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sunday, October 06, 2013 THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR The French and Indian War began when Virginian Settlers went to claim land by the Ohio River that was given to them by the king in 1754. When they arrived, the French would not let them have the land, and kicked them out. A group of Virginians led by Major George Washington went to where the French had taken their claim. They were sent away civilly, but also strictly. Major Washington and the Virginian troops decided they would camp out while reinforcements arrived. Washington and his men ttacked the fort after they had armed both themselves and the reinforcements.
The first battle of the French-Indian War ended with a result of ten deaths, twenty one captures and one escape. War burst forth between Great Britain and France in both the new world and also in England. The war changed ownership of certain new world colonies, in order to pay off war debt, certain acts were put into effect, and famous people from the Revolutionary war got their governmental reputation from the French and Indian War. One important immediate effect of the French-Indian War as that some new world colonies changed in ownership.
Some French colonies located in modern-day Canada were owned by Great Britain during the War. After the Spanish failed to ruin the English, Florida was signed away as well. The French were in control of Louisiana, Acadia and Northeastern Canada, home to many Indian tribes such as the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Catawba, Creek and Cherokee. The eastern seaboard in Georgia and the Carolinas was where the English chose to settle. The region between the English and French settlements tried to preserve their self- overnment through trading with both France and Great Britain.
The relationship among the colonies was also changed by the switch in ownership. Another major effect of the war was that certain acts were put into effect in order to pay off war debt. The Tea Act, The Sugar Act, The Townshend Act, The Quartering Act, and The Stamp Act were passed as a result of the French and Indian War. The Tea Act was established to remove tax dues on imported tea. The act enabled the East Indian Tea Company to recover from the losses it had experienced because of the colonies’ ailure to buy the tea.
There was also a component of trying to control smuggling because anti British protests were being funded using the money made from smuggled tea. The Sugar Act was put into effect in order to pay off the debt caused by the French and Indian War. The British placed taxes on sugar, coffee, wine and many other goods imported in large amounts from Britain, and many colonists boycotted the products despite the government’s attempt to pay off the countrys debt. Similar to the Sugar Act, The Townshend Act’s main purpose was to raise money to pay off the debt.
Taxes were placed on paint, paper, lead, glass and also tea. Colonists boycotted many of these items as well. The purpose of the Quartering Act made to house and quarter British soldiers in this act. The Stamp Act was created because Britain needed the colonists’ money so they could fght in their own war. Also, the act was made because the colonists needed to pay Britain back. The French and Indian War also gave famous people from the Revolutionary War a chance to get their governmental and military experience and reputation. One of those iconic people was George Washington, America’s first president.