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The French and Indian War's role in the American Revolution The American Revolution was the colonists rebelling against England for their independence. The American Revolution, however, would not have started if the colonist would of not been part of the French and Indian War. Bad relationships between the British and colonists, growing feeling of colonial independence and the gained military experience from the French and Indian War lead up to the French and Indian War. The bad relations between the British and the colonists started before the first shot of the French and Indian War was even shot. The English had passed the Molasses act, which had forbade them to trade with other countries. When the war started the English essentially drafted the colonists into the war. After the colonists got done fighting a war that they didn't want to be a part of in the first place, the English passes the Proclamation of 1763. The proclamation made it illegal for the colonists to move past the Appalachian Mountains. This angered the colonists who felt like they earned the right to have the land they fought for. The French and Indian War not only lead to feelings of animosity between the British and the colonists, the colonists where now able to fight. The colonists also learned what fighting methods where effective against the British. Such methods like the guerilla warfare tactics that where learned by the Indians where one of them. By the end of the war there where 20,000 militia men fighting in the war. Such great numbers meant great organization had to be learned. The French and Indian War brought about a new sense of confidence in the colonies. When Britain won the war they subsequently ousted all of the colonists' enemies. Because of the French and Indian absence the colonists realized that they no longer needed Britain's military support. The American Revolution was caused by the Colonists' involvement in the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War lead up to the beginning of the American Revolution. Bad relationships between the British and colonists, growing feeling of colonial independence and the gained military experience from the French and Indian War lead up to the French and Indian War.