THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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colonists are free to go west of the Appalachian Mts.
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Colonists are free to trade with the Indians of the Ohio River Valley
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colonists are forbidden to move west past the Appalachian Mts
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colonists are free to do whatever they want
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. The French claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley. They wanted to trade with the American Indians and control the area. The British also claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British felt that the crown had the right to the profits of the fur trade and the colonist had no right to interfere. This was the reason for the proclamation of 1763 forbidding settlements west of the mountains in tribal lands.
Detailed explanation-3: -On a side note : after the British won, the colonists were eager to expand into the Ohio River Valley territory. However, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued and it basically stated that: colonists were not allowed to move into the territory gained from the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Paris of 1763 (not to be confused with the Treaty of Paris of 1783 that ended the American Revolution) awarded the Ohio River Valley and present-day Canada to the English Empire.