THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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They were not affected by the war at all.
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The Native Americans’ traditional lands were now part of the British Empire.
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The British and the Native Americans were allies after the war.
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The British and the Native Americans united to form one land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British took retribution against Native American nations that fought on the side of the French by cutting off their supplies and then forcibly compelling the tribes to obey the rules of the new mother country.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The war exacted a terrible toll on Indigenous people. One-third of all Cherokees and Seminoles in Indian Territory died from violence, starvation, and war-related illness. Despite their sacrifice, American Indians would discover that their tribal lands were even less secure after the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.