AP US History 10/4/10 DBQ: French and Indian War The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in 1763. The name “French and Indian War‚” was one later adopted by the Americans and the British. Relations between the American and British were substantially altered politically‚ economically‚ and ideologically. The aftermath of this war was the tipping point that catapulted the Americans to revolution. From a political standpoint‚ the Americans and the British did not see eye-to-eye. In 1763
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The French and Indian War was a crucial event in American history which altered economic‚ political and ideological relations between the American colonies and Britain forever. It changed the political relationship between England and its colonists because the English were forced to tax the colonies‚ due to their economical struggles‚ and impose regulations on colonial life. The colonists in retaliation‚ boycotted‚ which further damaging their economic relationship with Great Britain. Ideologically
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March 7‚ 2014 Response Essay Question One Between 1689 and 1763‚ the “Wars of Empire” was occurring between‚ France‚ Britain‚ Spain‚ and their colonial possessions ( Era Introduction). Of course in the end Britain came out on top which put them in a position of high power‚ but they did not do it by themselves though. How did the English colonies become the most successful colonial power in North America by 1763? It was because many settlers were drawn to their political systems which
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From One War to Another The French and Indian war‚ a war that had assembled the largest number of troops ever‚ was caused by more than a hundred years of rivalry between the two countries‚ had several consequences on the British Empire‚ and impacted the colonies greatly. When the fire of the French and Indian war was blown out‚ another match was dropped‚ starting another war. The main causes of the French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years war‚ was due to the constant hostility of the
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The French and Indian war lasted from 1756 until 1763 (actually events leading to the war started in 1754). This war was also known as the Seven Years’ War because‚ well it lasted seven years (nine to be exact but seven years’ war has a better ring to it). The competing claims over ancestral Indian land covering the Ohio River valley‚ known as the “most fertile country of America” was the major cause of this war. The French built forts in parts of Western Pennsylvania to protect their interest
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DBQ 2 The French-Indian War was a major turning point in relations between the Americans and the British. American colonists were generations removed from their British ancestry‚ and it showed on the battlefield. The Brits and Americans had different tactics and ideals during the war. These differences created bitterness between the Americans and British economically‚ theologically‚ and socially following the war due to the fact that the British controlled the colonies and could therefore tax
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was the first successful English colony and the people part of the colony had to follow certain rules to survive. The colony was first established by the Virginia Company London Group in May 6‚ 1607. The colony was located on the banks of the James River and when it began the people relied on the Indians to teach them how to plant and harvest crops. As the colony continued and slowly became independent from the Indians they built a three sided fort to protect themselves from the Indians and the Spanish
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In the 1770s‚ the French and Indian War had just ended and Britain was in massive debt. Britain‚ being the mother country‚ placed numerous taxes and acts into place on its child‚ the colonies‚ to pay the debt as per mercantilism. The colonists were furious because they believed they had nothing to do with the war and were just dragged in; hence they should not have to help pay the debt. The British military measures and the restriction of civil liberties were really important factors in prompting
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Europeans Settled in North America over 500 years ago‚ but why? I have three reasons that I think is what pulled the Europeans to settle in North America. My three reasons are freedom of religion‚ the discovery of new land‚ and to find resources that are rare. The first pull factor for the settlement in North America is the freedom of religion. “Catholic leaders in Spain often burned heretics—nonbelievers—in public during the Inquisition of the 1400s and 1500s.” “Heretics” or "nonbelievers" were
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The French and Indian war lasted from 1756 to 1763. France made an expansion into the Ohio River valley which came to the attention of the British colonies. The French defeated George Washington‚ Edward Braddock‚ and Governor William Shirley during 1754 and 1755. In 1756 Britain declared war. The British leader William Pitt saw the war as a key to building the British empire. The British won their first victory at Louisburg in 1758 and later took Fort Frontenac. Then the British headed for Quebec
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