...By looking at the British, French, and Acadians perspective one can understand the wins, losses and consequences of the 7 years war. The Acadians experienced negative short term consequences and long term negative consequences. The Acadians lived in Nova Scotia since 1604, in 1755 in Halifax the British told the Acadians that they must take an oath of allegiance to Britain. “The Acadians refused and roughly 10,000 acadians were deported, some died from starvation others from illness. The Acadians that survived, were moved to many places in the Atlantic, or in the Caribbean” -states the Canadian Encyclopedia. This was very bad for the Acadians because the land that they lived on was taken away from them. This was a short term consequence, but the Acadians still are experiencing long term consequences today because they are much more spread out along the world than they used to be, and their community is not the same as it used to be....
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...How the French and Indian War Helped Cause the American Revolutionary War The French and Indian war was one of the biggest contributing factors to the American Revolutionary War. How, one might ask? It provided us with the needed moral and spirit to have feelings of resentment against the British. It gave us the needed circumstances to take action against Great Britain, and gave us our greatest ally in the Revolutionary War against what was considered the most powerful empire at the time. Without these factors, among others, it is very possible that America could have lost the war against the British. The first reason is that, The British’s debt from the French and Indian War caused the British to start paying closer attention to the American Colonies, or more accurately they started to pay attention to the American colonies’ taxable resources. Before the war Great Britain hardly payed any attention to the American colonies, but with the debt of the war greatly...
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...lawyer, Andrew Hamilton, defended him excellently and Zenger won, setting a precedent for the future. 15. How were colonial governments similar? Different? Some colonies had (8) royal governors(GA, SC, NC, VA, NJ, NY. MA, NH), some (3) proprietary (MD, PA, DE), and some (2) elected their governors (RI and CT). Almost all had a 2-house legislature though. Most legislatures could set the taxes (taxation WITH representation). However, many people were far from their centers of government, since they were usually on the coast. 16. How did France finally find success in their New World ventures? They colonized Canada, and founded Quebec. They used the fur trade to prosper, trading guns for furs with the local Indians. 17. Where did the French settle? Describe how/where French trappers went as well as Catholic missionaries and their...
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...The French and Indian War The French and Indian War was a conflict between Britain against the French and the Native Americans. it was called the Seven Years' War in Europe, and the war was ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1763. In addition, it began because of a conflict over who owned the Ohio River Valley, the war lasted from 1754–1763, It gave Britain almost all of Canada and the land from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. France also transferred its control of the Louisiana Territory to Spain. Therefore, The French and Indian War altered the relationship between Britain and its American colonies because the war enabled Britain to be more "active" in colonial political and economic affairs by imposing regulations and levying taxes...
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...- Pontiac Brant Tecumseh. Pontiac the Ottawa chief was an ally of the French and when French forces were defeated by the British, he plotted, planned and fought to keep the English from overrunning Indian country. Brant the Mohawk chief sided with the King over Congress in the War of Independence and was finally forced to lead his defeated people to Canada to find homes on Canada's soil. Tecumseh the Shawnee chief threw his fortunes and forces with the British in the War of 1812 and gave his life in their service to save for his people land they were rapidly loosing. While all three great chiefs were valuable allies of the European powers their ultimate aim was the vain struggle to save for their people a place in the sun. "Pontiac is forever famous in the annals of North America" someone wrote as early as 1765 and history has maintained his a name of note despite his failure to acccomplish the results he fought to achieve. All who knew him saw a commanding, respected, highly intelligent leader. To the author of The Journal of Pontiac's Conspiracy Pontiac appeared "proud, vindictive, warlike and very easily offended." According to a British officer who met him on one occasion, "He is in a manner ador'd by all Nations hereabout and he is more remarkable for his integrity and humanity than either Frenchman or Indian in the Colony." Little is known of the first thirty years of this war chief of the Ottawa Confederacy. Neither the exact place of his birth is known...
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...The Impact of the Franco- Britain Conflict on Subsequent Events “The global struggle between the French and British Empire influenced certain key events in history from 1750 to 1805. These events including the French and Indian war, by the seven year war, the American Revolution, the French Revolution and it's impact on American domestic and foreign policies, and the Louisiana purchase and it's consequences.” Colonial era diplomacy focused on the European balance of power. The competition between the French and the British often influenced the course of events in the North American colonies. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775 For almost three centuries, the European colonial powers of France and Great Britain, maintained...
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...The Seven Years war or also known as The French and Indian war was fought between 1756- 1763. This war included every European great power (not including the ottoman Empire) and spanned 5 continents, affecting Europe, the American, West India, and the Philippines. The war started due to the conflict between the French and British when the French expanded into the Ohio River and this conflicted with the British colonies. In 1756, the British declared war. The French and Indian War had the outcomes of leading the British into debt because of war expenses, the Native American lands would be further more invaded by the Europeans, these conflicts and resentment toward Britain caused American colonists to unite in a way which had been unseen, leading to the American Revolution. The conflict started from the French moving into the Ohio River territory caused the breakout of war declared by the British. The British were victorious in the French and Indian war, but their victory did not come without consequences. Their win did gain them new territory claims in the New World, but the Seven Year’s war also did increase Britain's debt. William Pitt, the secretary of state, was responsible in increasing Britain's debt by giving money to the British forces in order to help defeat the French (Houghton...
