Their involvement in the French and Indian Wars brought France great economic woes. It also fostered animosity between the native Indian tribes as they became involved in the wars of the Europeans that had been transplanted onto North American soil. If the French would have held on to their territory without interruption; first from the Spanish, then from the English and then eventually from the newly-termed Americans, they could have been an effective influence on the Spanish and English in conducting profitable and equitable relations with the native Indians and with African slaves. The Frenchmen’s intermixing of races with both Indians and Africans created a mixed race population of children that connected the groups with familial ties, cultural and economic bonds. Most of the French settlements were comprised of people of mixed race, which served as a prime example of how the French had learned to coexist with the native Indians. These mixed race children had an increased chance of earning their freedom from
Their involvement in the French and Indian Wars brought France great economic woes. It also fostered animosity between the native Indian tribes as they became involved in the wars of the Europeans that had been transplanted onto North American soil. If the French would have held on to their territory without interruption; first from the Spanish, then from the English and then eventually from the newly-termed Americans, they could have been an effective influence on the Spanish and English in conducting profitable and equitable relations with the native Indians and with African slaves. The Frenchmen’s intermixing of races with both Indians and Africans created a mixed race population of children that connected the groups with familial ties, cultural and economic bonds. Most of the French settlements were comprised of people of mixed race, which served as a prime example of how the French had learned to coexist with the native Indians. These mixed race children had an increased chance of earning their freedom from