Some Basic Notes: England emerges as #1 naval power France and England wanted control of land War lasted from 1754-1763 French and Indian war ended French colonization • France lost Canada • Paris of Treaty made French leave: English was left with large debt • English decided to tax colonies for debt • Land became difficult for England • • • • Later on... • England has greater responsibility to control the territory • More Soldiers • Need more money • More debt • • • • Westward
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The French and Indian War lasted from 1754–1763 which is the American name for the North American warfare of the Seven Years’ War. It began with a dispute over control of the meeting of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers‚ also called the Forks of the Ohio and the site of the French Fort Duquesne. The war was primarily along the boundaries of New France and British colonies. Both sides were supported by military units from the original countries of Great Britain and France. The French were outnumbered
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The French and Indian War was fought in North America from 1754 to 1763 as a part of the global conflict known as the Seven Years War‚ which involved many Great Powers of the 18th Century. The War was fought principally between the British‚ supported by the American colonists‚ and the French‚ supported by the Indians‚ over control of territories in North America. By the mid-1700’s‚ both the French and the British established extensive colonies in North America to take advantage of the land’s rich
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miraculously sneak up to the fort along a part of the river the French left unprotected. This advantage allowed the British to captured Fort Louisburg and Fort Frontenac. Thousands of British troops surrounded the forts pounding the French with artillery; and soon after the French retreated to a nearby town which allowed the British to set up arms at the fort. The French outnumbered soon surrendered‚ marking the first British victory of the war. This victory became a turning point for the British On September
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The French and Indian War (1754-1763) took place in a very daunting period of American history‚ when there was a lot of tension between the colonists and the British who lived in England. This eventually led to the American Revolution. At the time‚ the English‚ the French‚ and the Spanish all had control over some parts of North America. The war was mainly a struggle over which nation‚ France or Britain‚ would have control of the Ohio River Valley‚ although there were native groups that allied themselves
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The French and Indian War culminated in the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ which would end French power in North America and British power would reign over North America east of the Mississippi River (Tindall). The French and Indian War‚ also called The Seven Years ’ War‚ nearly doubled Britain ’s national debt and post-war expenses were expected to remain high because the government decided in early 1763 to keep ten thousand British regular soldiers in the American colonies (Stamp Act). The primary
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French and Indian War DBQ Revise. In the course of years through 1754-1763 the British were engaged in a war with their rival French. The conflict was known as the French and Indian War. It started when the colonies could not shift west‚ and the British trying to settle in the Ohio Valley and the French did not want them to expand. It was played entirely in North America with the colonials on the British side. The conflicts between French and the British would cause a drastic change in the colonial-British
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and setbacks along the way. The war touched each and every one of the immense and diverse populations of the new world. The French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War in the colonies‚ lasted from 1756 to 1763. The main reasoning behind the donnybrook was because France was interested in area in and around the Ohio River valley‚ which over and over again caused the British colonies to be upset‚ most importantly Virginia. The French and Indian War is a war that should be universally taught
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The French and Indian War‚ part of the overarching global conflict that was the Seven Years War‚ began in 1754 and officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 . It was a large-scale conflict principally involving the French and British Empires‚ which took place in the central and northern areas of North America. The war was ostensibly fought over border conflicts between French and British colonists‚ the latter of which feared influence on their Western and Northern borders which
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The population of New France at around 1750 was about 80‚000 people. The French almost exclusively devoted themselves to fur trading with the Indians. This kind of trade brought the French lots of wealth‚ but it did not promote the settlement. France differed from Spain and England through its governmental leadership‚ views on women‚ relationships with the native Americans‚ and it’s slavery. In the French government‚ the people of New France had to voice in their government. The king‚ along with
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