When French Revolution occurred, it turned into a very violent and bloody event, while the American Revolution was almost nonviolent, aside from the war. ... The French Revolution had begun. ... Had it not been for the unyielding spirit of the average Frenchman and France's position as the largest country in Europe, France might never have recovered. Now contrast all of this with the American Revolution, more correctly called the War for Independence. ... A war was fought to be sure, and soldiers died in that war. ...

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When the war was finally brought to an end, the French Colonial Empire had ceded Quebec, the former New France, to Britain; so the British Empire finally established its hegemony in North America. ... An all-out independent war spreading over the entire North American Continent seemed predictable because the habitants, early French settlers in Canada, were from Britain's archenemy France; nevertheless, the Province of Quebec did not rise up against Britain. ... Moreover, French-speaking residents were generally Catholics, for whom the protestant Continental Army had little respect due to ...

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In 1763, the American colonists were excited as they expected to gain honor and prestige after helping win the French and Indian War with the British. ... War was not decided upon in a single day; the accumulated sequence of events led them to declare war. Eventually, the war between Britain and the colonists occurred in 1774. ... The French and Indian War increased Britain's national debt. ... In conclusion, the colonists' declaration of independence was justified, because first, enlightenment ideas supported that the colonists should protect their natural rights if the government i...

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But beginning primarily during the French-Indian War, tension between the colonies and Britain gradually increased, eventually to the point of absolute rebellion and the creation of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. In the French-Indian War, colonists and Redcoats conflicted in several ways. ... After the British won the war, however, it issued the Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Act and Stamp Act. ...

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Prior to the French and Indian War the colonies, at this time, considered themselves loyal English subjects and the cartoon posted in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754, demonstrates the loyalty and unity of the colonies. In the political cartoon, "JOIN, or DIE" Benjamin Franklin is attempting to persuade colonists to unite in the battle against the French and fight beside England rather than remain independent colonies (Document A). However, after the French and Indian War, Great Britain was frustrated with the colonies for their lack of support during the war and Parliament began to ...

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In order to understand why these founding fathers would go to such lengths to separate themselves from Britain, after all they were committing treason by creating this Declaration, we have to go back in time to the French and Indian War, most commonly known in Europe as the Seven Years War, (1754-1763) and the aftermath. The French and Indian war took place in America. The French and their Indian allies fought the Americans and British soldiers for control of the Ohio Valley in order to gain access to the, very lucrative, Mississippi river. ... Slowly they took control over the war and forced...

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The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. ... Even though the book is very good and simple for any general reader like me, there are a few things not covered as much, such as certain groups like slaves, Indians, and women and it really doesn't talk how the a...

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Prior to the French and Indian war, the American colonies had successfully transformed themselves into the world's most democratically progressive region. ... In order to determine the extent of just how radical the America revolution truly was, it is crucial to consider the motivating ideological and social movements, as well as the pre-conditions leading up to the start of a revolutionary war, and the strong yearning for freedom. ... Britain's defense of the thirteen colonies in the French and Indian war (1754-63), as well as in the Pontiacs rebellion (1763-64), was incredibly...

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Although the colonists sided with Great Britain during the Seven Years War, the colonists began to consider themselves independent from the crown. At first, colonists originated from England and were considered English subjects; however, British government increased their taxation policies after the French and Indian War and the Continental Congress began to question British authority. ... Due to the French and Indian War, which was also known as the Seven Years' War and began in 1756, England suffered a massive debt. ... In addition, the Sons of Liberty dressed themselves as Indians and...

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In 1753 Washington took part in the French and Indian War. ... Also in the war, Washington brought back "crucial intelligence" from the French and Indian territories to Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie and was made a "colonial hero," giving him glory and position. This experience in war gave Washington "knowledge of border warfare, invaluable experience in training, and discipline," which would be helpful in later years as he once again was faced with many difficulties. Although Washington played a major part in driving the French from British North America, he would soon be driven away...

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The Seven Years War between Great Britain and France and its subsequent acts had a substantial impact on British-American relations once the war was over. When France ceded Canada and the Ohio River Valley to Great Britain, the British announced the Proclamation of 1763, "to prevent the colonists from rushing into territories vacated by the French and provoking conflict with the Indians",[Dig141]. ... More turmoil arose from the Seven Years War when England passed the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act in consecutive years. ... Great Britain was suffering from huge war debts and thus taxed ...

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This evolution of a congress is clear as it eventually formed the Articles of Confederation after the war. ... When the war ended, Americans had some trouble adjusting. ... When the French and Indian War came to a close, a new nationalistic feeling arose out of individual Americans and they came to see themselves as Americans, and not British. ... During the war, people worked together for the common cause of independence from the England and its tyrannical King. ... This all took place during the course of the war, and even minorities experienced this change. ...

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Indian communities were harassed for greater yields of tribute. ... The economic causes of the wars for independence are very similar. ... "To the American colonists, the result of the Seven Year's War (French and Indian War) represented the triumph of Protestantism, free government, and liberty; "the expansion of the frontiers of freedom" (Miller 48). Instead, Britain tightened control over its colonies after the war. ... The legitimacy of royal authority was eroded by the Bourbon reforms "in the eyes of sections of the Church, the Indians and the common people" "(Williamson 204). ...

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The British needed money to finance their large empire and many wars. ... They also fought a costly war with France called the French and Indian War. This war significantly affected the North American Colonies and ultimately led to British taxation over the colonies without representation. ... The Americans fought a long war for their independence. ...

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The story opens in England, October 26, 1775, with King George III of England addressing the British Parliament on the war in the North American colonies. ... Washington, a Tidewater planter, was also an experienced soldier and surveyor, serving with distinction under Edward Braddock in the French and Indian War. ... His correspondence is rich with description of Washington, the war, and the meaning of life. ... The second section of the book, "The Fateful Summer," describes the movement of the war southward from Boston to New York, where the British and the Americans fought for cont...

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Without the Revolution America would not be the country it is today, it was one of the most influential wars of all times. Without the war America may have had, to this day, to pay taxes to the British Parliament and exist under their rule. ... After the French and Indian war Britain imposed taxes on its American colonies, without the peoples consent, because the colonies were in debt and Britain needed to regain the revenue. ... And so the American Revolutionary war began in 1775. ... The war was brutal and bloody and there were more than three times as many casualties as there were in ...

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