What did the French and Indian War have to do with the American Revolutuion?

Answer 1

The French and Indian war racked up a huge defense bill for England and they decided to have the colonists pay for it. You could say that it brought the anger and resentment that eventually led to the Revolution.

Answer 2

Hi,, I agree with the 2 answers plus that many of the same people that were involved in the Revolution were also part of the French and Indian War.... Washington was a captain i believe for one..

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Answer 3

the french ran as usual
the american indians died
in the country of india i don't know just call att customer service for personal info about their war

Answer 4

EVERYTHING

The colonies realized, hey, what the hell, we don't need Great Britain's protection...we could survive on our own! Oh man, did that spark revolution...the greatest contributor to the Revolution.

Answer 5

I.Causes of War

a. after ambushing a French scouting party in western Pennsylvania in May 1754, a small force of British colonists built a stronghold named Fort Necessity
aa. led by George Washington
ab. French far outnumbered the British who soon surrounded the fort and forced surrender
•first minor battle of the war
b. it was called The French and Indian War because the British and their American colonists fought it against the French and Indian allies
Rivalry Between Britain and France
c. English colonists built their settlements along the eastern seacoast during the 1600’s
d. French explored along the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River
e. French claimed a vast region stretching form the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the east
f. British settlers founded towns and cleared land for planting crops, while French colonists established forts to protect their land claims
fa. French forts also served as centers for trade with Native Americans
g. French and Native Amer. relations were generally better than British-Indian relations
h. 1718, the deputy governor of Virginia noted the French threat in a report to his superiors in England
ha. beginning in the late 1600’s Great Britain and France were often at war.
The Albany Plan of Union
i. at the time George Washington and his small force held out at Fort Necessity, a meeting of delegates from seven northern colonies convened at Albany, New York in June 1754
ia. called for a grand council of delegates from each colony, elected by their colonial legislatures
ib. heading the council would be a president general, appointed by the British crown.
ic. the Albany Plan of Union provided a model for the later government of the United States
id. although the delegates approved Franklin’s plan, the colonies themselves rejected it
ie. colonists were unwilling to surrender that much power to a central government

II.British Win the War

Early British Defeats
a. at first the French and Indian War went poorly for the British
b. July 9, 1755, about 900 French and Native Americans surprised a force of nearly 450 colonial militia (armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency)
ba. British soldiers had been trained to fight in the open and in straight lines, as was done in Europe
bb. they were no match for an enemy who had hid behind rocks and trees
bc. British commander, General Edward Braddock was killed in the battle
bd. among the colonists who survived was wagon driver Daniel Boone, later to become known for his exploits on the Kentucky frontier
be. colonial militia became frustrated with British tactics
c. 1755 - British forcibly deported entire French peasant population from Nova Scotia (Acadia)
d. 1756, Great Britain formally declared war on France
da. called Seven Years War in Europe
e. 1757, William Pitt became Britain’s Prime Minister
ea. he persuaded Parliament to raise taxes and borrow huge sums of money to support the war
The Tide of the War Turns
f. 1758, better-prepared British troops began to overwhelm French and Indian forces in western Pennsylvania and Canada
g. July, 1758, British forces seized Louisbourg an important French fort on the Gulf of St. Lawrence
h. Nov. 1758, captured Ft. Duquesne in Pennsylvania, renamed Ft. Pitt for Wm. Pitt, later became Pittsburgh
ha. Iroquois began to support British
i. late spring 1759, British began invasion of Canada, July 1759, British forces commanded by Gen. James Wolfe attack Quebec, capital of New France
ia British suffer heavy losses
ib. lay siege to the city
ic. Sept., Wolfe decides to attack
id. moves troops around the city during the night
ie. French come out of the city to meet the attack
if. Gen. Wolfe and French leader Marquis de Montcalm killed
ig. French surrendered the city
j. Sept. 1760, British captured Montreal giving them control of Canada
k. by 1761, they had captured Ft. Detroit and other French posts on the Great Lakes
l. 1763, representatives of G. Britain, France, and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris
la. France gave up Canada and claim to all lands east of the Mississippi River except New Orleans which they had turned over to Spain in 1762
lb. British divided Quebec into upper Canada and lower Canada
lc. British traded Cuba, captured during the war back to Spain for Florida

III.Weakened Loyalty to Britain

a. war strained relations between British and colonies
b. British thought colonist did not provide enough support
c. colonist lost respect for British military power
ca. believed British did not share their values or treat them with appropriate respect

