Analyze+the+role+the+French+and+Indian+War+played+in+the+American+Revolution.+RS

Analyze the role the French and Indian War played in the American Revolution. The French and Indian war was a goad in the occurrence of the American Revolution because of the fact that it unified the colonies, allowed colony militia to gain experience, and view exploitations of England's army. When Great Britain and France began the French and Indian War, colonists were thrown right into the mix. With being thrown into war, the colonists were able to gain valuable experience in fighting tactics. One of these tactics they would take from the Indians, guerilla warfare. In guerilla warfare, the militia makes small, unannounced attacks to take throw the enemy off. Also gaining valuable expertise was George Washington. Washington was inexperienced and it showed. He lead a battalion through the Ohio valley but wasn't as successful in his battles as he would have hoped losing two horses and having four bullets penetrate his coat but leaving him unharmed. This knowledge gained by these militiamen and George Washington, would be essential in the American Revolution. The colonies, in the time of war on their own soil, unified together with the English under a common cause. This is significant in the fact that the colonies unifying was a step toward the rebellion against the English in the coming years. 7 of the 13 colonies met before the war even started to decide what plan of action they would take in this battle. They obviously had no choice no matter what they decided but the notion of coming together and contemplating on not aiding the English was a precursor to the American Revolution. The English's defeats in battles with the Indians and French also reaffirmed previous assumptions that England's army wasn't invincible. For example, take into account General Braddock. In England, he was regarded as one of the best army commanders of the time. In the French and Indian War, he wasn't on his game, losing many battles and moving across the rugged American landscape slowly, and nearly dying in the process. After the war was won by England, tensions were high between the American colonists and England. England had just won new territory but wasn't allowing the colonists to move to those areas. London wasn't going to allow that to take place so they passed the Proclamation of 1763. This law stated that no colonists were allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains until further adjusting had been done. Colonists were outraged by this because they felt they had earned the right to this land that //they// had fought for and was now being controlled by higher powers in England. With the Proclamation of set in place, colonists disregard it and move "up west." This illegal movement was essential to western expansion. This lawless movement was a precursor to English and American feuds. With all of these influences of England being beatable, gaining experience in warfare, disobeying London's rules, was just the beginning to the bloody and violent end to the family ties with Great Britain.