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The French and Indian War affected the start of the American Revolution by straining relationships between Britain and the Colonies, eliminating other threats to the Colonies, and giving the colonists military experience. The colonists had always relied on England to help them but after the French and Indian War, suddenly they were more independent and capable of taking care of themselves. The French and Indian War was the mainly the French fighting the British for control of the Colonies. The French were defeated so England kicked France out and reclaimed most of the power over America. During the war, however, the colonists weren't so willing to help out the British all the time. They wanted reimbursement for helping pay the cost of war. And after the war the British enacted the Molasses act and the Proclamation of 1763 which restricted Americans. The colonists were so angered by these that they just ignored both and did what they wanted. Since the British won the war they controlled most of North America. There was a brief scuttle with the Native Americans uprising but that was squashed fairly quickly so now there was no one else in America. The colonists realized this and were starting to see that they didn't have anyone to be scared of anymore. So therefore, they didn't really need England any longer. Because the colonists fought with the British, they knew a lot of their strategies and tactics. Even though, at the time, they weren't thinking of possibly using that knowledge against them, they did in the American revolution. For example, the French used guerilla combat against the British which the British didn't handle very well. Guerilla type fighting was later used in the American Revolution. The colonists had always relied on England to help them but after the French and Indian War, suddenly they were more independent and capable of taking care of themselves. Ultimately the French and Indian War helped realize that America wanted its freedom and could now attain it.