...The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 Cesar Zapata United States History I (HIS101) Fiona Mani September 19, 2014 The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 The foundation and formation of the United States as we know it today is in great part due to three wars, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812. Each war involved Great Britain as one of the major combatants against English Colonists, French Colonies, and the United States from the beginning of the French and Indian War in 1754 to the end of the War of 1812 in 1815. Military strategies and involvement greatly contributed to the victory of some and the loss of others through the wars that changed the nation. The French and Indian War (1756)...
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...Comparison between the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 Name Institution Comparison between the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 Wars are a major part of history today, just like before. Wars have been used to show strength and domination in the past. In America for example, three of the most notable wars include the French and Indian war, the war of 1812 and the American Revolution. These are some of the wars that involved European nations in American soil and the struggle for ownership of the American continent. In this essay, the focus will be on the comparison between the wars mentioned. In my opinion, the wars were all part of a sequence of events that lead to the development of the United States of America as a nation. The French and Indian war was the earliest of the three wars. It happened between the year 1756 and 1763 (Boot, 2014). It, therefore, took seven years for the war to end. Participants in the war were majorly the French on one side and the British on another side. The British outnumbered the French, and, therefore, the French depended on the help of the Indian natives of America to fight the British. For that reason, and considering that King George had been involved in another war in the 1940s, it was named by the opponents of the British who were the French in collaboration with the Indians. The war was also called the North American Theatre of the Seven Years War between France and...
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...The Seven Years War was a series of conflict between several countries including the colonies, Britain, France, Spain, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Persia (Brinkley, 2012). While the war officially began in 1756, many of the colonists predicted the French and Indian war in the early 1750’s. Although Great Britain was still in control of the colonies, they provided very little help and support. This eventually worsened matters, especially when many colonists were constantly fighting off Indian tribes who were in alliance with the French. In fact, nearly every Indian tribe had ties to the France, excluding the Iroquois tribe due to the fear imposed by the British (History, 2014). As previously stated, the Seven Years War officially began in 1756 when France and England, for the first time, engaged in full-blown warfare. What made this war so significant were the alliances formed, which included England and Prussia, and France and Austria, countries who would have never joined forces in the past (Brinkley, 2012). In 1957, one year after the war began, England was struggling and defeat became quite common for the country. As a result, William Pitt was appointed to fix the problems England was facing in the war. Almost immediately, Pitt announced that the war in America was completely under British rule. Because the casualty count was so high, he decided to engage in impressment meaning that the colonists were basically forced to join the British army. Furthermore, the colonists were...
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...Did the Indians/French and British get what they wanted during the French and Indian war, what was lost ? In my opinion the war between the French and the Indians was one of the most important events in the American Revolution. The war started in 1754 and lasted until 1763 and was fought mostly over colonial dominance in the North America. British officials tried to hold a public meeting about people’s opinion for the war at “The conference of Albany” 1754 but only half the amount of people supported the colonies. On the other hand, American colonists loyally fought with British soldiers, while the French allied themselves with numerous Native American tribes. There has been stress between the French and the British for a while but it has been increasing as they both want to increase their amount of land. What is now considered the French and Indian War that began in November 1753, when major George Washington and a number of his men ventured into the Ohio region and with the intensions of delivering a message to a French captain, demanding that French troops back off of the territory. The demand was later rejected. In 1754, George Washington received permission to construct a fort near the...
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...American continent. Native American peoples were also competing. * 1688-1763: Four wars convulsed Europe and the New World for domination. The American people were unable to stay out of a single war. The Seven Years’ War in Europe, sometimes as the French and Italian War in America, set the stage for America’s independence. * France was convulsed during the 1500s by foreign wars and domestic strife, including the clashes between Catholics and Protestant Huguenots. On St. Bartholomew’s Day, 1572, over ten thousand Huguenots were butchered in cold blood. * In 1608, after finding Jamestown, the permanent beginnings of a vast empire were established at Québec, a granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River. * France earned the lasting enmity of the Iroquois tribes, hampered French penetration of the Ohio Valley, ravaging French settlements and serving as allies of the British in the struggle for supremacy on the continent. * The government of New France (Canada) fell direct control of the king after commercial companies had failed or faltered. The people elected no representative assemblies and they didn’t enjoy the right to trial by jury as in the English colonies. * Landowning French peasants, unlike the English tenant farmers who embarked for the British colonies, had little economic motive to move. Protestant Huguenots were denied a refuge in this raw colony. The French favored the Caribbean island colonies, rich in sugar and rum, over Canada. ...
