Taking place in the time period of 1754 and 1763, the French and Indian War--also called the Seven Years’ War in Britain--was considered the first “world war” by Winston Churchill because it took place in North America, Europe, West Indies, the Philippines, and Africa. In this war, France teamed up with native tribes in North America while Britain and its colonial forces successfully fought back. The French and Indian War negatively affected the relationship between Britain and its American colonies ideologically by the British treatment of the colonists like second-class citizens resulting in resentment, economically by ending salutary neglect in order to pay its war debts, and politically by issuing the Proclamation of 1763 in order to avoid …show more content…
George Washington, a colonial military leader, humbly asked for a chance to join and learn of the military profession under General Edward Braddock (document C). During this time colonists were restricted in advancing in terms of military rank. Because of this, it is apparent that the colonists were treated as second-class citizens since they were not given equal opportunity as their British counterparts. A diary entry from a colonial soldier also shows the lack of attention Britain gave to its colonial soldiers (document D). The colonists fighting for Great Britain in the Seven Years’ War felt mistreated as they compared the amount of attention given to them and their British equivalent, which was relatively low. This treatment from the crown resulted in low morale and resentment in the colonists towards the British. The French and Indian war also ideologically affected Britain's relationship with its colonies by slowly shattering the colonial myth that the British were invincible. …show more content…
Salutary neglect was Britain’s practice of “turning a blind eye” toward colonial activity, predominantly economical activity. The British Order in Council of 1763 was a written document intended for the King, or other Britons, with a purpose of exposing the fact that the colonists were failing to pay their necessary taxes and made it clear that it was not fair to Britain to have a military establishment in North America to aid the colonists when the colonists were not financially supporting this establishment (document F). This document raised British awareness that the practice of salutary neglect in the colonies harmed profit levels that could be used to sustain a standing army in the colonies. As a result, the Navigation Acts of 1763 began to be enforced and only allowed British and American ships in colonial ports. In order to raise funds to pay for the war, Britain decided to tax the colonies on items such as stamps and paper(document G). This sudden taxation on the colonies created resentment, in form of boycotts on British goods and the birth of organizations such as the Sons of Liberty who fought against taxation by burning and boycotting British custom houses. Colonial reaction to the end of salutary neglect and the beginning of the enforcement of taxation was negative, as newspapers began to publish mastheads with
Before the war, the colonists were in a time of Salutary Neglect. Colonist could go about their business, passing laws, running the government how they wanted. The militia was under the control of American colonist and people such as George Washington could rise to the rank of Corporal. The British government had little involvement in the colonies as long as the colonies provided them with raw goods. However, with the start of the war, Salutary Neglect was over. As the British got involved in the fighting, colonist near the fighting soon joined them. However, the government passed laws that made them second-class soldiers compared to the British soldiers. American colonist could not rise above the rank of Captain, which was very demeaning to people like Washington who had been a Corporal in the Virginia Militia. The colonists were also treated like crap when it came to service. According to a soldier during the French and Indian War, the conditions in which soldiers worked, made it seem like the
The Seven Years War, or sometimes referred to as the French and Indian war, took place in the year 1754 and finally came to a conclusion in 1763, just prior to the American Revolution. The French and Indian war is often a war that’s importance is overlooked throughout the history of America. The French and Indian war set the stage for the George Washington to become the most important American figure in history. The events and battles of the Seven Years War would lead the colonist to helping the British defeat the French and their counterparts, the Native Americans. What took place during the Seven Years War would affect the colonist forever. The war would ultimately change the focus and mindset of the colonist. The colonist would begin to
The French and Indian wars is the general name for a series of wars and conflicts between Great Britain and France during a period of 75 years. The fought over the possession of North America for territorial expansion in general, and for the rich fur trade around the Hudson Bay region specifically.
The French and Indian War was a conflict in North America in which Great Britain fought France and their Native American allies. It lasted from 1756 until 1763, so it was also known as the Seven Years War. At the peace conference in 1763, the British received Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain. The treaty strengthened the American colonies significantly by removing their European rivals to the north and south and opening the Mississippi Valley to westward expansion.
To begin with, the French and Indian War created political changes between Britain and the colonies. After the war, Britain saw they needed to have a stronger relationship with the Native Americans in the colonies (Doc B). The Natives didn’t always have a stable relationship with the British during the war and Britain wanted to ensure the Natives would not become aggressive and attack them. The war and gaining of new land in North America, also showed England
“The last and most destructive of the four Anglo-French Colonial wars, was the French and Indian war.” Took place on 1754-1763, and together with its European counterpart, the seven years war. Start with England declaring war on France, and ending with the Treaty of Paris. Impacting the war with many challenging experiences. The war war was a enormously disaster on the economic side. That the government finance the seven year’s war with debt.
