The French and Indian War led to great change during the course of American History. It led to the end of French power in America which rewarded the British with French territorial claims. The gain of British lands evoked an abundance of taxes due to the great debt that the French and Indian War brought. As a result of the utmost taxation, the colonies strongly desired independence. The French and Indian War was the main cause of the American Revolution. In 1754, the French and the British commenced a nine year long conflict that led to the American Revolution. The British sought to conquer French settlements, however the French fought to preserve their control of the North American interior (Haefeli). Both the British and the French traded furs with the Native Americans which led to the support of Indian allies throughout the war (Haefeli). The French and Indian War was the last and most …show more content…
important conflict in North America before the Revolutionary War (Haefeli). To conclude the French and Indian War, the French power had come to an end and there was greater British power in North America. It ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1763 which gave the British almost all of the French territory in North America. The land ran from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River and included much of Canada (Sheidley). The Spanish obtained New Orleans and French lands west of the Mississippi River in 1762 (Haefeli). It was determined that British ideas would rule North America rather than French ideas (“French and Indian War”). In addition to the end of French Power, the idea of strong taxation arouse from great debts from the French and Indian War (Smolinski 29). The British obtained great power, however it came with a great cost (Moore). While England’s territory in the New World more than doubled, so did the cost of maintaining the enlarged empire (Moore). They devoted a tremendous amount of resources in defeating the French in the war (Haefeli). The British dedicated much of their resources in defending the colonies and to regain the lost expenses, the British taxed the colonies (Moore). Furthermore, the newly imposed taxes from the British caused great tensions between the Americans and the British.
The conflicts were initiated due to American incompetence and a lack of their financial support through taxes (Moore). The Americans believed that the British Parliament did not have the right to tax the colonists without their consent and that led to fierce debates. British taxation commenced immense tensions between the colonists and the British (Moore). Due to the great debts, Britain imposed new taxes on the colonists to help pay for the great debts that were left after the French and Indian War (Smolinski 29). Their victory caused the British government to double its national debt and to eliminate those debts, they taxed the colonies from 1763 to 1775 (“French and Indian War”). The taxes highly angered the colonists and it led to protests against “taxation without representation” as well as the idea of gaining colonists their freedom (Sheidley). The colonists were angered by the new taxes imposed to help pay for war
debts. Consequently, the American colonies had a great desire for independence after they were forced to pay high taxes to the British government and did not receive proper representation. It was believed by the British that the colonies should obey the Parliament “in all cases whatsoever” (Sheidley). There was no turning back for the colonies at this point in history according to King George III. The colonies had proposed their idea of separating from the colonies to Britain but they disagreed (Sheidley). As a result of the strong taxation, Americans strongly believed in separation from their mother country, Britain (Sheidley). They argued that Britain taxed without representation, which led to unjust taxes for the colonies (Sheidley). They also concluded that the British threatened their freedom. They limited the power of the colonies and did not respect many of their rights (Sheidley). The strong taxation caused the colonists to wish to separate from Britain. Therefore, the colonies prepared to gain independence from Britain by unifying and arranging for war. The thirteen colonies had been forced to act together for the first time to resist a common enemy, which was establishing a unified action against the mother country (Moore). The disagreements about taxes and political rights between the British and the Americans signaled the preparation for war (Smolinski 29). Each side refused to yield and independence from Britain was requested by the First Continental which led to the beginning of the American Revolution (Sheidley). The French and Indian War arouse an abundance of events that stimulated the American Revolution. The events included the end of French power in America which awarded the British with French territory, as well as the many taxes proposed as a result of French and Indian war debts. The heavy taxation caused the longing for independence from the colonists. American History was greatly altered as a result of the French and Indian War.
After the French and Indian War, Great Britain was in tremendous debt and had additional land to rule. By cause of their debt and their obligation to their new land, they began to put taxes on the colonists living in that land. The colonists were enraged because they were getting taxed without representation in British Parliament. Two acts that caused some of these reactions are the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. Overall, British actions after 1763 caused numerous reactions from the colonists, which led to the American Revolution.
The French and Indian War changed the economic, political, and ideological relations between Great Britain and the American colonies in many ways. Politically the colonist felt like they were deprived of representation, when Great Britain imposed unfair taxation without any say. Economically, many colonist were infuriated with the British because the British were starving them of many resources and making high taxes and tariffs. Ideologically, it brought feelings of discontent towards Britain. Boycotts during the war opened the eyes of the colonist. It showed them they had the ability to make a change and proved that they could unite together. The colonist no longer viewed Great Britain as the great mother country, but as a tyrant who looked to feed on the American colonies new sense of life.
When the colonies were being formed, many colonists came from England to escape the restrictions placed upon them by the crown. Britain had laws for regulating trade and collecting taxes, but they were generally not enforced. The colonists had gotten used to being able to govern themselves. However, Britain sooned changed it’s colonial policy because of the piling debt due to four wars the British got into with the French and the Spanish. The most notable of these, the French and Indian War (or the Seven Years’ War), had immediate effects on the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain, leading to the concept of no taxation without representation becoming the motivating force for the American revolutionary movement and a great symbol for democracy amongst the colonies, as Britain tried to tighten their hold on the colonies through various acts and measures.
