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After our initial discussion in class, what military, financial, and relationship issues that arose during the French and Indian War affected future events the most? Choose one answer for each of the categories listed in the question. In choosing your answer, be sure to include valid points that support your stance.
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Throught the French and Indian war, military, financial and relationship issues arose. Among the military conflicts included a greater need for disicpline within an empire and using the military seemed to be the most effective way of achieving discipline. Additionally, there was an outbreak of hostilities. It was a war between France and England with the help of Native American allies that supported the French. With the increase in population, the English were moving into Native American lands and into the France's trading empire. This resulted in a military conflict as the French attempted to drive the English out of their claimed territory. The French won most of the war's battles until the appointment of William Henry who turned the war around and gained victories for Britain. Relationships between the Iroquios allies to the French helped mantain a middle groud bewteen both sides. During the war, the French and Native American relationship was at it's height, unlike the French and the English. Financially, the war left the colonists in huge debt but this did not stop them from gaining a new sense of identity. Overall, the French and Indian war had major conflicts, some resovled by the end of the war.
ReplyDeleteSome military issues that arose after the French Indian War were that the number of soldiers needed to be replenished to account for the large death told. Also because of the acquisition of all the new territory there was a stronger need for military watch over the new land. As for financial issues, the colonists were placed with a lot of debt, that really slowed their economic development. Finally, the war severely damaged the already rocky relationship between the English and the French, and Indian. After the war there was little to know trust between the three groups.
ReplyDeleteZoe I agree with mostly everything that you said in your response. I liked the way that you described the roots of the French Indian war in such detail. I also liked how you fully explained how the relationship between Britain and the French Indian side changed.
ReplyDeleteMilitarily, Pitt’s decision to throw all force into the American side of the war had the largest impact. His decision allowed Britain to win the war, but put them in massive debt. This debt led to heavier taxation of the already resentful colonies, ultimately leading to the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteFrom the war, many northern merchants benefited from producing ships, arms, uniforms, and provisions. Urban artisans also enjoyed full time employment. Since this prosperity was created in the north, it helped widen the gap between the north and south.
Many relationships were affected by the war because of the shifting of European powers. The hostilities between the French, English, and natives were a key factor during the war. Since the French were more open to cohabitating with the natives, they had more allies with the Native Americans than the English did. When the Native Americans were cut off from French trade, some showed resistance like the Ottawa chief Pontiac. This was a sign that hostilities would still remain an issue of contention in the future.
Zoe, you gave an excellent background and explanation of the war and what the conflicts were. I find the explanation about the changing relationships to be very well thought out.
ReplyDeleteLaura, I agree entirely with your military and relationship issue, however your economic issue was an idea i did not think of before, that northern merchants actually benefitted from the war.
ReplyDeleteThere were many issues for the colonists, the French, the British, and even the Indians. The British felt the need to send over some of their own troops to help the colonists fight the battle. Not only did this affect the number of soldiers in the British army, as several did perish, but it initiated the idea of the British having more and more men over in the colonies to keep an eye on things. Financially, the British ended up in a lot of debt. They expected for the colonies to pay a big role in helping them pay back their debt by blaming them for the loss in money and forcing them into Navigational Acts. They needed all of the profit they could get and these Navigational Acts are what really angered the colonies and that might have led to bits and pieces of the Revolutionary War, later on in history. Lastly, they war left broken off relationships between the French and the English, though the French were more than likely always making sure those English don't try to take over their land again. The relationship with the Indians were not impacted as much as the relationship between the two countries Although the Indians siding with the French were a little shaky on the French as they had just lost a huge battle as long as several of their men. Some tribes may not have been pleased with the large amounts of casualties in their settlements.
ReplyDeleteFrom the French and Indian War a great deal of issues arose. THrough the militaristic aspect there was a huge death toll and many soldiers were dying in every battle. This made the armies weaker and they needed to constantly be recruiting new soldiers to keep a strong army. Financially the war cost a great deal of money which out England into debt. In order to get rid of this debt they put new taxes into effect and made the old taxes go up. The colonists did not like this idea and though it was irresponsible and unfair of the English. This resentment built up for years to come and they eventually were pushed over the edge and fought for their independence in the American Revolution. Also, since the English entered into French territory that relationship was greatly weakend and lost reliabilty in the English that they could peacefully live amongst other nations. Also, at the time of the war the french and the indians live amongst each other in peace and that made the English even more upset that they are living amongst such people and made even more tension and distrust.
