French and Indian War

Questions and Answers

The Colonial War

The Seven Years War (correct)

The War of Independence

The American Revolution

The Americans

The British (correct)

The French

The Spanish

They were loyal to the French

They were scared of fighting

They had been operating independently for a long time and didn't feel connected to Britain (correct)

They didn't want to fight over territory

The colonists felt like creating their own nation Signup and view all the answers

They accumulated immense debt Signup and view all the answers

Because they needed to protect their territory in North America Signup and view all the answers

100 years Signup and view all the answers

The British and French were fighting over territory in North America Signup and view all the answers

The French and British went to war Signup and view all the answers

The war led to the American Revolution Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was fought between the French and British over North American territory, also known as the Seven Years War.
The war had devastating effects on the British, including immense debt and resistance from their American colonies.

In the mid-1700s, the North American continent was divided into territories owned by European countries.
France owned a large piece of the middle, while Britain owned territory along the east coast (Thirteen Colonies).
The Thirteen Colonies were growing larger than intended, and colonists began moving into the Ohio Valley, which was French territory, leading to conflict.

The British needed soldiers to fight in the war and ordered the American colonies to participate.
However, the physical distance between Britain and the colonies had allowed the Americans to operate independently for about 100 years.
As a result, the colonists didn't feel a strong connection to Britain and were reluctant to fight in the war.

The war was expensive, and the British debt was significant.
To recover the costs, the British raised taxes on goods in the colonies.
The taxation outraged the colonists, who felt they had no say in the laws governing them.
The taxation issue fueled the colonists' desire for representation and eventually led to cries of "No taxation without representation!" and dreams of revolution.