Demetra Vlahos APUSH Klaff 9/11/14 How should the events of the French and Indian War be used to reflect the legacy of George Washington? Britain and France had long been in competition for territory in North America. The land west and northwest of the Appalachian Mountains was valuable due to its abundances in waterways‚ fisheries‚ game‚ and beaver runs. As France expanded its territory and colonies along the Ohio River Valley‚ the governor of Virginia‚ Robert Dinwiddie‚ sent twenty-year-old
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the past‚ disputes with Indians have been caused by the colonists’ need for land‚ and its resources‚ which the Indians needed as well. The Indians would either peacefully move inland‚ or fight back violently. As King George wanted the Ohio River Valley that France occupied‚ he sent Washington and his troops to occupy the Ohio River region to claim his presence‚ thus the competition for the territory‚ which evolved into the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War was a turning point in American
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The French and Indian war officially began in the year 1754‚ and ended 9 years later in 1763 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Even though the war ensured that the Great Britain gained territorial control in North America‚ the costs led to the colonies paying for the war expenses through the frontier policy. This had great effects on the colonies businesses and livelihood and thus ultimately led to great discontentment between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American
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The French and Indian war as well as its post-war period between 1750 and 1776 affected negatively the relationship between American colonies and her parent country’s relationship. This war increased the desire of American loyalties to be interested in shipping trade that existed between New England and French in the West Indies during the period of conflicts (Steegmann et al 415). This interest from the American loyalties showed how they had greater loyalty to profit from the trade rather than the
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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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In what ways did the French and Indian War alter the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? By: Cassidy Cecil The French and Indian War altered the relations between Britain and its American colonies due to the colonies wish of a republican government in place of an English monarchy. Britain began to tax in order to pay off the war which led colonists to look at their mother country different. In return‚ they tried to split and gain independence
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American colonies were altered in effect of the French and Indian war due to the British bringing in more troops to control the expanding colonies; controlling the trade and enforcing taxation; along with the unfair treatment of the colonists threatening their rights as Englishmen. The relationship between Britain and its American colonies altered both in positive and negative ways. This can be proven with the provided documents. The British defeated the French in 1763‚ and acquired their land up to the
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French-Indian War DBQ Prior to 1754‚ the British colonies were loyal to mother country England because of tensions between the colonies and the French‚ escalating when the French expanded into the British territory of the Ohio River Valley‚ and because of the issues arising with Native Americans due to both the French and British starting to move onto their land. Relations between the American colonies and England drastically changed between 1754 to 1763 economically‚ because of the colonists refusal
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The French colonies were situated in Canada and their trade and influence reached as far as the Mississippi River. The English colonies were located on the east coast of the Americas. The Appalachian Mountains separated both types of European colonies so there was elbow room for both. Flames began to ignite when war between the mother countries of England and France broke out. Tensions increased when trading and rivalry between two colonies increased. Soon war broke out and it became known
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In what ways did the French and Indian War alter the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? The French and Indian War‚ is a colonial extension of the Seven Year War that ravaged Europe from 1756 to 1763. The French & Indian War most lasting impact was its political‚ economic‚ and ideological effect on the colonial people and Great Britain. These societal aspects and the relations between the two allies changed irreversibly in the wake of the
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