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To what extent did the the British North American colonies share a common identity at the end of the Seven Years' War?

I need to write an outline for this, and cannot think of ANYTHING.

I hardly understand the question.

2007-10-11 19:08:19 · 3 answers · asked by Ariel 2 in Arts & Humanities History

3 answers

First identify the causes of the war.
Second: describe causes of the war
Third: who were the participants
Fourth: describe effects of the war/the results

Introduction: describe the 7 years war
Body: includes both description and participants
Conclusion: describe the effects or results

This will provide a thorough outline for your assignment. One of the most important to identify the problem, describe the causes of the problem, who was involved and why, and finally describe the results.

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2007-10-12 07:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by gatita 7 · 0 0

The people in western areas of New York State, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas were facing raids from the Indians who were largely supplied and aided by French traders. Even in New England, which had been settled longer, there were raids from Indians based in the area of Canada.
By the end of the French and Indian War (which is how the Seven Years War was called in North America) all of Canada and the land west of the Appalachian mountains to the Mississippi river belonged to Britain instead of France.
The common enemy of the colonists and the British at that time were the Indian tribes, so there was common interest in defense.
The Seven Years War is MUCH more complicated as it was a world war between all the great European powers fought in several continents and oceans, but you don't need to go there for your paper (unless you want to - lots of reading there). The bottom line is that France under Louis XV became the big loser while Britain became the major winner. Prussia under Frederick the Great survived, but that's a part of the story that doesn't affect the "identity" of the British North American colonies.
It's the "common identity" part of the question that throws you (and me).
Who is to say what "identity means for a group of colonies?
My guess is that they were united in a common fear of the Indians who were still a powerful threat in this 1755 - 1762 time period. Indians east of the Mississippi would remain a threat to colonists until the War of 1812. After Tecumseh was killed in 1813, there was no further combined Indian threat east of the Mississippi.
Hope this helps.
Look at "Braddock's defeat" in 1755 featuring a young George Washington. More importantly, look at the Paris Peace Treaty which settled the North American question in 1763. [See site below.]

2007-10-11 19:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 0 0

Write about why Hitler committed suicide. DO YOUR OWN HOME WORK!!!!!

2016-05-22 00:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by noemi 3 · 0 0

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