How Did The French And Indian War Cause The American Revolution

Often times throughout history, the results of a past war are the roots of future wars. This is also the case with the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years’ War) and the American Revolution. The results of the French and Indian War had a huge impact and in many ways helped cause the American Revolution. The French and Indian War was a conflict stemming from frontier tensions between Great Britain and France (both growing empires at this time) in North America. The French and Indian War lasted from 1756 to 1763. Both looking to expand their territory and influence, French and British opposition boiled over to war. The war being in North America, the colonists struggled. Many colonists, including George Washington, learned the …show more content…
Throughout the French and Indian War, Britain did not focus all its might on the war effort. There was a lack of efficient communication between Britain and the colonies, since most communication was only as fast as the fastest ship going between Britain and the colonies. At times the colonies were left to fend for themselves, which taught the colonists that they could not always count on the mother country to save them. Lack of trust in the government’s ability to protect them led to a very negative attitude toward Britain. But a more important motivating factor came from the colonies fighting together in this war. Perhaps one of the most crucial effects of the war was that this was the first time all the colonies united for a common purpose and a common identity, America. The colonies thought themselves as New Englanders, Virginians, etc. before the war, with a very unsteady American identity. The war taught Americans that they could be and were their own nation. They were suddenly aware that they could raise money and handle their own affairs as their own country. The idea of the colonies as an independent nation perhaps played the biggest role in causing the American