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Analize the role The French and Indian War played in the American Revolution? Jake Schu. As the French and Indian war came to an end, the American Revolution was being set on the table. The French and Indian War was a major step in unifying the colonists as a whole. It created over 20,000 colonial militia or troops. It also created conflicts with England with taxes added to the colonies to pay for the war, the Proclamation Line, and unequal treatment of colonial troops. The colonists gained a large amount of experience from this war. They learned that England wasn't invincible along with England's weaknesses, including guerilla warfare. With 20,000 colonial troops, they had great leadership and organization. The Revolution was inevitable and right around the corner. Before the French and Indian War, the colonies were hardly united. They lived as independents. But with this war it brought them all together to fight for one central cause, to rid the French of North America. They all banned together under colonial leadership, prominently George Washington. Over the period of this was over 20,000 militia men were fighting. These men came from all over the colonies. If the Americans hoped to become their own independent nation, they needed to be able to fight for it and this was the step they needed to take. The colonies would have never wanted to be their own nation if they weren't unhappy with the way they were being treated by England. After the war, the government decided that they should be taxed to pay for //their// war. This angered the colonists because they were citizens of Britain, they felt they should be entitled to the protection of the army without paying more for it. Another thing that ticked off the people was that they fought for the land that the French had, and now that they won all of it, they couldn't live on it. Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763 that stated no one shall settle past the Appalachian Mountains. With all the men fight alongside the British armies, not a single one of them was recognized as a equal to the British Army and no ranking men were recognized beyond a captain. As citizens of England and men of war in the name of the crown, they felt that they should be just as important as anyone else. If Great Britain wanted to keep the colonies as part of their empire, they should have treated them as any other citizen. If the Americans stood any chance against the British Army, they needed to gain experience. They gained this experience by fight side by side with the Redcoats. They learned that England was not only beatable, but how to beat them. The British had poor returns for the guerilla warfare used by the French as seen in Braddock's attack when he attempted to capture Fort Duquesne. He was hauling heavy artillery through a dense forest when the enemy, who was outnumbered by the British, hid behind trees and in ditches attacked his men leading to Braddock's death. While the British were fighting, the colonists were learning. Learning to organize and lead troops of their own which would be crucial in defeating the British in the Revolution. The French and Indian War help spark the American Revolution. In unified and prepared the people for the war. The British didn't even realize they were teaching and encouraging the colonists to revolt against the crown. The war was indeed inevitable and it wasn't going to be long until the British and colonist allies were fighting for the independence of the colonies.