Film Analysis: The Last Of The Mohicans

The effects of the French and Indian War laid the groundwork for what would become the American Revolution and, ultimately, the United States. The British’s victory at the conclusion of the French

The last of the Mohicans is a film directed by Michael Mann, from a script by Mann and Christopher Crowe. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, West Studi, Russell Means, Eric Schwieg, Jodhi May, Maurice Roeves, and Steven Waddington

During the time of 1763-1775, one of the occurrences that happened to affect the colonists’ perception of the British was the French and Indian War. The war itself was not the main reason the colonists’ had trouble with the British, but the time after the war was the actual cause of eventual trouble. During the war, the British fought with France around the Ohio valley for the control of land. The Ohio valley was very important to both of the empires, because of the land value and the strategic location it held in the years to come. Both had their struggles especially with the Native Americans that called this area their home. Most of the Native Americans sided with either the British or the French because they thought that if they had sided with

The American colonist and the British started out having a very civil relationship. They provided each other with resources. During the French and Indian war the colonists were on the British side and helped them fight. Unfortunately, after the war the British started to change their ways and started to come up with new stricter rules. The British started to tax the colonist on different kinds of items, which was not fair to the colonists. They were controlling the colonist with everything they did. The colonists wanted them to back off a little but the British weren't budging. They thought they could tell the colonists what to do but the colonists were not going to be treated that way, so they took matters in their own hands. The colonists

The revolutionary war, a time when a still young and growing thirteen colonies began to take a stand to their mother country, Great Britain. With a lack of communication with the American colonies, a sense of “salutary neglect”, a rift began to form between mother and child. Trust in each other was beginning to wane. This rift soon caused a series of chain reactions. With the British enforcing laws that seriously hindered American expansion and trade. Great Britain having losing their trust in the colonist, they did not respect any American leadership and or opinions. Both sides were both to blame for a war that followed their poor decisions and reactions.

Between 1763 and 1776, tensions between the colonists and Britain built steadily. Britain’s fear that the colonies were headed towards independence led them to the institution of major reforms that severely limited the colonies economically and politically. The inevitable backlash to these policies led to even more stringent ones, which convinced the colonists that the British were actively attempting to infringe on their rights as Englishmen. However, “Until a few months before it happened, nearly all colonists denied that they desired independence..”(LEP,197). Thus, the general population of colonists were not interested in breaking from the mother country until they felt that their rights were being obstructed.(LEP).

For example, the reaction to the various Acts by the British to raise money to pay off the debt revoked the colonial resentment that felt all the authority political control in trading between Britain and the colonies (Doc.1). The colonies product their own stuff and add some logic in order to demand the equal rights. At the same time, the Virginia House of Burgesses realized that the British government wouldn't have any rights to put more tax without representation of the governor colonies. The result is a declaration that they stated onlt their government have the right can tax their people, and it will contribute to the American Revolution later (Doc. 2). Another example of growing divide between the British and the colonies people was the Enlightenment Ideas of John Locke, the natural rights promised to all human mankind born within equal rights. It was influencing the colonist thought how they can handle their antagonism with the British. (Doc.3) Such as Samuel Adams are trying call for a revolution in order to protect their natural rights which the government can't protecting it. All of these events above contributed to the American colonies the that they rejected the old policy of the British from the past and began find the new idea (Democracy idea) for the American Independent where people inherits

After the French and Indian War, there was a period of change in the British colonies in North America. After receiving much support from the British during the French and Indian War, the people of the colonies began to feel oppressed by the postwar actions of the British. As the British put heavy taxes and restrictions on the colonies, the attitude of the population of these colonies began to shift. Over the next two decades, with more taxes and a larger British military presence, the colonists slowly progressed closer and closer to revolution. The people of the American colonies were justified in eventually taking up arms against the British crown after various attempts to reach a peaceful resolution of their grievances because several pieces

“Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.” (Doc E) British is obviously annoyed by the colonists’ requests, based on this sentence. If a parent doesn’t know a child’s basic needs, then how is the parent going establish a good relationship with the child? “The Parliament unquestionably possess a legal authority of regulate the trade of Great Britain, and all her colonies.” (Doc B) The colonists had absolutely no grip on trade of their colonies, nor can they share their ideas and feelings about how trading should be. How will the colonists be happy if the Parliament never listens to what they say? Tens of thousands of colonists were frustrated, and mad because no matter what they say, it never changes anything. This lead them to a more violent and less peaceful protests like the Boston Tea

After many years of neglect by the British, the colonists’ lives soon drastically changed. The British became more involved in the colonies and established unreasonable regulations. Influences by many events, the American colonists knew they had to take action against the British and fight for their independence. The Americans were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain because of unfair taxes, the social and economic life was harmed, the violation of inalienable rights by the British, and the colonists were not represented in government and treated as citizens.

Looking throughout the overwhelming events the American Revolution had on everyone involved, allows us to examine how the governments’ policies toward the Indians changed over time. It shows how the policy changes effected the Indians as well as the Americans’, their attitudes toward each other as the American’s pushed westward and the Indians resisted. Then the actions on both sides which lead up to the final removal of all Indians to west of the Mississippi in 1830’s.

For a better part of the eighteenth century, the American colonists expressed vexation and disapproval of the "coercive " acts, which the British Government perpetrated on the colony through series of legislative acts by the British Parliament. Prior to the acts that the colonists in America termed as atrocious and oppressive, they were willing to cooperate and reaffirm loyalty to the King of England. Some of the legislations and declarations that colonists participated in was the sustenance of British soldiers in the colony, payment of import tariffs and other forms of taxes to support the British central government. These are but a few, the reasons as to why colonists objected to the mode of British rule in America. Another concern was the "Rights violations" by the English government regarding economic progress and representation. Because of these grievances, British colonists in America stepped up agitation through violation of the "tyrannical" Acts and petitions through the Continental Congress. The essay explores the grievances that Colonists in America held against the British government, in riposte to "My Dear America Cousin" letter.

Another example of when England abused the colonists, is at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. This battle was perceived as an act of aggression that drove the colonists further from England. Another example of when Britain abused the colonist is when the Writs of Assistance was placed upon the colonies. The Writs of Assistance was a search warrant that permitted British officers to go through colonists’ houses or businesses to see if there were any smuggled goods. By doing this Britain offended many colonists who thought it was improper for the soldiers to be able to charge in and demand the right to look through their property. Britain's overall goal was to maintain control of the colonies, but by harming the people they ruined their relationship. This further drove the colonist towards revolution. When the colonies declare their independence from Britain they made a list of complaints and reasons why they want separation. One grievance that is

The French and Indian War was a pivotal turning point for the relationship between Britain and its American colonies. Prior to the French and Indian War, the colonies experienced salutary neglect, which consisted of Britain ignoring the colonies to deal with problems happening in Europe. On the contrary, during and after the war, Britain started to be more involved in their colonies by being present in the colonies, expecting money from them, and putting restrictions on the colonist’s freedom.

The Last of the Mohicans is a movie in which a young white man, who also happens to be adopted by a Mohican and his son, set out to save the two daughters of English leader, colonel Munro; who have been kidnapped. Along the way the men run into trouble when they come across a war between the French and the Indians. Hawkeye (the white man) wants ever so badly to help out in the war as much as possible but throughout their journey the three men run into very difficult times/obstacles. On top of all of the chaos, Hawkeye believes that he has found love with one of the daughters of colonel Munro.