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  The French's Inspiration to the American Revolution  Alex Haeska

Hour 6  The French and Indian War in the mid 1700's was the first signs of a new country, a country united under one God, known only as America. The French and Indian War-also known as the Seven Years war-began from years of hostility between the French and the English. When the French first came to Canada in the new world, they threatened the expansion and safety of the English colonies. When George Washington went into French territory to secure Virginia's rights to the Ohio River Valley, he attacked a group of French. Returning to his Fort Necessity, it wasn't too long until he was under siege and had to retreat back to the colonies. Thus began the inevitably strenuous war that challenged the Spanish, French, and Huron against the English, and the Iroquois. The British's bad relations, the New Worlds' growing independence, and the colonies' military experience-all developing during the French and Indian War-were the beginnings of the American Revolution.  Britain was never on "good terms" with France and Spain. This hostility was rooted in their differences of religion; Britain was Protestant, and France and Spain were Christian. When the British went to the New World they made enemies with the local Indians by threatening their ways of life. This set the stage for bloodshed when France came to Canada in search of expanding their country. The French became fast friends with the Huron when they helped them in a dispute with the Iroquois. This made the Iroquois search for an ally, the only sensible country was Great Britain, especially because of their hate of the French. When the Seven Years War began French allied with Spain, Austria, Russia, and the Huron. The British had two allies, the Iroquois and Prussia. This showed how well Great Britain interacted with other countries. When fighting in the war, the British militia went so far as to treat their brothers-the colonists-as if they were uncontrollable children, refusing to work with most of them. The colonists only became more angered by Great Britain when they announced the Proclamation of 1763 when the French and Indian War was over. The proclamation read that nobody was to live beyond the Appalachians. The inflamed colonists didn't listen to the British, seeing as they fought just as hard as the British to get the land beyond the Appalachians, and foreshadowed a rebellion against Great Britain.  The colonist's growing independent spirit only made things worse when it came to the English. They soon began to do as they pleased after the war. They realized that with the French gone, the Indian population reduced, and the Spanish out of sight, they could roam all over the future country of the USA without being troubled. Britain, who didn't want to send more militia over from England to support the colonies in an Indian Rebellion, set down strict laws trying to reduce the numbers of colonists who were expanding into the Ohio River Valley. The colonists, bubbling with fury with Britain's demands, didn't listen and kept expanding. The colonist's weren't quite as bothered by the English as they were at one time. During the war, the British had been defeated twice-once under the order of General Braddock and another when they were assisting George Washington-showing that Great Britain weren't invincible. Also during the war, the colonies' walls of disunity began to shatter when they realized that the other colonies were similar to them and only wanted what was best for their ways of life. This stubborn spirit only showed that it wouldn't be long before the colonies began to mock the English and fight for their freedom.  During the Seven Years War the colonies gained expert knowledge from Great Britain's militia. They learned more about fighting and how the English fought. When they interacted with the Indians they also realized that the English were not experts when it came to Guerilla Warfare-when you hid behind trees and fought each other. This knowledge helped them improve their fighting strategies and the abilities of their militia. In the American Revolution this was going to help them out smart the English and gain their deserved freedom to America.  The French and Indian War, or Seven Years War as the colonies came to know it as, helped the colonies become more assured about their way of life. At the end of the war the colonies were united and ready to fight off anyone who threatened their views on life. They learned numerous traits during this time period that would soon help them gain their independence from Great Britain. The British's bad relations, the New World's growing independence, and the colonies' military experience-all developing during the French and Indian War-were the beginnings of the American Revolution.