After the French and Indian War ended in 1763, Great Britain had nearly gone bankrupt paying for the war. The British thought it was only logical to start new taxes against the colonists. After all, to the British, they had fought the war in the name of the colonies and in what they believed was in their best interest. Many different types of taxes came and went to help pay for the debt. Over time, the
After the French and Indian War, the British government decided to make the American colonies pay a large share of the war debt with new taxes that they issued. The English ...
In the 1770’s the American colonists were being taxed too much by the British and they started to want their independence. Britain was taxing the colonists to pay their debts from the French and Indian War. The colonists started to fight back by tarring and feathering some tax collectors. Britain sent troops to the colonies which caused more problems.
The French and Indian war, also better known as the seven year war, was in 1754. It all began in the early spring of 1754 through 1763, when George Washington and some 160 Virginians and hand full of Mingo Indians started to move when they were concerned about the French military presence in their county. The battle first started when a Mingo chief, the Indian leader that was with George Washington in his campaign, led a unit of soldiers into a small French encampment in the woods. It was a very small battle but, the fight ended up with 14 French men wounded. While Washington was trying to get all the available information from their French dying commander to help their plans in the war, the Indians killed and scalped the remaining survivors including the commander.
Great Britain emerged from the Treaty of Paris triumphant; France had been chased out of most of North America and Britain had won control of the eastern third of the continent. However, while the war was a military success, its effects caused trouble for Britain and its American colonies. The war had altered the political and economic landscape, and the changes opened an ideological divide between the two peoples that caused the Colonists to question their ties to Britain. So while the French and Indian War was a success militarily for Great Britain, it brought about the beginnings of the American Revolution.
From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles, each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever won, in reality, gained an empire. It was a determined and eventually successful attempt by the British to get a dominant position in North America, the West Indies, and the subcontinent of India. Although Britain had won all this land, political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies were totally annihilated.
The American Revolution began due to problems within the British economy. The most prevalent issue of the time was "taxation without
The war had been enormously expensive, and the British government’s attempts to impose taxes on colonists to help cover these expenses resulted in chaos. English leaders, were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. In a desperate attempt to gain control over the colonies as well as the additional revenue to pay off the war debt, Britain began to force taxes on the colonies. Which resulted in The Stamp Act, passed by parliament and signed by the king in March 1765. The Stamp Act created an excise tax on legal documents, custom papers, newspapers, almanacs, college diplomas, playing cards, and even dice. Obviously the colonist resented the Stamp Act and the assumption that parliament could tax them whenever and however they could without their direct representation in parliament. Most colonials believed that taxation without their consent was a violation of their constitutional rights as Englishmen. Which is where the slogan “No Taxation without Representation” comes
The problem for many American colonists was not that taxes were high (the taxes were actually quite low, particularly compared with those paid by ordinary citizens of Britain), but that the colonies were not consulted about the new taxes, as they had no representation in Parliament. The colonists did not have any voting rights with regards to the taxes and so in order to avoid having to pay the taxes imposed on them the colonist’s boycotted British goods. This eventually led to the Boston Tea Party and other boycotts.
The French and Indian War or the Seven Years War was one of the major events that led to the American Revolution. The French and Indian War started in 1754 when George Washington and General Edward Braddock tried to defend the British land that they felt the French were taking with their expansion into the Ohio River valley. In 1755 Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts had many French settlers in the Nova Scotia region moved from that region to avoid any confrontation if these settlers sided with their home country. These people were exiled from their home and moved into British colonies in a very cruel and violent fashion. This is one of the first examples of Britain’s oppressive nature towards people they consider a threat to what they feel is the best solution. The British military effort, at this time, was not as impassioned or successful. Both George Washington and General Braddock suffered major defeats at the hands of the French and their allies, General Braddock was even killed in one of the early battles before this war was officially started. It was not until later in the war that the British were able to successfully defeat the French. The war officially began in 1756 and ended in 1763 but this war is far less important than the major event it caused. More than anything this war was the first step to the American Revolution.
The relationship between Britain and her Americans colonies slowly deteriorated between the 1750s and the beginning of the American Revolution. When the first British immigrants settled in America, the relationship of the colonies and their mother country was somewhat peaceful. In the following generations, however, their relationship became tenser as Britain imposed policies and taxes on unrepresented American colonists. The British believed they were right in doing so because they had large debts to pay from ongoing wars with France. These taxes caused uprisings among colonists which contributed to British occupation in America, leading to more rebellions. Eventually, the rift in the relationship between the colonists and the British led to the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new country.
All of history is built up of cause and effect events. One of the more impactful events being that the French and Indian War helped lead to the start of the American Revolutionary War. The French Indian War was very essential to the uprising of the revolution in many ways.