The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
This war changed the economy, politics and social relations between British, France and the American Indians. Before the war began, the biggest problem they had was the division of the continent. The English were located along the east coast, in Georgia, the Carolinas and the northeastern United States. The French controlled Louisiana in the south and far north, Acadia and northeastern Canada. The French wanted to form a settlement along the Mississippi to enclose the British along the coast. On the contrary, the British wanted to increase their territory by extending it west through the Mississippi; with this they would be able to separate the French settlements …show more content…
The French and the British came to America with the same purpose, to enrich themselves. The difference between them was their motivation, the British wanted to ensure that the flow of raw material to Great Britain was not affected; to achieve this, they wanted to establish their camps in territories where the Indians already lived. It did not matter to the British because they thought themselves superior to the Indians. With this idea in mind they were cruel to the Indians and tried to enslave them. On the contrary, the French people only wanted to control the routes that allowed trade; the fur trade was the most important. They were smarter than the British and instead of fighting against the Indians they associated with them. They realized that the Indians had a greater knowledge of the fur trade. They offered him a relationship in which both won. The French showed interest in the culture of the Indians, learned their customs, their traditions and their language. They were really interested in learning from …show more content…
The tribes that helped the French in the war won the enmity of the British, only the Iroquois left a little better because they had fought on the side of the British. The war resulted in the Indians being watched more closely and forced to follow new regulations. This caused the distrust of the settlers towards the Indians and they came to call them "enemies of the whites". (Liberty, Equality, Power p.162) This produced tense situations between Indians and British provoking the Pontiac War and the Revolutionary War. In the end this fractured the relations between the two, leading to the Revolutionary War. The Iroquois continued their struggle to take control of the Ohio Valley but never had the chance to win, they could never have political equality. This war caused great changes in the way of thinking of Americans colonist; before this war happened, the thirteen colonies had nothing in common lived with distrust. This war showed them what it meant to unite in a common front, motive them to join and see Great Britain as a common enemy. This war affected and changed the lives of Americans colonist; they lost part of their lands; it made the thirteen colonies find a point in common and finally gave them the power to achieve their
This war changed the economy, politics and social relations between British, France and the American Indians. Before the war began, the biggest problem they had was the division of the continent. The English were located along the east coast, in Georgia, the Carolinas and the northeastern United States. The French controlled Louisiana in the south and far north, Acadia and northeastern Canada. The French wanted to form a settlement along the Mississippi to enclose the British along the coast. On the contrary, the British wanted to increase their territory by extending it west through the Mississippi; with this they would be able to separate the French settlements …show more content…
The French and the British came to America with the same purpose, to enrich themselves. The difference between them was their motivation, the British wanted to ensure that the flow of raw material to Great Britain was not affected; to achieve this, they wanted to establish their camps in territories where the Indians already lived. It did not matter to the British because they thought themselves superior to the Indians. With this idea in mind they were cruel to the Indians and tried to enslave them. On the contrary, the French people only wanted to control the routes that allowed trade; the fur trade was the most important. They were smarter than the British and instead of fighting against the Indians they associated with them. They realized that the Indians had a greater knowledge of the fur trade. They offered him a relationship in which both won. The French showed interest in the culture of the Indians, learned their customs, their traditions and their language. They were really interested in learning from …show more content…
The tribes that helped the French in the war won the enmity of the British, only the Iroquois left a little better because they had fought on the side of the British. The war resulted in the Indians being watched more closely and forced to follow new regulations. This caused the distrust of the settlers towards the Indians and they came to call them "enemies of the whites". (Liberty, Equality, Power p.162) This produced tense situations between Indians and British provoking the Pontiac War and the Revolutionary War. In the end this fractured the relations between the two, leading to the Revolutionary War. The Iroquois continued their struggle to take control of the Ohio Valley but never had the chance to win, they could never have political equality. This war caused great changes in the way of thinking of Americans colonist; before this war happened, the thirteen colonies had nothing in common lived with distrust. This war showed them what it meant to unite in a common front, motive them to join and see Great Britain as a common enemy. This war affected and changed the lives of Americans colonist; they lost part of their lands; it made the thirteen colonies find a point in common and finally gave them the power to achieve their