What were two consequences of the French and Indian War?

Answer 1

I'm not going to write a thesis here, but with regard to America, the Colonies no longer had an enemy to the north since Canada became a British possession as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763, removing the biggest external threat to the Colonies. British regiments in the Colonies, that seemed like a good idea before and during the war, looked less attractive, especially when they were used to enforce rule by decree upon self reliant colonists used to benign neglect from across the ocean.

The war also left France practically bankrupt and the British not much better off. The British decided to tax America to pay for the war, (Overlooking the fact that they had received almost all the colonies that the French had in the treaty.) by using several different schemes over about a decade. These schemes were rendered largely unsuccessful by a combination of smuggling and boycott. Ultimately, some of the colonists rejected the idea that the British even had a right to collect taxes, throwing tea into Boston harbor.
After the French and Indian War, the countries colonizing North America shifted. After 1763 (Doc. A), English colonies dominated the new world. This took a toll on the political relationship between Britain and the American colonists because it lead to the Proclamation of 1763. The Native Americans (Doc. B) believed "they had no right to settle." The Proclamation was Britain's idea of preventing further conflict. However, the colonists were angered, and they believed they were being deprived of their right to be free.

Other political changes included Britain's abandonment of their salutary neglect policy. After the French and Indian War, England was left with the deep debt they had acquired during the previous years. In turn, they began to strictly regulate trade, and impose taxes on commonly used items. Although Britain attributed these changes to their (Doc. F) "virtual increase in territory," the colonists were infuriated. They felt this was unjust taxation.

All this sudden taxation and regulation took a toll on the economic relationship between the colonists and their mother country. Prior to the French and Indian War, the Wool, Hat, and Iron Acts forced the Americans to ship their raw the material to Britain, only to later buy the finished products from them. However, with the heavy British taxation, mercantilism was soon abandoned when the colonists decided to fight back. The Stamp Act enraged many of the elite colonists, and as Benjamin Franklin states (Doc. G), they wanted to "get it repeal'd" as soon as possible. With boycotting as their weapon, they practiced non-importation and non-consumption, thus harming the economic relationship the between the two parties.

Although colonial ideological values toward Britain began to change during the war, the colonists' ability to go through with the boycotts proved they could unite to make change. All the taxation and regulation added to the resentment colonists already felt prior to the Proclamation of 1763. Also, the French and Indian War, helped American soldiers realize they had less liberty than Englishmen. A Massachusetts soldier wrote (Doc. D) "we are debarred Englishmen's liberty." American resentment that arose during this period helped trigger colonial rebellion.

The French and Indian War is to blame for the American Revolution. Ideologically, it brought up colonial feelings of resentment toward Britain. It also changed the political relationship between England and its colonists because the English were forced to unfairly tax them due to their economical struggles. The colonists in turn, boycotted, thus further damaging their economic relationship with their mother country. After the French and Indian War, America would never be the same.

Answer 2

The cost of both the war and the administration of the new possession was high & the British government announced its intention of keeping a closer eye on the political and financial affairs of the colonies

Answer 3

One consequence of the French and Indian War was that the English colonists in America felt like they were held captive by the British. They could not expand westward before the war, due to the French. Now, with the west under Britain's control, they felt like they should be able to explore and expand. The British victory was disastrous for the Indians in the Ohio Valley. Those that had sided with the French made bitter enemies with Britain, and could never regain their land along the Ohio River Valley.

Answer 4

the british colonists had to house british troops.

Answer 5

the frnch lost land

Answer 6

It was a part of the Seven Years Wars.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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