ReplyDeleteZoe your historical description was a very good intro into your answer. It made the situation easier to comprehend and to be able to think as they did. the background really put some insight into what the situation was before in order to see how it moved forward and was helpful.
ReplyDeleteBy pouring all of Britain's military strength into the North American campaign, Pitt strongly affected the military, financial, and relationship statuses of Britain. The massive amounts of soldiers needed to outnumber both the French and Indians was huge, which more or less affected the population in Britain. Although they were successful in the French and Indian War, the costs of this military expedition put Britain into serious debt. Colonists, already wary of British rule, began to resent their colonial status even more. They wanted to become their own country. Pitt's decision contributed to the tension already existing between England and its colonies, which ultimately led to the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteCarlee, your answer was really comprehensive and thoroughly detailed. It explained why certain things occurred rather than just saying what happened. I wouldn't have thought to mention some of the things you did.
ReplyDeleteAs a result of the situation in the New World, coincding with William Pitt's ascent to Secretary of State,an exponential increase in the number of British soldiers fighting in the Americas allowed the British to win. Britian poured large amounts of troops to win the world war, as the defeat of France held pre-colonial contentions. While this milarity change helped the British win the war, it was at huge costs, both in terms of financial and in casualties. Financially, the British deposited a lot of money into the war, and this resulted in war debt. The extraordinary debt that the British found themselves in consequentially ended in higher taxations and the increase on trade restrictions for the colonists. In terms of relationships, the English began to dominate North America as a reward for winning the war. In addition to the French clearing out in the middle, the Spanish also left Florida. Furthermore, the issue that existed between Native Americans and the English during the war, persisted thereafter, as the English gained much land that the Native Americans previously had.
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ReplyDeleteAt the outbreak of the French and Indian War, the English colonists had no unified military, as the colonies themselves were not unified. Even when England sent over its own well-disciplined military forces, they still found themselves losing the war, since they had few Native American allies. That changed after awhile though, because the English finally focused most of their attention on colonial matters, so they started to finally stand a chance against the French, and after a few victories, they gained the loyalty and cooperation of the Iroquois. After the war though, England heaped a lot of debt onto the colonists, while also raising many taxes. And although they gained the cooperation of the Iroquois, the vast amounts of new territory they acquired after the war was home to new, and somewhat hostile, tribes. The entire situation was less than fun, but it still had its benefits.
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ReplyDeleteYour response was short, but it easily conveyed your point, which is super awesome. Your ideas flow and connect easily into one another, while also unifying them into one cohesive concept. Your lack of a first name adds an air of mystery.
The French and Indian War fostered many changes in finance, military, and relations due to William Pitt's decisions as secretary of state. Pitt threw Britian's military efforts into the American campaign and forced thousands of troops into the cause. With the largest number of troops ever seen in North American fighting, a significant number of casualties resulted as well, directly affecting the decline in population. Though these military efforts proved successful for Britain in the defeat of the French, the wealth of the colonists steadily declined from the heavy taxes required to pay off debts and sustain the nation in war. These taxes and debts from the war hindered the economic success of the colonies. The relationship between the French and the Iroquois was responsible for the French's initial success against Britain because the Native Americans provided essential aid and support. However, once the Iroquois sensed a French defeat in the war in 1759 and were cut off from trade, they quickly turned against the French. This lack of Indian support weakened the French and sent them further into danger, as the British forces strengthened and experienced more victories.
ReplyDeleteMelinh, your style of explaining the events of the French and Indian war is extremely impressive because you were able to summarize the events in your own words and clearly transition all of your ideas on the topic. I found your response easy to understand, which I appreciate, and I like the fact that you addressed the effects of the war.
ReplyDeleteThe French and Indian war posed many military, financial and relationship issues. Many battles and the death toll of soldiers rapidly increasing made armies weak. So they recruited new soldiers to make their army as strong as their opponent. The war caused major debt in countries. So to make up for the loss in money, England started taxing the colonists much more so that England would get the full profit. The Iroquois were a major advantage that the French had. But soon the Iroquois turned against the French after trade was cut off. So in turn the French became weakened and eventually lost the war.
ReplyDeleteThe use of the military during the French and Indian war was the most effective way to achieve the discipline that was very much needed. After the war was over and won England was left in a poor financial status due to war debts. When the British and the Native Americans became allies it gave England a much more land and more power in the colonies.
