Did George Washington Cause an UnecessiaryWar? It amazes me that I have gone through 12 years of history classes and have learned about the French and Indian war, but it wasn’t until now that I learned it was caused by George Washington.Yes that is the same George Washington that would later become America’s first president. Throughout grade school I learned what happened during the war and the effects of the war, but was never taught what or who caused it.
The French and Indian war lasted about seven years and was sparked in the colonies. There is a back story to the war with some details that I didn 't learn until I got to college. The French set up a post in what is known as Pittsburgh today; which at the time was claimed to be “owned” by Virginia. So the English tell the French to get off their land, but their is another factor at play, the Huron people believe that they “owned” the land. The Huron warned the French not to set up posts in their territory. In order to get the French off the land the Huron ask the English to get rid of the French off their land and then they would go home. Well the Huron didn’t like the English people response.
Somewhere around 1747 Virginia hired George Washington as a surveyor. A few years later in 1753 Virginia called upon Washington again. This time they wanted him to go to the Ohio Country …show more content…
Britain post-war was bankrupt because war is expensive. In order to pay off debt the British began to tax the colonist, starting with the stamp act all the way up to the Boston Tea Party. The colonists didn’t approve of the taxes so the revolted and burned royal offices and the homes of the royal officers. If the war never happened the British wouldn’t have had any reason to tax the colonists and they wouldn 't have started to revolt against the British crown or the caused the amount of damage they
The French and Indian war lasted about seven years and was sparked in the colonies. There is a back story to the war with some details that I didn 't learn until I got to college. The French set up a post in what is known as Pittsburgh today; which at the time was claimed to be “owned” by Virginia. So the English tell the French to get off their land, but their is another factor at play, the Huron people believe that they “owned” the land. The Huron warned the French not to set up posts in their territory. In order to get the French off the land the Huron ask the English to get rid of the French off their land and then they would go home. Well the Huron didn’t like the English people response.
Somewhere around 1747 Virginia hired George Washington as a surveyor. A few years later in 1753 Virginia called upon Washington again. This time they wanted him to go to the Ohio Country …show more content…
Britain post-war was bankrupt because war is expensive. In order to pay off debt the British began to tax the colonist, starting with the stamp act all the way up to the Boston Tea Party. The colonists didn’t approve of the taxes so the revolted and burned royal offices and the homes of the royal officers. If the war never happened the British wouldn’t have had any reason to tax the colonists and they wouldn 't have started to revolt against the British crown or the caused the amount of damage they