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...All three were embroiled in a war called the French and Indian War. The French controlled most of the land in the upper west. They had created a “middle ground” with the Indians of that region, where they could trade with each other without fear of any attack (Keene, 90). The British colonies wanted to expand and settle into that land controlled by the French. They did not care about the middle ground and would most likely dispel with it. The colonies formed the Ohio Company of Virginia to explore and settle the French controlled land (Keene, 91). As a result, the French constructed a line of forts to protect their land. Both sides were willing to fight each other because of long-standing rivalries and their Indian allies also chose one side or the other based on their own rivalries (French and Indian War, Cause). There were many battles between these forts and the colonies, where it went back and forth between victories for the French and the British. In the end, the British came out victorious. This victory not only changed the map of North America but it also changed the balance of power, it ultimately established British supremacy (Keene, 95). However, many of the French allied Indians were upset and led attacks on the British, after the war. As a result, the British created the Proclamation Line of 1783, which states that no colonist is allowed past the spine of the Appalachians (French and Indian War, Consequences). These social elements of the eighteenth century...
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...Washington was a spark to one of the country’s most significant wars, The French and Indian War. The world would have colossal changes if there was the slightest change during the War. Our first president of the United States was a flint rock in a field of cotton. Washington and his sum of 160 men went to have a chat with some French settlers and that’s when the rip tide went into effect. Marching through the brush with muskets loaded and ammunition at disposal Washington, a young major, and his infantry were ordered to relay a message to a group of French men in territory that was disputed in 1753. As the Major and his men barked the order to leave the territory or suffer consequences, France refused to abide. England and France were having a tug-of-war over who was to hold the reign of the Mississippi and Ohio Valley. The French men in the area stood their ground and fought the major and his men. France heard the battle happened and became furious. Washington started for home in the middle of...
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...While there were philosophical affiliations with the Revolutionary War, the war of independence also had economic connections, such as the French and Indian War, which was a conflict between the British colonies and French and allying Native Americans between the years 1754 and 1758. Funded by mainland Great Britain, the French and Indian War concluded with the victory of the British. But despite the victorious conquest, the French and Indian War left bad consequences for the British. After the war, one letter sent by the English Treasury in 1763 claims that “not only is revenue impaired but the commerce of the colonists diverted from it natural course… [This revenue] is more indispensable when the military establishment necessary for maintaining...
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...The French and Indian War also altered the ideological relations between the colonists and the British because in consequence to the many acts and laws that were being passed by to British colonists, the colonists were losing their freedoms and liberties. The stamp act which was an act passed to tax the colonists was seen as the act that was taking away the freedoms and liberties of the colonists. According to Document H it can be inferred that the colonists were unhappy about the stamp act because the price of the stamps killed them financially. The Print shows the masthead for The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser with a skull and crossbones representing the official stamp required by the act. In the sides you can see a phrase that...
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...Abstract The Iroquois Indians are regarded as the original inhabitants of New York State and Ontario. Prior to being colonized by the Europeans, mainly the British and French, there were five sub-tribes in the Iroquois nation. The Iroquois Indian has existed in North America for the last 4000years. The tribe consists of a well structured social, political, cultural and economic set up. Iroquois confederacy served the purpose of uniting the Indian tribes. The confederacy consisted of six Indian nations. This union provided the Indian tribes with an upper hand when negotiating with Europeans. The Iroquois Indians also had a council known as Onondaga that formed the purpose of serving the entire Indian tribes. The tribe was able to protect its farmland as a result of establishing strong military and efficient governance. Their association with the Dutch enabled the tribe to conquer the neighboring tribes. The union, that brought five tribes together and later joined by the Tuscarora in 1712, provided the native tribes of North America authority in terms of fighting for their rights in the mainstream society. The Iroquois Indians The Iroquois are part of the Indian tribes considered in history as the original occupants of Northern America. They are believed to originate from the soil just like trees that grow in the forest. This Indian tribe lived in settlements surrounded by lakes, hills, and forests. The Iroquois Indians believe they originated near Oswego...
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...1a. The Spanish scholar, Juan Gines de Sepulveda justifies the Spanish conquest and rule over the Native Americans because they are superior. He claims that Spanish Catholics are like adults compared to the religions of the American Indians. Sepulveda argues that they have the right to rule over them because they are savages without any humanity or self control, unlike the religious, merciful, and civilized. The Spanish saw it as their duty and right to rule over the primitive Indians. 1b.As a result of believing their religious superiority, the Spanish implemented the encomienda system. The encomienda system was a design for creating large plantations that would be worked by American Indian slaves. The slaves were provided to citizens who...
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...What side were the Indians on? Why did they disobey Washington’s orders? o In simpler terms, they did not want to shoot first. When they encountered the French in the woods someone shot, but they did not know who. o The French had men injured and no Virginians were injured. The Tanaghrisson killed and scalped the injured soldiers, disobeying the command of Washington. In result the French retaliated. o The French brought in 600 soldiers and completely eliminated 1/3 of Washington’s army • The British tried to repair the friendship between the Mohawks as a strategy to prevent a larger and bigger war. o To resolve the problem between the Indians and the French, they had a meeting in Albany. A layout for an anecdote but...
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...The war was the product of an imperial struggle, a clash between the French and English over colonial territory and wealth. Within these global forces, the war can also be a consequence of the competition between British and French colonists. Tensions between the British and French in America had been rising for some time, as each side wanted to expand their territory. After a year and a half of undeclared war, the French and the English formally declared war in May 1756. For the first three years of the war, the outnumbered French dominated the battlefield, completely defeating the English in battles at Fort Oswego and Ticonderoga. After the French and Indian War, it began to become apparent that America and Britain were developing differently; culturally and socially, and the war exposed and worsened the major differences between British and American goals. Inspired in part by the American Revolution, and by the Enlightenment philosophers, the Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French Revolution and had a major impact on the development of freedom and democracy, in Europe and...
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