of the new country. On the other hand, the Native Americans who fought were surprised to see many new settlers occupying their land and permanently settling there. Before the war between Indians and French started, the main problem in
The French and Indian war, also known as the Seven Years’ War, began 1756 and ended in 1763. It was the largest, the most expensive, and the most destructive war in Europe between the Thirty Years’ War, which ended in 1648, and the Napoleonic War of the early nineteenth century. This war involved all the great empires of Europe, plus the Indian population in the New World. The major problem of the French and Indian War was that the population of the Indians was decreasing more rapidly than expected
The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, according to our book The War that Made America, explains this battle as, “the struggle of two great, fundamentally different empires for preeminence on the continent.” (Anderson xxiii) In lesser terms the British and the French were fighting over settling in “Ohio Country” in the Americas, and each side developed allies throughout the battle which included Europeans and Native Americans which is why it came to be called the French and
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
The French and Indian war was a 7 year war. The war lasted from 1756 to 1763 it formed a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years War. The French and Indian War resulted an ongoing tensions in North America and both French and British imperial officials and colonists wanted to extend each country’s province of influence in frontier regions. In 1753 the outbreak of hostilities Great Britain controlled 13 colonies in the Appalachian Mountains. The
countries. Some people weren’t respected. There were taxes so that the money can go to the government. The colonies had to understand that the pressure of the war was going to be equal with power. The result of the French and Indian war changed the relations between Britain and its American colonies politically and economically. The French and Indian war affected the political relationship between the British and the American colonies because of the all the power, laws, and the government that is controlling
The Seven Years War, or more commonly referred to as “The French and Indian War”, has been called the true First World War. In this book The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America, the author and historian Walter R. Borneman paints a detailed and elaborate picture that justifies the claim of it being the first true war of global proportions. If ever there truly was a climax to the never ending feud of the European powers that be, Borneman would like to suggest that it was The Seven