French and Indian War
Cultural Analysis of French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is considered to be part of Seven Years War that took place from 1756 till 1763. It is one of the most fierce and bloodiest battles that ever took place and in which thousands of people were killed. Participants of the war included French, Indians and British. It is believed that the war was fought in order to gain control over North America and clash over colonies between France and England over power and wealth.
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is considered to be part of Seven Years War that took place from 1756 till 1763. It is one of the most fierce and bloodiest battles that ever took place and in which thousands of people were killed. Participants of the war included French, Indians and British. It is believed that the war was fought in order to gain control over North America and clash over colonies between France and England over power and wealth. The global war was seen as a product of rivalry that was found between French and British colonists living in the North American territories. The goal of this paper is to analyze the French and Indian War in historical and cultural context in the lights of broad and diverse academic resources.
Historical Background
Before the war had been started, tension prevailed between Britain and France over American territories as each of them aimed at increasing their presence there. The war was undeclared and in history, it is now known as the French and Indian War, started in November, in the year 1753. George Washington from Virginia along with some other men was on their way to Ohio. They had been sent to give a message to the French troops, who had occupied the region[footnoteRef:2]. The demand from the British side was to remove French troops from that area. However, French side did not accept this message and did not withdraw its forces. A year later, orders were given by British officials to George Washington, which instructed him to build a fort near Pittsburgh. However, he had failed to so as the French power was strong in that area. In the same year, Washington and his troops came into clash with the French troops and thus, Washington had experienced a loss and had to retreat the fort that he had built in a month. This incident resulted in small clashes between the two sides[footnoteRef:3]. In the year 1755, General Edward Braddock was sent to look after the British Colonial forces. However, during his journey, he was attacked by French and in the process lost his life. [2: Anderson, Fred (2000). Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. New York: Knopf] [3: Brumwell, Stephen (2006). Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763. Cambridge University Press. ]
The formal declaration of the war took place in May, in the year 1756. During the early three years, the French had been successful in defeating the English at Fort Ticonderoga and Oswego. The most dangerous battle and casualty took place at Fort William, where British troops were massacred by the French and its Indian allies[footnoteRef:4]. [4: Brumwell, Stephen (2006). Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763. Cambridge University Press. ]
However, to deal with these issues, the British concentrated on making peace with Indian tribes over there, under the leadership of Lord William Pitt. He concentrated on using their war strategies in order to wage war against the French and to gain advantage over them. Many of the alliances between the French and Indian were broken and hence, British side took keen interest in making alliances with these tribes. This proved to be beneficial for the British side. After years of battled, the French finally were defeated in September, in the year 1759 in Quebec. In the year 1760, Britain had been successful in controlling the entire North American region and the war between Britain and France was over as Britain emerged as the winner. In the year 1763, Treaty of Paris was signed between the two sides, which also ended the European Seven Years Wars[footnoteRef:5]. According to this treaty, France had to give out all of it territories in North America to Britain and Spain. [5: Anderson, Fred (2000). Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. New York: Knopf]
The French presence ended in North America but Britain had conflicts with the Indians as the lands belonged...
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