I.Changing British Policy

a. 1760, George III, became king of England
b. replaced Wm. Pitt as prime minister with John Stewart
c. at end of French & Indian War, British land speculators became interested in the Ohio River Valley
d. Native Americans became worried
da. protested to British Gen. Jeffrey Amherst, the British commander-in-chief for America
db. Amherst despised Indians, ignored their concerns
dc. Amherst believed ... that the best way to control Indians was through a system of strict regulations and punishment when necessary, not "bribery," as he called the granting of provisions
e. Ottawa, Huron, Potawatomi, and others rebelled against British in spring of 1763
known as Pontiac’s Rebellion
ea. Pontiac, an Ottawa chief had sided with the French during French & Indian War
eb. Indians were angered by Amherst's refusal to continue the French practice of providing supplies in exchange for Indian friendship and assistance, and by a generally arrogant British attitude toward Indians and Indian land
f. Indians destroyed every British fort in the area west of the Appalachians except Ft. Pitt & Ft. Detroit
fa. Chief Pontiac's forces laid siege to Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) during the summer of 1763
faa. Captain Simeon Ecuyer bought time by sending smallpox-infected blankets and handkerchiefs to the Indians surrounding the fort -- an early example of biological warfare -- which started an epidemic among them
fab. Amherst encouraged this tactic in a letter to Ecuyer
fb. 2,000 colonist killed or captured during the rebellion
g. Oct., King George issued the Proclamation of 1763, closing the land west of the Appalachians to settlement by colonists
h. colonists ignored the Proclamation and continued to move west
i. between 1764 and 1766 Britain signed peace treaties with the Indians
j. war against France and the Indians cost Britain large amounts of money
k. by 1763, the British were among the most heavily taxed people in the world
l. the new prime minister, George Greenville, believed colonies should help pay some of the debt
m. 1764, Britain passed the Sugar Act
ma. ship owners were warned their ships would be seized if they did not pay the duty
mb. British navy began patrolling American coast to stop smugglers
mc. smuggling cases were tried in British not colonial courts
md. trials were decided by judges not juries
me. judges got a 5 % cargo on all fines and illegal cargoes
n. 1765, parliament passed the Quartering Act
na. required colonies to provide housing and supplies for British troops

II.The Stamp Act Crisis

a. March 1765, parliament passed the Stamp Act
aa. placed tax on newspapers, legal documents, and other printed materials
ab. required an official stamp as proof that tax had been paid
ac. people in England had been paying a stamp tax since 1694
b. colonists protested
c. Oct. 1765, delegates from seven colonies held meeting known as Stamp Act congress
ca.. James Otis of Mass. claimed Britain had no right to force laws on the colonies because the colonies were not represented in parliament
cb. adopted a series of resolutions claiming colonists should have the same rights and liberties as the people of Great Britain
d. groups encouraged a boycott of British goods
e. Sons of Liberty founded to help organize the boycott
ea. Samuel Adams
f. colonist rioted, threatened stamp distributors, forced them from their homes
fa. by the time the Stamp Act was to take effect, most stamp distributors had resigned
g. British merchants hurt by boycott, protested to parliament
h. 1766, Greenville forced out of office, Stamp Act repealed

III.Rising Tensions in the Colonies

a. on the same day it repealed the Stamp Act, parliament passed the Declaratory Act which stated parliament had the authority to make laws that applied to the colonies
b. 1767, parliament placed a tax on certain imported goods including glass and tea
ba. act named for Charles Townshend British Exchequer
bb. colonists renewed boycott, rioted and protested
bc. Britain sent troops to Boston
c. Sons of Liberty protested the presence of troops
d. March 5, 1770 a crowd threatened British soldiers
da. soldiers opened fire killing five colonist
db. known as Boston Massacre
e. colonists arrested British officer and eight soldiers
ea. John Adams defended them
eb. seven found not guilty, two convicted of lesser crimes
f. Townshend Acts cancelled
g. boycott collapsed except on tea
h. 1772, Samuel Adams & James Otis formed Committee of Correspondence to coordinate resistance to British laws and taxes throughout the colonies
i. May 1773, parliament passed the Tea Act allowing the British East India Company to sell tea in the colonies without paying the normal taxes
ia. tea merchants protested
ib. when the tea began to arrive several colonial ports refused to let the ships dock
j. Dec. 16, 1773, colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor
ja. Boston Tea Party
k. to punish Mass. parliament passed a series of laws known as the Coercive Acts
ka. colonists called them the intolerable acts
kb. extended Canada’s boundary south to the Ohio River
kc. Gen. Thomas Gage appointed governor of Mass.
l. Committees of Correspondence in several colonies called for a meeting to plan a united response
la. became known as First Continental Congress
m. Sept. 5, 1774 56 delegates met in Philadelphia
ma. passed several resolutions, among them a call for colonies to form militias
George III declared the New England colonies to be in a state of rebellion

IV.Fighting at Lexington and Concord

a. Mass. militia began to stockpile weapons in Concord
b. late at night April 18, 1775 about 700 British troops moved out of Boston toward Concord
ba. Paul Revere and others rode out to warn the militia
c. main British force reached Lexington at dawn on April 19
ca. encountered 70 armed militia
cb. British ordered militia to lay down their arms
cc. someone opened fire
cd. eight Americans killed, ten wounded
d. British marched on to Concord and destroyed militias stockpile of weapons
da. as they returned to Boston, 4,000 Patriots gathered along the route to shoot at them
db 70 British soldiers killed, 170 wounded
dc. began Revolutionary War