French And Indian War Dbq

The French and Indian War changed the fate of America. It caused anger, misunderstanding, and ultimately, the separation of Britain and the colonies. There is a lot of historical evidence that shows the war had a large effect on American colonists.

The first piece of evidence that shows a conflict between Britain and the colonists is that the colonists in the militia fought for the land in French possession, along with the Ohio River Valley. They won this land during the French and Indian War. (Doc A) They were beginning to settle on this land, which was Indian land. The Indians organized themselves and began Pontiac's War. This was one of the things that led to the Proclamation of 1763, which led to tension between the colonists
It said, “With the Advice of our Privy Council, declare it to be……...that no Governor or Commander in Chief in any of our Colonies of Quebec, East Florida. or West Florida, do presume, upon any Pretence whatever, to grant Warrants of Survey, or pass any Patents for Lands beyond the Bounds of their respective Governments.” This is saying that none of the thirteen colonies, Canada, or Florida can give land claims to anyone settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Many colonists became angry because when they had been fighting in the war they had been fighting for more land, and all of this land they had fought for was west of the Appalachian Mountains. They expressed their anger to Britain, many people in the form of blatantly ignoring the Proclamation. This now caused Britain to become angry. The tension was rising and many people began to notice
He said in a personal correspondence that it was “a temporary expedient to quiet the Minds of the Indians and must fall of course in a few years.” he also said “I proposed…..to join you in attempting to secure some of the most valuable Lands in the King's part which I think may be accomplished after a while notwithstanding the Proclamation that restrains it” He is saying that he believes that the Proclamation was a reasonable, but not correct thing to do and that it will be gone in a few years. He reasons because it will be gone soon, that people will want the lands westward. He thinks he should settle, and therefore becomes someone who ignores the Proclamation. When an important political figure like Washington ignores an order like this that is coming from Britain, it starts to send a message to other colonists. A message that says “Maybe I don’t take orders from Britain anymore.” This could have had a large impact on all of the British land holdings in America.

In conclusion, the French and Indian War itself didn’t cause any conflict, by itself. However, the aftermath caused a lot of change in America and helped shape the country into what it is