Britain
In the early 1580s, Queen Elizabeth I of England granted Sir Walter Raleigh permission to establish colonies in North America. The land was named Virginia, after Queen Elizabeth who was called the Virgin Queen since she never married. The first two attempts failed. The third attempt, in 1587, succeeded with Virginia Dare being the first British colonist born in American. Governor John White returned to England for supplies. When he returned, in 1591, the colony was gone. All that was left was a post with the name "Croatan." Croatan Indian legend says the settlers became part of the tribe. The British refer to the settlers and "The Lost Colony."
French
The story of France's colonial empire truly began on July 27, 1605 with the foundation of Port Royal in the colony of Acadia in North America, in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada. A few years later, in 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec, which was to become the capital of the enormous, but sparsely settled, fur-trading colony of New France (also called Canada).
Native American
The North Carolinians turned their attention to the richer lands away from the sea; and hunters trapped the beaver and otter in the waters far in the interior among the hills. The Indians along the sea-board had melted before the warmth of civilization like snow in the sunbeams of spring-time. The powerful Hatteras tribe, that numbered about three thousand when Harriot healed King Wingina, were reduced to fifteen bowmen in the year 1700. Another tribe on the Chowan had entirely disappeared; and the remainder of the Indians in that region had been defrauded of their lands and driven back into the deep forests, when they and their brethren there perished by hundreds by the vices and diseases of the white man. The broad domain from the sea to the Yadkin and the Catawba then lay almost uninhabited, and invited to its bosom the skill of the husbandman with promises of wealth and comfort. At about that time the freedom of the North Carolinians--"every one of whom," it was said, "did what was right in his own eyes, paying tribute to neither God nor Caesar"--was disturbed by an attempt, in 1704, to establish there the ecclesiastical dominion of the Church of England. Deputy--Governor Daniells had been sent for that purpose. He caused the first church in the province, already mentioned, to be built at the public expense. The people opposed the scheme. The Friends led in the opposition, and the turbulence that ensued soon bore the aspect of a political quarrel. Anarchy prevailed for awhile. On one side in the dispute were Churchmen and Loyalists; on the other side were Dissenters and Republicans, among whom the Friends, who were rapidly increasing in numbers, were the most active, and were ranked by the adherents of the proprietors as a "rabble of profligate persons." There were two governors and two legislatures for a time; but their dissensions were soon quieted. The people passively acquiesced in the ecclesiastical scheme of the deputy-governor, but they did not become Churchmen. Several years afterward, there was only one clergyman in the provinces, for no congregations could be gathered.
Fur trade
Fur trade affected the french and Indian war because recently, the English were upset because the French were making more money from selling fur to the Indians than the English were, so the English got mad.
Map
The final Colonial War (1689-1763) was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War. The conflict was played out in Europe, India, and North America. In Europe, Sweden , Austria, and France were allied to crush the rising power of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia.This is the map
War
The natives joined force with the french because of the trades and beliefs.
Ending
Americans, backed by seasoned British troops, won the french and indian war in 1763
The high cost of fighting in America and abroad, where the conflict is known as the seven years war, changed the way Parliament and King George III viewed the colonies. The British now expected the burgeoning colonies to pay their own way. Colonists expect the British Army to disband, but George has other ideas. He intended to maintain, at the colonists expense, the largest standing peacetime army in the world.
The high cost of fighting in America and abroad, where the conflict is known as the seven years war, changed the way Parliament and King George III viewed the colonies. The British now expected the burgeoning colonies to pay their own way. Colonists expect the British Army to disband, but George has other ideas. He intended to maintain, at the colonists expense, the largest standing peacetime army in the world.
How did french and Indian war start ?
The French and Indian War was begun by colonial militia led by George Washington. His militia invaded French territory in the Ohio valley. Also It was Britain against the French and the Native Americans.It started mainly because of a conflict over who owned the Ohio River Valley. The war lasted from 1754–1763. By the way, it was called the Seven Years' War in Europe, and the war was ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1763. It gave Britain almost all of Canada and the land from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. France also transferred its control of the Louisiana Territory to Spain.Both countries claimed the land west of the Appalachian mountains.They also both wished to dominate the North American fur trade.The French and Indian War was fought between the British and the French on American territory, before America was a country. American colonials fought with the British, along with Indian allies, like the Iroquois nations. Other Indian tribes, notably the Hurons and the Algonquians, fought with the French.
