Seven Years War Essay
The Seven Years’ War became one of the first major wars that colonial America fought. The war portrayed another episode in the prolonged imperial conflict between Great Britain and France. The conflict was to decide the future of the extensive region between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, also known as the Ohio Valley. Both countries wanted this land to expand their empires. Eventually, this war will lay the groundwork for the struggles between the colonists and Great Britain, resulting in the American Revolution. Even though the Ohio Valley was made up of a lot of good farmland, the French weren’t as interested in the land as they were in the fur trade with the Indians. They wanted to set outposts along the Mississippi River
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The French lost all of their possessions in America and Britain gained Florida from Spain as well. It may seem like an all-out victory for Great Britain, but the war was expensive and Britain was in a lot of debt. Angry Indians continued to attack from the west in attempt to protect the final remaining land they had. Finally, the British government addressed the Proclamation of 1763 to resolve the conflicts between the Indians and the colonists wanting to move west. The Proclamation stated that the Appalachian Mountains will be the border to set aside land to the west for the Indians. The colonists were extremely upset and couldn’t understand why the British would reward land to the enemies who killed thousands of their settlers. They spent years fighting for western lands and now they can’t have it. This new arising conflict brings the colonists and Britain even closer to the Revolution. The Seven Years’ War created nationalism within the colonies. Colonists became proud of what they were capable of, and the colonies started to create an identity for themselves. Opinions and ideas were voiced through the popular weekly newspapers and politics. As delighted as the colonists were, it would not erase the debts and expenses left from the war. The political identity that the colonists created would be demoralized by the British when they start implicating taxes to raise revenues to pay off
The French lost all of their possessions in America and Britain gained Florida from Spain as well. It may seem like an all-out victory for Great Britain, but the war was expensive and Britain was in a lot of debt. Angry Indians continued to attack from the west in attempt to protect the final remaining land they had. Finally, the British government addressed the Proclamation of 1763 to resolve the conflicts between the Indians and the colonists wanting to move west. The Proclamation stated that the Appalachian Mountains will be the border to set aside land to the west for the Indians. The colonists were extremely upset and couldn’t understand why the British would reward land to the enemies who killed thousands of their settlers. They spent years fighting for western lands and now they can’t have it. This new arising conflict brings the colonists and Britain even closer to the Revolution. The Seven Years’ War created nationalism within the colonies. Colonists became proud of what they were capable of, and the colonies started to create an identity for themselves. Opinions and ideas were voiced through the popular weekly newspapers and politics. As delighted as the colonists were, it would not erase the debts and expenses left from the war. The political identity that the colonists created would be demoralized by the British when they start implicating taxes to raise revenues to pay off