New World Possession

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.

2. If France, instead of Britain, had won the “duel for North America,” would the thirteen colonies ever have become independent of Britain, or would they have been forced to stay within the

Due to their victory in the Seven Years War, Great Britain was granted an opportunity to have more North American land, as well as more authority over the colonists. Because of the Treaty of Paris (1763), the French lost much of its North American holdings to the victorious Great Britain. Great Britain quickly asserted their new power by issuing the Proclamation of 1763, which denied anyone the right to settle anywhere beyond the Appalachians. Disregarding the new document, many colonists went westward to settle, showing the early signs of defiance. Following this, the

2. France gave away Newfoundland, the Hudson Bay, Nova Scotia, and the authority over the Iroquois Confederacy to the British. France kept control over Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, the St. Lawrence Islands, and the fishing rights off of Newfoundland.

France expansion into the Ohio River Valley began a conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia. One of the factors that hampered the British military effort was the success of France gaining more support among the Indians. The Treaty of Paris mark the final of the Seven Years' War. France ceded ownership to Great Britain from all North America east of the Mississippi River, Canada and Quebec. When France was eliminated as a colonial rival, the dangers to which the English colonies were exposed were also eliminated.

Treaty of Utrecht 1713: In 1713, Peace terms revealed how badly France and its Spanish ally had been beaten. Britain was rewarded with French populated Acadia and the wintry wastes of Newfoundland and Hudson Bay. Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of Spanish Succession. 2.

Neutrality Proclamation The two political parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, disagreed on how to act during a war between France and England. The Federalists wanted to side with England because of the powerful trade ties between the two countries.

Sometimes people may wonder what made America want to be independent. Britain and the colonies never truly had issues with each other. They hardly ever even interacted. This was known as Salutary Neglect. “For 1714 to 1763, British generally allowed the colonies freedom to pursue their economic interests. The colonies were politically independent and self-governing.”1 But Britain always thought they were better than the colonies. There were numerous occasions where the British did the colonies dirty. The colonies helped Britain fight off the Indians and what did Britain do? Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763. “The Proclamation Line forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.” The colonist were furious about this. Not only did the Proclamation of 1763 happen that year, they also ended Salutary Neglect. They just helped Britain get this land, and now they were being told they couldn’t even be on the land and it belonged to the same

France gives up all of its North American land. All land east of the Mississippi River plus Canada goes to the colonies.

The Treaty of Paris signed in 1763, signified the end of the war and granted British title to all French Territory East of the Mississippi. The French lost all territory claims in North America, which was a significant victory for England and the British North American colonies. After all rights to expand into Ohio country is what the American colonies had fought for. Upon conclusion of the war the British made two minor decisions or policy shifts that would turn out to be significant. The British ceased their diplomatic relations with native Indians and left British troops in the colonies to “protect their new territory.” (Davidson p. )

The French and Indian War set the stage for future events that no one could ever have imagined. The economic practice of mercantilism, which insured profit only to the mother country was the accepted practice between England and her colonies. As long as these economic policies were met, England left much of the day to day governing of the colonies up to the colonies. It was this "salutory neglect" that ultimately led to the ideological differences between England and the colonies. England won the war, but it paid a great price for that victory. England was bankrupted, and as a result had no choice but to look to her colonies to regain financial stability. The pressures of taxation and naval restrictions imposed by the crown and Parliament,

There has been contention between Britain and France for thousands of years. During the 1700’s this came to a head as Britain and its’ North American colonies tried to expand in size and trade. This could not be done without intruding on French land. This caused France to take an offensive position alongside their Indian allies against their biggest rival. Britain and its colonies persisted forward resulting in The Seven Years’ War or, as some call it, The French and Indian War. The Seven Years’ War was caused by Britain’s need for expansion and resulted in devastating debt, the humiliation of the French, and soured relations between the British and its colonies ultimately leading to the American Revolution.

The global struggle between the French and the British empires influenced certain key events of American history. It all started on the 100 years’ War, this actually last one hundred and sixteen years since 1337 to 1453. The majority of this was due the determined goal to possess control of colonial territory. This war was between France and England, during this time the monarchy of France was not yet centralized, nor possessed a strong economy or organized army. England was less populated, but had a better organized economy their army was equipped with superior weaponry. The main reason of the war was the possession of the French territories. It was the last feudal war and most perfect example of this type of wars. At the beginning England took possession of French soil, but at the end of the war France was able to recover the territories occupied by the French, thanks to the intervention of Joan of Arc territories. In this paper I will explain important information regarding Britain and France influence on America such as, French and Indian War, Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Quasi War, Louisiana Purchase, including important issues, ideas and events.

During the 18th century there was a fierce competition between the British and the French colonial empires that ultimately led to The Seven Years War. The final result of the conflict favored the English who, nonetheless, were forced to make appeal to the force of the American

The Treaty of Versailles was a way to bring down Germany, according to France. France would be able to take back its territory due to Wilson’s fourteen points and also copied into document seven. France got back Alsace-Lorraine and was able to work its coal mines. In the aftermath of the war, France