French and Indian , 1689–1763, the name given by American historians to the North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France in the late 17th and the 18th cent. They were really campaigns in the worldwide struggle for empire and were roughly linked to wars of the European coalitions. At the time they were viewed in Europe as only an unimportant aspect of the struggle, and, although the stakes were Canada, the American West, and the West Indies, the fortunes of war in Europe had more effect in determining the winner than the fighting in the disputed territory itself.On March 16, 1749, King George II granted large tracts of land to the Ohio Company.The grant had a stipulation that the company must establish a settlement of 100 families and build a fort within seven years. The English felt this land was theirs, based upon the land of English colonies extending "from sea to sea". When the colonies were first established, America was only estimated to be about 300 miles wide.The French felt these lands were theirs through right of discovery and had been an trading area of the French. Alarmed at the influx of British traders into the Ohio country, Marquis de La Galissoniere sent Captain Pierre Joseph Celeron de Blainville into this Ohio country with 213 men on June 15, 1749. Celeron planted lead tablets along the Ohio River inscribed with France's claim to the territory. Tablets, however, did little to keep the English traders out of the area and the Indians preferred the cheaper and higher quality goods the English had to offer. Galissoniere was replaced as governor by Jacques Pirre de Jonquiere, who took more aggressive action. Raids were sent against the Shawnees , who had traded with the English in the Ohio country and Fort Rouille (Toronto) was built to block trade between the Great Lakes and Oswego in New York.
Civic ideals and Practices
French and Indian war begins. Ben Franklin proposes Albany plan of union. And also practice religion and may other things about each other.
Leading up to the Declaration and Goverance
The Congress that was gathered in Philadelphia in July of 1776, the so-called Continental Congress. Who were they? They were a bunch of men who had been elected or appointed by individuals within the 13 colonies to meet together to discuss their opposition to the existing legitimate government of the colonies, the British government.This carried the weight of an official proclamation from this new government of the United States, so it was written in a formal language and an illiterate farmer or a sailor or a farm woman would not necessarily understand the meaning of all the terms or charges. However, the fact that a lot of them would have it read to them meant that the reading of the Declaration was just the point of departure. It was the first point of a larger public debate and discussion about what was going on.There's this very powerful language that would have an impact, an emotional impact, on an audience. And then the people would be standing around and say, "Well, what does that mean—life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?" Or "What does it mean, he's forbidden his Governor to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance.This was a bold experiment and a lot of people could get very excited by that. It was an important device to mobilize the people and to get them excited. The Continental Army had a hard time getting people. The Continental Congress was always short of money. The states were always very slow to pass taxes and to send the money to the Continental Congress. So the reality fell short of the grand ideals that were expressed in the Declaration.Events had been building up to the Declaration for over a decade. At the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, most people assumed that the North American British Colonies were happy to be part of the British Empire. They were prospering under British rule. The people of the Colonies considered themselves the loyal subjects of the Crown. But after the French and Indian War, Britain initiated a whole series of policies and laws that from the colonists' perspective, changed the relationship that had existed between Britain and the Colonies.
What were British economic policies after the french and Indian war ?
The French and Indian war was part of the Seven Years war which was a global dispute between England and France. By the end of the war both France and England were near bankruptcy. So, the British decided to start making the American colonies pay more in taxes, to cover the cost of maintaining British troops in North America. Most of the policies England adopted were higher taxes at home and abroad to save them from bankruptcy.
Fun Facts
- Schenectady. The Indians were highly feared in America because of their relentless massacres of the inhabitants of cities. Some people say that the French and Indian Wars actually started in 1689 when Indians (who were loyal the the British) raided Montreal.
- King William's War. This phase was ended with the signing of The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697. Five years later, war erupted again.
- Queen Anne's War. One of the most infamous incidents of Queen Anne's War was the French and Indian raid on Deerfield in 1704.
- King George's War. After years of hostility, the third phase finally began. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the third phase.
- The French and Indian War ( The Seven Years' War). This was the most dramatic of the four phases. It was full of action.