ReplyDeleteDuring the French and Indian war many issues arose such as military, financial, and relationship issues which all erupted into conflict. Since England’s population was rapidly growing Pitt used a massive number of soldiers to defeat the Indians. However, this ended up hurting Britain. The increasing casualties forced Britain to withdraw from battlefields. Ultimately the loss of casualties ended up decreasing England’s population. Not only was the human cost high during the war so as the financial cost. The war cost a huge amount of money and as a result the English began to place heavy taxes, the Molasses Act, and the Navigation Act, which helped them earn money, but aggravated the colonists. The English would later become even more powerful of the colonies. The war affected relationships between the French, English, and Indians. The French and the Indians throughout the middle of the war began to grow a good relationship but things were still a little uneasy as each group was trying to protect themselves from danger. Then English ruined their relationships with the French and Indians because of the conflicts began and all together negative views on each other.
ReplyDeleteZoe, you clearly stated what happened during the different parts of The French and Indian War. Your summary of what happened helps explain how different aspects were affected and it helped me understand how they all related to each other in certain aspects and lead to more conflicts and events arising.
ReplyDeleteNicole your response was very detailed and thorough, it was very clear and easy to read
ReplyDeleteNicole, I liked how you added in William Pitt into your response because he was a huge part in England's victory. Your explaination of the events that happened was very easy to understand and had a good point of view.
ReplyDeletemilitary: The colonies had used a lot of soldiers (thanks to Pitt) during the war, and they had also lost a lot of soldiers. Their military needed to be strengthed again.
ReplyDeletefinancial: The colonies were in debt from the heavy taxes from Britain and the war costs. Trade restrictions were also a problem because it limited them in the way they earned their income.
relationship: The colonies gained allies with the Natives, the Iroquois. However, they obviously had hostility with the French, having just beat them in a war.
Melinh, I liked your answer. It made sense and you also used specific examples. It was simple and to the point, and your wording makes it interesting!
ReplyDeleteAlthough William Pitt's decisions ultimately led to England's victory in the war, his judgments were based on short term success. Major casualties were suffered, as well as long term implications of debt and indian relations. The war nearly doubled England's national debt, leading them to impose new taxes and trade restrictions on the colonies. This was met with much resistance, eventually leading up to the revolution. The British defeat of the French also took away the tribes main trading partner, thus increasing the tension between the British and the Indian tribes.
ReplyDeleteThe effects of the French and Indian War could be felt in each of the participating parties, the colonists, the English, the French, and the local Native Americans, due to the widespread nature of the conflicts. Militarily, English General William Pitt made the decision to concentrate all forces in his possession in the frontier land, which led to the turning point that helped England to begin winning this war. By the end of the war, however, the victorious and defeated both experienced great amounts of casualties in battle. Also, the war dumped extreme amounts of debt on to the nations, falling particularly heavily on the colonists. This created a slump in the economy of the colonies, but it was eventually overcome due to the colonists' increasing spirit in the identity that this war helped to create for themselves.
ReplyDeleteBut it seems that political relationships were affected the most. At the start of the war, the French entered with the support of the Native American tribe, the Iroquois, in an alliance against the English and their American colonies. However, as the war progressed, the French-English relationship had only proved to become more hostile and increasing resentment towards France's losses in battle grew in the Iroquois tribe. Although by the time the war ended, the Iroquois had not reached out to ally with the English, their friendly relationship with the French had deteriorated.
Andrew, I agree that the French and Indian war had great economic implications that were debilitating to the colonial economy at the time, but I like that you included the long-term affects as well, linking this certain conflict to another major contributor that helped develop the nation we live in today.
ReplyDeleteIsha, I also agree with your main points as well. You gave very good detail to the political relationships, especially the tension between the Iroquois tribe and the separate European nations.
ReplyDeleteMilitary: Despite General William Pitt's success in helping Britain win the war, there were tragic consequences. Not only did the French have casualties, but Britain had a staggering death toll as well.
ReplyDeleteFinancial: By pouring all of his money and resources into the war, William Pitt caused Britain to sink into tremendous debt. This damaged the economy and caused the colonists to have high taxes.
Relationships: The French and Indian War had a great effect on relationships between countries. As Britain started imposing high taxes and restrictions on the colonies as a result of the war, the colonists began resenting the British. This would ultimately lead to the American Revolutionary War. Also, after the French cutoff trade with the Iroquois tribe, the French and Native Americans were no longer strong allies.
Nicole, I thought your explanation was very well written and had many good specific details. Your ideas flowed very well.
