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]
How did the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) contribute to the American Revolution?
A
France wanted revenge after losing the war and negotiated with the colonies to fight England.
B
Indians that fought in the war supported the colonies and encouraged them to fight the British.
C
England went into debt because of the war and decided to tax the colonies to get their money back.
D
England was unhappy with the colonies performance in the war and punished them with taxes.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French and Indian War led to the American Revolution because the colonists decided to raise taxes without the consent of Great Britain. What did the British Proclamation of 1763 do? It forbade colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British treasury £70, 000, 000 and doubled their national debt to £140, 000, 000.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French and Indian War was very essential to the American Revolution because the war debt was the reason that Parliament started imposing taxes on the colonists in the first place. Also, the French and Indian War weakened Britain, making the colonists’ actions work more effectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -How did the French and Indian War influence the outbreak of the American Revolution? The French and Indian War contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution because Great Britain raised taxes on the colonies, which led to widespread protests and boycotts of British goods.

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