The French and Indian war‚ also known as the seven years’ war‚ was from 1756 to 1763. This war changed the relationship between the American colonies and Britain and America as a whole. The war changed the U.S economically‚ politically‚ and ideologically by changing the way our government is set up‚ the way our economy has prospered‚ and the resentment towards the British. The British demolished the French which caused the boundaries throughout the eastern coastline to change. (DOC A). As a result
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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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Britain and France have had existing rivalries as they have fought wars against one another throughout history. During the 1700’s‚ these nations were growing their colonies in the New World and trying to become self-sufficient. The French and Indian war was a territorial dispute between the two world powers. The French and their Native American allies fought the British colonists for seven years over control in North America. Their expanding colonies eventually met at the Ohio River Valley and their
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Important British military leaders and civilians/heroes * George Washington – led colonists during the war. He was a colonel. Made a name for him and the experience of this war helped in the American Revolution. Both civil and military because he led a group of Militia. * General Edward Braddock – He led a group of two thousand men to capture Fort Duquesne. His group was ambushed and he died in the battle. * Earl of Loundoun – He was appointed commander and chief in 1756 of the British
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The French and Indian War‚ also called the Seven Years’ War‚ lasted nine years (1754-1763) and was centered around the Ohio Valley‚ northwest of the British Colonies. Although the official declaration of war wasn’t until 1756 small battles began to take place as American forces tried to take an important French fort called Fort Duquesne. As attempts failed and a stalemate settled over the area‚ Britain decided that instead of going directly to war with France‚ they would have a war in America‚ because
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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 Seven Years War Also known as the French and Indian War began in 1756. However‚ there were disputes over territories in the North American colonies between the British and French even before the war began. The British colonies tried several times to reclaim territories in the Ohio Valley‚ from the French who had built forts in the area. After having failed to reclaim these territories‚ Britain finally used their prominent Navy to cut off the French colonies from receiving any supplies or reinforcements
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Nathalia Sosa 3961518 Sept. 20/2012 In the 1991 film Black robe‚ Jesuit missionaries are sent to the city of Quebec in hopes of changing the native Indians from savages to Christians. Both the French and the Natives have formed strong perceptions of each other characterized by unusual similarities‚ undeniable differences‚ and evident physical traits. The mission the Jesuits have embarked on introduces both societies to experience a never before seen culture‚ serves to transform an internally confused
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Why Did the Civil War Begin? On 22 August 1642‚ King Charles I raised his battle standard and declared a civil war against his enemies in Parliament. A civil war is a conflict fought between inhabitants of the same country. In this case the two sides that fought against each other in England were the King ’s side known as the Royalists and Parliament ’s side known as the Parliamentarians. The main reasons for going to war were part of three or possibly four topics; they were Money‚ Religion‚
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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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