THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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American Indians defeated the British.
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American Indians failed to defeat the British.
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American Indians regained their tribal lands.
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American Indians gave their lands to the French.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The war was a failure for the Indians in that it did not drive away the British, but the uprising prompted the British government to modify policies that had provoked the conflict. In terms of casualties and numbers of people involved, Pontiac’s Rebellion was small by European standards of the era.
Detailed explanation-2: -The legacies of “Pontiac’s Rebellion” were many. Most important, the conflict enabled Native Americans to endure as major players in the geopolitics of North America during the eighteenth-century by compelling the British to reevaluate its “Indian Affairs” and give in to Native demands for fear of a prolonged war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pontiac led a Native American rebellion against the British following the French and Indian War. This rebellion was due to the ways in which the British were treating Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -imposition of Stamp Act The devastating effect of Pontiac’s War (1763–64) on colonial frontier settlements added to the enormous new defense burdens resulting from Great Britain’s victory (1763) in the French and Indian War.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hostilities came to an end after British Army expeditions in 1764 led to peace negotiations over the next two years. The Natives were unable to drive away the British, but the uprising prompted the British government to modify the policies that had provoked the conflict.