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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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...Todd Professor William Cox History 201 6 February 2016 The French and Indian War, or known as the Seven Year War, raged from 1754 to 1763. The French and Indian War was fought in America, Europe, the West Indies, Philippines, Africa, and the ocean. Eventually, it lead to the American Revolution. “The Seven Year’ War was a seven-seas war” (107). This war permanently shifted the global balance of power. It began because Britain felt they needed to prevent the French from gaining control over trade and territories that the British felt was theirs. This war turned extremely expensive and contributed to conflict among British and American colonies. At the end of the war, King George was in debt 140 million. This then caused tax to rise. Raging colonist began to rebel due to the excessive taxation on Tea, Stamps and Sugar. Beginning with the Tea Act of 1773, this was one of the several taxes imposed on the American colonist due to indebted British government. Typically the Tea Tax is mistaken to be thought of as something the government did to raise revenue… but it wasn’t. Its main purpose was to bail out the East India Company. The British government places a company monopoly on the importation and sale of tea to the colonies. The colonist did not accept this duty and quickly resulted to the Boston Tea Party. Not clear at the time, but this was one of history’s most influential events. “Disguised Indians boarded the docked ships and smashed 342 chests of tea” (125). American...
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...Ohio River Valley During the 1750’s and beyond, the Ohio River Valley was an area of interest for both the French and British, “ … the Ohio River Valley served as one the great conduits of human civilization in North America” (Hinderaker p 3). Both the French and British wanted to claim this region as their own; as a result the Ohio River Valley became an arena of conflict. The two societies had many battles over this valley and the French and Indian War was the result of the conflicts that resulted; this war was a power struggle between France and England for control of the Ohio River Valley. The control of the Ohio River Valley would encompass the power over the fur trade, the fertile land for farming and expansion...
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...religion that was mainly based on France. During the 1800’s wars between Roman Catholics and Protestant Huguenots resulted in the deaths of over 10,000 people, it was named Bartholomew’s Day. 2. Edict of Nantes: a document issued by the crown in 1598, which granted limited toleration to French Protestants. Religious wars in France stopped and it became that strongest country in all Europe. 3. Couriers de bois: “runner of the woods” the French fur trappers that traveled across the U.S in search of beavers. 4. Voyagers: French travelers that recruited Indians into the fur trading business. There were trading posts all across the United States and Canada. 5. King Williams’ War: a war in which the English and French fought each other with Indian allies. (1689-97) 6.Queen Anne’s War: a war between the early English and French settlers. (1702- 13) 7. War of Jenkins’ Ear: broke out in 1739 between the British and the Spaniards. It was confirmed to the Caribbean Seas and the buffer colony of Georgia. 8. King George’s War: was also known as the War of Austrian succession in Europe. During the war France allied with Spain and went against English. 9. Acadians: a group from France that settled in the Northeastern part of North America. The British conquered them in 1713. 10. French and Indian War: also known as the Seven Years’ War started off by George Washington and the wilds of Ohio Valley in 1754. It was fought in the seven seas in America, Europe, the West Indies, and the Philippines...
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...The emerging war between the American colonists and Great Britain was inevitable, as the British continued to impose direct taxes and polices on the colonists, as well as restrict their civil liberties. {Independence – unwavering – growing resentment) 1. Economic – The British depleted all funds fighting the French and Indian War (to help defray the cost of the war, they imposed taxes on the American colonists to recoup funds) a. List taxes i. The Sugar Act (1764) ii. The Quartering Act (1765) iii. The Stamp Act (1765) iv. The Tea Act (1773) 2. Political – American colonists wanted to be an independent country a. Second Continental Congress 3. History: The strength of the British forces French and Indian War 1757 - 1763 (known in England as the Seven Years War): fought...
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...The year of 1763 was a big year for everyone. The long seven year battle between the French and Indians and the British had ended. For James, it was the year that he turned thirteen, and was finally considered an adult. During the French and Indian War, he was left in the dark. James found out information through the whispered gossip in school. He grew up with the French and Indian war, being only six years old when the long war started. His older siblings informed him afterwards that it was the British against the French and the Indians. In the past, the Indians and the French had been allies, so they allied again in this war. James’ older siblings learned a lot about the war in school as it was happening, and they kept the information from...
