USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An economic result of the French and Indian War on South Carolina was the expansion of the ____ trade.
A
cotton
B
deerskin
C
indigo
D
slave
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty that ended the French and Indian War forced the Cherokee to give up much of their land and created a boundary dividing the South Carolina colony and the Cherokee territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -The war nearly doubled the British national debt, from £75 million in 1756 to £133 million in 1763. Interest payments alone consumed over half the national budget, and the continuing military presence in North America was a constant drain. The Empire needed more revenue to replenish its dwindling coffers.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of the British victory in the French and Indian War, France was effectively expelled from the New World. They relinquished virtually all of their New World possessions including all of Canada. They did manage to retain a few small islands off the coast of Canada and in the Caribbean.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the resulting Treaty of Paris (1763), Great Britain secured significant territorial gains in North America, including all French territory east of the Mississippi river, as well as Spanish Florida, although the treaty returned Cuba to Spain.

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