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French And Indian War Dbq

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The French and Indian War was a battle between the French and Indians and the British and Americans that began in 1754 and ended in 1763. All five documents associate with the French and Indian War, “Quartering Act of 1765”, “New York General Assembly Petition”, “Map of Proclamation of 1763”, “George Washington’s Letter to William Crawford”, and “Albany Plan”. After reading the texts, I learned about the effects of the war and how they came to play. Essentially, the French and Indian War affected the nations politically, economically, and socially. As a precaution, the British and Americans decided to make an act in order to insure their success in the French and Indian War. In the documents “Quartering Act of 1765”, it states “An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty’s dominions in America. . .” (Paragraph 2). This law substantially led to a more centralized government, where soldiers were housed in order to save money as a nation. The Quartering Act was also made so that Britain could be stronger and could have a greater …show more content…

As a precaution, they made the Quartering Act in hopes that it would help increase their chances at winning the battle. Not long after, the Albany Plan, a plan made to place the British North American colonies in a centralized government, was then published. In the document “Albany Plan”, it states “. . .the Albany Plan was the first important proposal to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government. . .” (Paragraph 1). This plan was ultimately made in order to unify the colonies of Britain and America, because they knew they could be stronger as a whole. The French and Indian War pushed colonies to become more unified in order to protect them of what was soon to come (attacks by the French and Indians). It led to a more united and powerful nation, that soon led to victory for the British and

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