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...Different Wars Justin P. Wilson Excelsior College Abstract Wars share similarities in cause, though not all are the same. The same goes for effects. The French & Indian War, Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812 all share this. Each war had its similarities but each war had its own outcomes and reasons for the start of the war. Each war was a turning point in the history of the newly independent United States. Three Similar but Different Wars The Revolutionary war, War of 1812, and the French and Indian war had similar yet different effects on the new United States. The young United States would learn new ways of fighting and dealing with conflicts. Each war had its similarities but each war had its own outcomes and reasons for the start of the war. Each war was a turning point in the history of the newly independent United States. The French and Indian war was a starting point for the American Revolutionary War. The War of 1812 was a war to expand and verify territory borders. All the wars involved the British, French, and the Americans. The War of 1812 and the French and Indian War involved the Indians. Each war had a different treaty or agreement that settled the disagreement and evolved the way the countries fought and handled disputes. The French and Indian war was composed of three different phases. The leading causes started back in Europe with the King George’s War, which took place in between the years of 1744 and 1748. The first phase of the French and...
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...French Indian War and George Washington: Shaping Our Countries Independence HIST 101 American History to 1877 Nicholas R. Arrivey American Military University Professor Sine The French and Indian War: Shaping Our Countries Independence The French and Indian War lasted from 1756 – 1763, lasting seven long years. Compared to other significant events in our great countries history (like the Revolutionary War), how could these mere seven years play such a huge role in shaping our countries independence? Could it be because of the outcome of the war? Or could it be because of the personnel who took part during the French and Indian War? One key person who was involved in this war and is a founding father of the country is President George Washington. His role in this war helped him gain leadership traits and abilities that guided him to shape the great country. The French and the British were involved in a conflict over the Ohio Valley during the early 1750s. The main conflict was due to the French and the British expanding their territories over the land while crossing paths in Ohio. The French had already set up trading posts in Ohio. Once the British entered into Ohio they also set up trading posts, which the French viewed as the British impeding on their commerce they gained from the Indians. Mount Vernon Non-Profit states, “In 1744 the Iroquois signed the Treaty of Lancaster with the British, which ceded Iroquois claims in Maryland and Virginia. While the Iroquois...
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...French and Indian War The French and Indian War or Seven Years War, beginning in 1754, is very important to the expansion of colonists, military wisdom, and the beginning of colonists wanting liberation. The French and Indian War was caused by a small unauthorized skirmish led by George Washington attacking a small French outpost. What was supposed to be a mere revenge turned into the first major war in the America. North America was occupied by Native Indians, French, and New Englanders. All three were battling to occupy land. Indians had lived in peace for many, many years without the threat of losing their land. When the French came and took claim over Canada, they created a trade system with the Indians and made peace with them without taking Indian land. All the trouble began when Britain wanted to expand its kingdom to the America. Britain was not very friendly to the Indians and took their land without any hard-feelings. When colonist began to move westward, Indians start to ambush and attack them for taking their lands. Not only did the Indians get mad but also the French did not like Britain trying to take their land and forts. The French and Indians began an alliance to stalemate Britain from gaining land in more then one way. Indians and the French had an advantage on the battle field due to experience of the land. European style warfare did far from gaining success. Britain learned quickly numbers do not win battles alone. At first the French out numbered the...
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...THE FRENCH and INDIAN WAR BY: Andrew Robinson HIST101 B006 Spr 12 04/22/12 The topic I will be discussing in this paper is going to be about the French and Indian war. We will be going over the whom, what, when, etc….. Alongside that I will be discussing why I believe it was an important war and why. The French and Indian war started in 1756 but fighting had begun two years prior to that. The French and Indian war is also known as the seven year war. The war was between France, Great Britain, and the Indians they were fighting for control over the north. This war was part of a bigger war that was going on at the time which I will try to stay away from and just focus on this part of it. Through my readings I do not understand why the war was called the French and Indian war. Reason for this is that the Indians fought on both sides France and Great Britain. In this war the Indians had no choice but to pick a side to fight on. The white man as the Indians would call them back in the day gave the Indians no choice. This war was just like our wars today it was over land, trading routes, etc.( tell more about the three parties involved in the war) The American-Indian tribes were the real natives of North America but they could not defeat the French or the British alone because they were too busy fighting among themselves so the tribes picked a side. The land route that was being fought over was the Ohio River valley because it was loaded with...
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