French and Indian War

The French and Indian War foreshadowed imminent conflict on American soil. This conflict witnessed Great Britain and France vie for control of the Ohio River Valley. A significant historical event, as indicated by Elliot G. Storke in his novel, History of Cayuga Country, “the French were vanquished and the sovereignty of the country conceded to England.” It was truly a humiliating defeat for France and its Amerindian allies. The Treaty of Paris granted Great Britain the Ohio River Valley, as…

this was an award winning 1898 text by W.H.P Clement that took eleven sentences, to sum up, the habits and characters of the Indian. Textbooks which mentioned the Aboriginal people started with a brief overview of the Indian tribes adopting a relatively standard approach and the moving on to more crucial matters (Francis 71). Student’s quickly noticed that the English and French colonialists were given far much attention than the indigenous population. The materials devoted to the life of the…

The outbreak of the French and Indian War changed the status of the colonies in 1754’(Sheidley). ‘The British provided troops to support and protect the colonists in the conflict against the French and the Indians’(Sheidley). After the war, Parliament declared the colonies guilty and found that there were responsible for the war debt. ‘Parliament enacted a series of tax measures over the next ten years that sparked outrage throughout the colonies(Sheidley).’The several acts passed by the…

argument. Colonists who wanted to fight against their “mother country” had their reasons. One reason colonists wanted to fight was not being able to use the Ohio River Valley. The colonists and soldiers just fought a nine year war against the French and Algonquin Indians for control…

On July 4, 1776, congress officially approved the Declaration of Independence, with the acceptance that “All Men are Created Equal.” After many conflicts with Great Britain, American colonists decided to separate from the British indefinite, war was inevitable. Yet, what drove the colonists to believe the only solution was battle? Much tension between the two was already established. The American colonists had become adjusted to different living arraignments than when they were originally living…

without Britain's support and economic protection. Furthermore, the French and Indian War ended in 1763, and it proved that the colonists, whom of which started the war, could be a presence in the army. The colonists had the potential to be a strong military force. Even though Britain had the most powerful navy in the world, we were not absolutely defenseless. The French and Indian War however, did leave 140 million pounds of war debt. Britain responded by passing Stamp and Sugar Act in 1764 and…

area, all European countries wanted to get away from Muslims. Their approach was achievable if they could gain a direct route of trade to Asia that prevented going through their Islamic middlemen. Europeans settled in various areas amongst different Indian Nations each with a different story to tell. These stories had both…

in the Boston massacre and soon led to the Boston Tea Party. Tea had been frequently imported to the colonies. Britain tried to take advantage of this by imposing a tax on the colonies, to pay off the debt Britain had incurred during the French and Indian War. The tax imposed upon the colonists caused the price of British tea to skyrocket, this led to the colonists…

and to spread religion. Finding the Indians offered them the chance to do both. These people had never seen anything like the Europeans and were mostly receptive to new goods to trade, and were willing to listen to new religious ideas. No one was prepared for the Old diseases that the Europeans brought with them. Disease swept across the continent in the years of European settlement, paving the way for the European dream of controlling the New World. The Indian people had no way to defend…

Facing East from Indian Country by Daniel Richter is--without question--one of the most effective studies of Native American history. Richter’s previous book, The Ordeal of the Longhouse, which viewed the European invasion of northeastern America from the perspective of the Iroquois peoples of modern New York, reveals the same masterful grasp of early American history. However, the similarities stop there. Facing East turns on its head the instilled perspective of westward expansion from the…