The 7 Years War (The French and Indian War) originated from the land disputes in the Ohio River Valley. The British colonies had begun to expand westwards to take part in the lucrative fur industry that the French had fully invested in. Because the French wanted to prevent the British from taking away from their fur trade‚ the French built a chain of forts in the Ohio River Valley. As the French were essentially blocking the British from expanding westwards‚ the Virginian governor sent an armed
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Anthony Edwards 8/24/12 AP US History - Jones Colonial America DBQ An interesting characteristic of the colonies that the English founded during the 17th and 18th centuries on the eastern coast of modern day America is that while all were indeed settled by people from England they each developed their own very distinct cultures and ways of life. While the varying environments from each colony to the next certainly isn’t a negligible factor in the diversification of
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August 15‚ 2012 The French and Indian War was named after the opponents of the British during King George’s rule. The French and Indian War lasted from 1754-1763. It has also been referred to as the Seven Years’ War. The war was between the colonies of British America and New France. In 1756‚ the war became a worldwide conflict. With the elimination of the French threat in North America‚ colonists felt that they could move into lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Indians living in the area
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The French and Indian War marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain. Before the war‚ there was a period of neglect/disinterest with Britain and the colonies. Great Britain only seemed to be interested in the colonies maintaining the mercantilist policies and did not care for how the colonies decided how to govern/run themselves. After the war‚ there were major changes on the relations between the colonies and Great Britain in terms of British involvement in the colonies
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APUSH DBQ 6 All throughout the 1800’s‚ slavery was a very controversial topic. During the 1860 election‚ Abraham Lincoln was asked about his views on slavery. He simply stated that he would do anything with slavery to preserve the union. A few months later‚ Lincoln issued the Emancipation and this went slightly against what he had said earlier. Once this was issued‚ the preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery became the main goal in the war. I believe that Lincoln’s main goal
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In the 1830’s the Plains Indians were sent to the Great American Deserts in the west because the white men did not think they deserved the land. Afterwards‚ they were able to live peacefully‚ and to follow their traditions and customs‚ but when the white men found out the land they were on were still good for agricultural‚ or even for railroad land they took it back. Thus‚ the white man movement westward quickly begun. This prospect to expand westward caused the government to become thoroughly
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1. The American Revolution didn’t begin just because of one reason‚ but one major reason that really angered the Americans was when the British dumped tons of tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773 as a protest against the tax laws. The brutal British comeback to this act resulted in sending British troops to Boston and closing Boston Harbor‚ causing pressure and rancor to intensify. The British tried to disband the insurgents in Massachusetts by confiscating their weapons and ammunition and arresting
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The French and Indian war started from when French and British imperial and colonists wanted to make there country bigger. British‚ the French‚ and many American Indian nations engaged in a war that changed the course of history. It was started because it was a disagreement over who would end up controlling the Ohio River Valley. In the middle of the 18th century‚ France and England had competing claims for parts of Europe and North America. The French held trapping and trade routes in the Ohio Valley
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The French and Indian War ultimately shifted the global balance of power. By the mid 18th century‚ both the British and the French wanted to extend the North American colonies into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This land was known as the Ohio Territory. American colonists had been asking for permission to raise an army to end the French threat once and for all. This eventually le to the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War affected political‚ social‚ economic issues for
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The French and Indian War was a war between the French and the English. It helped create the first attempt at unifying the English colonies in North America. The things that started the war were 1) religion‚ and 2) walking over the Appalachian Mountains. It was called the French and Indian War because the French were allies with the Huron and Algonquin Indians. The English had allies‚ too. They were Native Americans from the Ohio River Valley‚ the almighty Iroquois Nations. This would make
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