Throughout the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the relationship between the British and the American colonies underwent many radical changes. This war drew the British into America to fight the French alongside of the American colonists. Once the fighting began, the vast economic, political, and ideological differences between the colonists and their mother country of Great Britain surfaced. The French and Indian War impacted the political correlation between Britain and the American colonies because the colonies desired a new democratic government in place of the former English monarchy. Additionally, the war altered the economic relations between the two because of the establishment of numerous British taxations to pay for the war
The French and Indian war was fought between Great Britain and France from 1754 to 1763. Also known as the Seven Year’s War, this confrontation eventually erupted into an all out worldwide conflict. Its effects were not only immediate but long term. Although the colonies were not directly tied to the war, it greatly impacted them as well as modern America.
The biggest reason that colonists were becoming disgruntled with their mother country, Britain, was Britain’s heavy debts that Britain had accumulated while fighting wars with France which needed to be alleviated. As with all governments, Britain had to tax its people to procure the funds needed to pay these debts. Britain saw their colonies as thousands of British citizens that they had not taxed satisfactorily. After realizing this, Britain imposed several new taxes on goods imported and exported to and from the colonies. The colonists were livid over the new taxes. After all, Britain had practiced salutary neglect for almost 100 years. Salutary neglect is the practice of leaving one’s foreign acquisitions to their own devices with little to no interference of their government, social, or economic aspects. The colonists immediately began to petition these new taxes. Their logic: “No taxation without representation.”
The end of the French and Indian war essentially triggered a deadly domino effect between the colonies and the mother country. The new taxes and regulations put on the colonies were largely required by the result of the war, and the colonists now had a new credence for some form of governmental independence and domestic growth. Overall, the colonies began to feel less and less understood by Britain and as though they weren’t being treated fairly. Document D is a soldier’s diary during the French and Indian war, which exemplifies such treatment. He feels that Britain is not supplying the army with enough to keep warm, and is frustrated and confused when the soldiers aren’t released from serving on the previously agreed upon date. Britain’s ideology was then dominated by both annoyance and fear. The annoyance came from the colonists supposed unfair objections to a government that inherently had power over them, and the fear was in losing the North American colonies their nation they had worked so hard to settle. This mixture of emotional tension on both side ripened the circumstances for Revolutionary
In 1754, a war between the french and the english broke out in hopes of dissolving the fight over land in North America. The French and Indian war, was a war that was fought in both North America and England, and both sides had Native Americans fighting for them but against each other. This war changed the relationship between Britain and its American colonies by tightening its grip on the colonies politically, imposing different taxis on the colonies economically, and thus changing the colonists ideology about the british government.
The French and Indian War lasted from 1756 until 1763 and was a conflict between France (who was allied with many Native American groups; hence the title of the war) and Great Britain. While the French and Indian war began in 1774, the rivalry between France and Great Britain dates back to circa 1202. Between those two dates (approximately 572 years) the two countries were at war for a sum total of roughly 181 years, which means that the two superpowers were at war we each other for almost 1/3 of that time period. That having been said, when France 's expansion into the Ohio River region led to possible conflicts with British colonies, the British had no reservations when calling a declaration of war on France.
The American Revolution was far from being the first conflict to occur on the soil of the New World. There were multiple skirmishes, battles, and official wars fought in the territory that resulted in severe bloodshed before the idea of the American Revolution was even conceived. One of the most significant of these wars was the French and Indian War or as it was known in Europe, the Seven Years’ War. At its conclusion in 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed. The English received a substantial amount of new land for the Empire (94). However, with the acquisition of new land and a significant amount of debt from the extensive war efforts, the British government had to reevaluate many of their policies (95-96). After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, the British were confident in their mastery of North America. However by attempting to tighten their control over their American colonies they initiated a series of poorly thought out programs and policies which resulted in a disastrous rebellion.
The French and Indian War, a colonial manifestation of the same forces and tensions that erupted in the European Seven Years' War, was, quite simply, a war about imperialism. The French and the English were competing for land and trading rights in North America; these strivings resulted in a great deal of disputed land, particularly that of the rich Ohio Valley. Each nation saw this territory as vital in its effort to increase its own power and wealth while simultaneously limiting the strength of its rival. Although the war itself therefore stemmed from a fairly simple motivation, its consequences were far- reaching. The English victory in the war decided the colonial fate of North America, and yet at the same time sowed the seeds of the eventual colonial revolution. After the war, the British ended their century-long policy of salutary neglect, attempting to keep the colonials under a more watchful eye. The British also raised taxes in an effort to pay for the war. Both of these postwar policies resulted in massive colonial discontent and added to the budding nationalism that eventually exploded in the Revolutionary War.
The French and Indian war represents the generic notion for what is known in the history of the European continent as the Seven Years War. This war represented an important moment in the history of the United States, despite the fact that the actual confrontation and the political disputes had included the French and the British. Although the political matters were related to the colonial issues the two sides had on the European continent, the major battlefield in this sense were disputed in the American colonies. It marked a crucial point in the creation of the United States and in defining the territorial identity of the country.