the transcontinental railway that would be traveling through the Native American land‚ also known as the “Great American Desert”. Even though the government policies were necessary‚ the harsh attacks and reservations towards the Native Americans were not. Though these treaties harmed the Indian’s‚ they served to be beneficial to the United States Government‚ because it allowed them to hold some control over the Indians and was effective in having them do what they needed them to do. Part of the
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The French and Indian war began in the year of 1754. The war began when a group of Virginian Settlers went to claim land‚ given to them by the king‚ near the Ohio River. When they arrived‚ the French kicked them out and would not let them have the land. As tensions slowly rose‚ Major George Washington led a group of Virginians to where the French had staked their claim. After being politely yet sternly sent away‚ Washington and his troops decided to camp out while reinforcements arrived. This is
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The French and Indian War was fought in the Americas. The end of the French and Indian War was twelve years before the Revolutionary War was started. The French and Indian War in many ways had lead to the revolution of the American colonies. The reasons behind the Revolutionary War this was the money‚ the land‚ and the people involved. One of the main reasons for the revolution was money. Britain was involved heavily in the French and Indian War‚ on the Native American side. When the Native Americans
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The French and Indian war was the significant event that aggravated the American Revolution. The French and Indian war or Seven years war‚ lead to certain realizations that caused Americans to realize that their English liberties were being threatened. The crown of France had just issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 which had granted limited toleration to French Protestants. Prior to the Edict of Nantes‚ the tension between the Roman Catholics and the Protestant Huguenots‚ as a result over 10‚000
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The French and Indian War: Connection to the American Revolution By: Davion Daniels Introduction The American Revolution was the war between the Americans and the French against the British for their land and independence. The French and Indian War was the war for American soil between the Colonies of Britain and New France. The French and Indian war impacted the British and the Colonies in terms of global connections‚ governance‚ civic ideals and practices‚ and economics; all of which are four
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negotiations and conferences that lead to the American Revolutionary War starting in 1775 and then the freedom from England for America in 1776. The French and Amerindians had a working relationship. The French were very accepting of the Amerindians and it was not uncommon to see relationships between the two. This could not be said for the British and Amerindians‚ their relationship was confrontational and pugnacious. This French-Amerindian alliance was evident that is was very profiting to both
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The French and Indian War Impact on the American Revolution As Europeans settled the New World‚ they encountered difficulties that they had not perceived before. The first of which was the Native Americans who were not thrilled on the idea of giving up their ancestral land for European settlement. So‚ it was not a surprise when conflict arise between the Natives and the Europeans. Because the Europeans brought over diseases that were fatal to the Natives and had more developed weaponry‚ they were
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The French and Indian War took place over 9 years. It was fought between the French and British with the help of Indians on both sides. The dispute was over the land in the Ohio Valley which was land crucial for fur trading with Indians. Both countries claimed the land‚ thus resulting in the French and Indian War which was a major turning point because it ended salutary neglect‚ therefore resulting in the Sugar Act and soon the Townshend Act which was crucial because this all then lead to the Revolution
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of monetary and political predominance. The disclosure of the ’New World’ gave new terrains and chances to France and the French in America. French in America - The French Explorers France sent travelers of America who embraced the 3000 mile travel from Europe to North America crosswise over risky‚ unchartered oceans. In 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano drove the primary French endeavor to America. Giovanni da Verrazzano investigated the shoreline of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland
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George Washington’s actions from 1753-1758 in Western Pennsylvania greatly affected the French and Indian war. In fact‚ he basically started it. George Washington himself was the spark that ignited the fire. He created this spark by raiding a peace party‚ killing Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville‚ and signing a document proving him guilty. One of the reasons George Washington is guilty of starting the war is that he raided a peace party. In 1754‚ Virginia’s Governor Dinwiddie sent George Washington
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