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    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…

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    The French and Indian War, that was taking place in 1754-63, altered the political, economic, and ideological relationship between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. This war led British government to really high debt, so parliament decided put taxes on the American colonies but the colonist didn't feel fair that the mother country in which they were not represented should tax them. The colonists boycotted, that brought up feelings of resentment toward Britain.…

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    The French and Indian War started due to the French occupation of the Ohio River Valley. Both the British and the French wanted control of the land because it would provide fertile soil that was adequate for farmland, they sought control over the major rivers, and the Ohio River Valley afforded chances for trade with the local American Indians. This led the French to build forts and send patrols and as a result the English had George Washington lead a militia that would ambush a French camp.…

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    The French and Indian War had begun in 1754 because of a boundary dispute between the French and the British. The French argued that the British had settled along the Ohio Valley that was located in their territory, thus resulting in a brutal event that is also known as the Seven Years’ War. The relationship between Britain and its North American Colonies was modified due to the French and Indian War because of the land acquisitions and economy that forever changed the way they communicated and…

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    If asked, most people would point to the Revolutionary war as the war that made America. After all, it was when America declared independence from England and began to stand as its own nation, when all those lofty ideals of equality and liberty flourished and began to shape the modern American identity. But Fred Anderson makes a very different argument; that it was in fact the French and Indian war that would ultimately make the nation into what it is today by radically altering the political…

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    The French and Indian War between Great Britain, France and Spain had a large impact on the colonial-Britain relationship. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the war leaving Great Britain with new territory to expand their claims. Moreover, the expenses of the war left them with an immense amount of debt. In relation to the colonies the effect of the French and Indian War was damaging. Great Britain mistreated the colonies by heavily taxing them and imposing unfair acts in order to relieve their…

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    French and Indian War Despite what its name claims, the French and Indian War was one of many conflict between Britain and France, specifically over the Ohio River Valley territory. From rich soil to quality trading grounds, the Ohio River Valley was sought out by many groups due to the abundance of benefits. The British and the colonists fought the French and the Native Americans for 7 years (thus, “The Seven Years’ War”). Although the French surrendered and the British gained the land in the…

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    Resulting Impacts of the French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754-1763) had several grave impacts on North American society, but most importantly it agitated the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain. The French and Indian War was fought in North America amongst colonial Great Britain, colonial France, and both of their Native American allies. Across the seas, the Seven Years War was taking place simultaneously, and the combination of the two wars led to severe…

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    The birth of the America originated from thirteen colonies as a result of a massive amount of land acquired from the French and Indian War. Such victories gave the colonies greater independence, however, they were still under bondage from the British rule because they insisted that America pay for the War. In doing this, the English decided to put a series of Navigation Acts on colonial trade as a mechanism for strengthening their profits and regulating goods. As a result, these Acts caused…

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    Before the end of the seventeenth century the French and the English had coexisted relatively peacefully in North America for nearly a century. By the 1750 's, however, as both English and French settlements increased, religious and commercial frictions began to produce bitterness and new quarrels. The French had already discovered and claimed a massive region of North America, stretching from Louisiana in the South to the Canadian border in the north. The British were busy exploiting and…

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