ReplyDeleteFinancial issues definately affected future events the most. England poured money into the war and thusly came out in a sort of depression. This issue casued an economic downturn that greatly affected the citizens for a while after the war. Thus futher pushed England into the mercantilist system that angered many of the colonists. As for military issues, many soldiers were dying. Because Pitt concentrated the Englsih forces in the Americas, causualties were enormous which later caused an immense population drop. The relationship between France and Enlgand was very hostile. At first, France supported the Iroquois, but when they switched sides, each lost a vital trading partner.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrew that Pitt's ideas were very short term. He didn't think of, or care about how immense causualties would affect England in the long run, which caused major problems
Colonists wanted to earn the respect of the British army. However, discourse from military issues began when they saw how ungracious the British armies were for their great human sacrifices. Financial problems arose as the colonists became heavily taxed in new forms by the British government, in order to pay for Pitt's massive military commitment. The French and Indian War marked a turning point in the relations between the colonies and Britain. From that point onwards Britain would still treat them with a condescending view, and thus deny representation.
ReplyDeleteTaylor, I agree with your comments about Pitt's neglect for military costs, and how it created a massive debt in Britain. However, I think it's important to note that what bothered the colonists more than paying high taxes, was the fact that those in England were not taxed extra, but the colonists were.
ReplyDeleteI like how Chris incorporated what we said in class today into his response as it focused on the long-term consequences.
ReplyDeleteMilitary issues that had long term effects was the high death toll that left many women widowed with no way to get money for their family. Also, the guerilla fighting style that was used by the French and Indians was later adopted by the colonists when fighting the British. Financially speaking, the war left Britain in tremendous debt. This debt led to unfair taxation on the colonies which was a major reason for the Revolutionary War. The relationships between all three groups of peoples was ruined by the fighting of this war. The British saw the colonists as weak, bad fighters that were no as superior as them. The colonists were annoyed by the heavy taxing and the fact that they were not seen as equals to the British.
ReplyDeleteIsha, I like how you not only talked about the huge debt but also how weak the economy had become in the colonies. Also, I like how you included that the colonists quickly overcame this problem because the war made them notice that they really didn't have to be dependent on Britain.
ReplyDeleteThough Britain ultimately won the French and Indian war, they were left in a state of staggering debt. This was due to Pitt's decision to overwhelm the French with as many British soldiers as possible. Also, Pitt's decision resulted in a huge number of casualties, which broke up many families and widowed many women. In order to pay of the debt, the British decided to heavily tax the colonies. In their eyes, the colonies were an untapped "cash cow". As a result of the taxes, the relationship between the British and colonists worsened. The British thought of the colonists as unreliable and poor fighters and unworthy of respect. The colonies were discontented with the British's treatment and rebelled in response. This would later lead to more conflict and eventually the Revolutionary war.
ReplyDeleteMelinh, I thought your answer was to the point and easy to follow. It was like a simplified timeline of the war because all the events connected to one another, and it was easy to see how one event caused another.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the first half of the French and Indian War, the British and the colonial militias were suffering multiple defeats to the French and their native allies. However, when William Pitt took the position of Secretary of State in 1757, he make a decision to alter the course of the war, and ultimately the future of the colonies. His decision was to send a huge army of 23,000 troops to overwhelm the French and win the war, which was exactly what happened. The war ended with British victory in 1763 with a larger empire, but larger debts as well. So, in order to pay for these debts, the British government turned to the only possible solution, taxes. With the citizens of England already being taxed to the maximum, the taxes had to be brought to the Americas to contribute towards the massive war costs. However, the taxes did not settle very well in the American colonies, who continuously rejected them. This, in turn, led to a series of events to cause the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteAs to previous comments made, I disagree with the fact that the troop surge made by William Pitt directly effected the casualties suffered by the colonists. Although the losses were high in the colonies, especially in New England, they were not at all increased due to an increase of British soldiers. If anything, the casualties suffered by the colonists would have been reduced by the troops surge compared to if no troops were sent, which would have left less help for the colonists to fight the French.
ReplyDeleteSeveral significant military, financial, and relationship issues arose during the French and Indian War that would have a great impact in the future. Regarding military issues, the colonists learned about guerilla warfare through this experience and later used it when fighting against Britain. A financial issue that arose from this war was the enormous debt. The debt from the war made the colonists bankrupt and was what sparked the colonist's anger towards Britain when they starting getting taxed (to pay the debt off). As for the relationship issue, Britain's relationship with the colonies worsened as Britain had chosen to be "superior" and treated the milita badly.
ReplyDeleteTyler, I liked how you mentioned specifically the mercantilist system as well as the issue about France’s support for the Iroquois-two things which I did not.
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