The Seven Year's War began when Austria shifted away from Britain and France. Britain soon aligned with Prussia. The Seven Year’s War was also known as the French and Indian War. The Seven Year’s War was a turning point in British-colonial relations. The Seven Year’s War was a conflict between the American Colonists and the French. This conflict was started by the control of the Ohio Valley and the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. These two rivers were known as modern-day Pittsburg. The war was named the French and Indian War (Seven Year’s War) because Britain and their American colonies were fighting against French and their Indian allies. This war was taken place in Europe, where other battles were fought within the English and French.
There were several Indian tribes that became part of the French and Indian war. On the American-British side, there were the Cherokee, Seneca, Mohawk, Montauk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Creek, Chickasaw, and Tuscarora. On the French side, there were the Shawnee, Sandusky Seneca, Wea, and Kickapoo. The British were taking control of the Indian’s land. This was why the Indians fought in the war. The Indians were afraid that Americans were taking orders from the British and giving them less land to live on. (The French and Indian War)
Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal was a French Major. He joined the Indian side and became a leader. He gave the Indians the right to attack the British settlements. They were also able to obtain the British weapons. The Indians wanted the personal possessions of American and British prisoners. However, the French told them that they were not allowed to take them. This led for the Indians to capture Fort William Henry, they killed over hundreds of British soldiers bec...
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...l fought over land. There were also many governs involved to try and solve the problems. The colonist did not agree with most of these taxes and allowed the Parliament to take over. Laws were being broken and it all turned into a big mess. All the acts lead right into each other and soon became the American Revolutionary War.
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In 1763 the Seven Years’ War ended with the British Empire emerging as victors. The victory came at great cost to Great Britain’s economy. The national debt almost doubled from 75 million pounds to 133 million pounds between 1755 and 1763. Given that Britain fought in North America to uphold the security of her colonial possessions, British ministers deemed it fair that the cost of the war should be shared with the colonies. Subsequently, import duties on popular goods were raised and a number of Acts regarding excise taxes were passed. These included the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend duties beginning in 1767. The consequences of these actions were to place great financial burdens on the North American colonists, but more importantly, to
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The causes of the French and Indian Wars which were the North American counterparts to the wars that raged in Europe.Interesting facts and information about the significance, specific events and famous leaders of the French and Indian Wars. The main combatants of the wars were the British and the French both supported by their allies from the Woodland
The Seven Years War was best known to those in American history as the French and Indian war. In reality, the war was much larger in scope and devastation in relation to the simple name given to it. Lasting from 1756-1763, the Seven Years War involved much of the imperial powers of that time: Prussia, England, and Portugal on one side with France, Spain, and Austria on the other. Spurred by competition for land and territory, the war implicated the two world powers, Britain and France, in a fateful battle for dominance. The period also saw the rise of important figures such as George Washington and Benedict Arnold that would later be instrumental in the American Revolution.
This event was said to have started the American Revolution.
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In 1754-1763 The French and Indian war was fought between France and Great Britain. The war began when the British wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley in order to trade with the Native Americans but the french had already developed forts to protect their trade with the natives, The British was defeated and so they declared war on France. The conflicts of the French and Indian war altered the relationship of Great Britain and its American colonies from at first growing together as one to then separating because of conflicts of Independence.
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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 with their home country. These people were exiled from their home and moved into British colonies in a very cruel and violent fashion. This is one of the first examples of Britain’s oppressive nature towards people they consider a threat to what they feel is the best solution. The British military effort, at this time, was not as impassioned or successful. Both George Washington and General Braddock suffered major defeats at the hands of the French and their allies, General Braddock was even killed in one of the early battles before this war was officially started. It was not until later in the war that the British were able to successfully defeat the French. The war officially began in 1756 and ended in 1763 but this war is far less important than the major event it caused. More than anything this war was the first step to the American Revolution.
Conflict over land led to the French and Indian War, or the Seven Years’ War. The war was mostly fought on American land but was also fought on European and Canadian land. The British forced colonist to serve in the army during the war. After the war the British forced colonists to pay for the war. Their logic was that the colonist benefited the most from the British winning the war, more than any other citizens. The colonists’ logic was that they are also citizens of Great Britain so it is unfair to them that they have to pay more than regular citizens.
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In the 17th century, before the Seven Years’ War, the common soldier was just an unpaid citizen who fought for the local militia with his own weapon, but the Seven Years’ War totally changed in military system. The Seven Years’ War was very significant because it forced all of the European countries to focus less on commerce and more territory. This new shift in focus is what caused Britain to send so many more troops to America; the British politicians believed it was vital to militarize their colonies like America, West Africa, and Asia. This is because they believed that soldiers could acquire and defend new territories, as well as build important structures as a cheap
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From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles, each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever won, in reality, gained an empire. It was a determined and eventually successful attempt by the British to get a dominant position in North America, the West Indies, and the subcontinent of India. Although Britain had won all this land, political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies were totally annihilated.