1. Why did the French abandon the policy of permanent settlement along the St. Lawrence? What did they decide on as their means of profiting from the New World? The French could not set up a colony along St. Lawrence because of the extremely cold weather that made it difficult to permanently settle.…
The English established farms and towns by clearing the trees and chasing the Native Americans deeper into the woods. They treated the natives as if they were inferior, while the French had a friendlier approach to the natives and proceed to befriend, coexist, and trade with them. Also, while the French kept tight control over their colonies, the English allowed a great deal of self government, making their colonies more prone to revolt . The Ohio Company was formed when George Washington and a few of his wealthy and influential friends got together with the purpose of obtaining the land that is now western Pennsylvania.…
Joe English II Jean Talon In 1665, the King sent a regiment of trained soldiers, a viceroy, a new governor, a new intendant, settlers and labourers, and supplies to New France. On September 12, 1665, the ship Saint Sebastien arrived in New France with Prouville de Tracy, the commander-in-chief of the troops, Sieur de Courcelle, the governor, and Jean Talon, the Intendant of justice, police and finance. It was up to Tracy and Courcelle to protect the colony from Iroquois attacks. Once Talon arrived in New France, his first task was to organize transportation of provisions, ammunition, tool, and supplies for the maintenance of the troops and to take care of incoming soldiers and laborers, making sure that those who…
The French and Indian War was a main contributing factor to the American Revolution, its aftermath altered the British-American relations tremendously. After the war, Great Britain was able to “intervene” in the colonies by restricting expansion with imposing acts, levying taxes unfairly along with colonial resistance, all shaped up the British-American relationship from 1754-1776. The Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This restricting expansion closed off the frontier for colonial enlargement. The east coast was becoming overcrowded, and many colonists wanted to move west for a better life.…
The Spanish, French, and Dutch colonies in North America all interacted with the Native Americans during the 16th century. Spain’s extreme subjugating approach and views on freedom and religion differed from the accepting and collaborative views of the French and the Dutch. Although the French and Dutch had apparent positive approaches compared to Spain, oppression of the Native Americans occurred under the control of all three colonies. The Spanish were the first to colonize North America and their approach lacked moral compass.…
The French and Indian war or Seven Years war was the fifth and final war of what was an extensive struggle with France for North America. There was constant fighting about whom controlled Ohio Valley and much more; the French felt that the rest of the land was theirs. The Virginia government felt that something had to be done about all the French forces, so George Washington was then sent out to protect Virginia’s claims. Washington and his party went and informed the French general to get off of British land, but the French informed him that they planned to take the rest of the land. Washington returns in 1754 to build a fort, but like everything else it was unsuccessful.…
The world wouldn't be the way it is today if it wasn't for slavery. African slavery was an outstanding quality to the British empire because slavery shaped the new world of Americas. Initially, when the British defeated the peoples of Eastern North America (Indians), they had destroyed many Native Indians and caused an outbreak of diseases. Those natives who survived through the conquest of guns and diseases declined to work with the defeaters or on the plantations they produced. This led the natives to run away for freedom or submitting themselves to new diseases so that they wouldn't have to work as prisoners.…
The French and Indian war remains a very consequential war because it changed the fate of North America. Before the war, there was an “Imperial rivalry between Britain and France” (Brennan, slide 4) that had persisted for centuries. This divide was inflamed by conflicting claims to land in the Ohio river valley; where the British had settled and the French had built forts. The war began when general George Washington led an attack on France’s Fort Necessity. France emerged victorious here, but Britain later declared war on France.…
Relationship between France and Canada came from centuries ago. During the European colonization both British and French were dominating different parts of Canada and battles for domination, French Revolution, American Revolution shaped the political structure of Canada and grouping of population. In the Second World War Canada and France were allies against Nazi German. Eventually, after the fall of France in 1940 most Western governments broke off relations with the Vichy regime, this was not the case with Canada which continued the support until 1942.…
Many of the European colonists that had arrived in the Americas before the French had forced the Native American tribes off their land. An example of this was when the Puritans, with the help of the Narragansett, massacred the Pequots in order for them to have more land. Unlike the British, the French had paid the Hurons for the land. They have not only treated the Hurons with respect by paying them, but have also become great allies. However, one may point out that the English has a strong army and strong militias.…
The french and indian war, fought between Britain and France during the years 1754-1763, was a response to debate over the Ohio River Valley between the two countries, won by the British in 1763. The effects of the war, rather than improve relations between the colonies and their mother country, worsened them. The conclusion of the french and indian war strained british and colonial relations due to issues of land acquisition such as the proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec act, political changes such as the end of salutary neglect and trivialization of existing colonial government, and economic burdens stemming from mercantilism and heavy taxes placed on the colonies that eventually led to the American revolution. When the Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War, it granted Britain the territory of the Ohio River Valley. The treaty more…
They stole the properties of the native's by their mighty weapons which are enough to threaten the natives. In addition, the discoverers forced the natives for labor working for their mining of treasures and even kidnapped the chiefs, children, and even hundreds of natives as slaves to their home countries in Europe. There was no merchandise took in an innocent way. Secondly,…
The French tended to be more tolerant of the Native Americans. For instance, the French were willing to allow the natives to keep their own languages and cultures, whereas on the other hand, the Europeans intentionally wanted to convert the native’s religion and ways. The Collision of Cultures brought distress to the natives economically and religiously. The outcome of the time period has proven the Europeans to strive solely for “a source of economic opportunity” and the native’s obliviousness to the unknown has caused them to obey the commands of everyone (Foner, “A New World”,…
To understand what exactly led to the eventual fighting between the Native Americans and European settlers, one must first learn the cultural differences between them. While, some Native American’s learned to “coexist” with new foreign settlers trading and interacting with them, other natives did not like these invaders and were eventually destroyed, usually by force. These new Europeans tried to bring their new way of life to the natives while these people just wanted to maintain their traditional and natural way of life. Native Americans wanted to live for their family, religion and becoming one with nature. They believed that all things were connected spiritually and that their actions could directly influence nature around them.…
However, the French refrained from the use of slavery in its Northern American territory. On the other hand, the French indulged themselves into the ways of the Northern natives, more specifically the Huron Tribe, before being driven west by the Iroquois confederacy. In doing so, the French gained trapping techniques, where then gifts, trade, and an alliance was shared. The mass fur trade in the north stimulated the French economy, which made New France a vital colony over income. Quebec, the center of the fur trading industry was from then on to be ruled by a governor, with military, religious and educational support supplied by France.…