French and Indian war!

[dharlos]

Im doing a paper on this topic and was wondering what effect the war had on the Indians, British and the French?

Can anyone help me? Thanks.

 

[Tee Kay]

In brief:

Before the war France controlled or at least claimed a vast area in North America along the Missisippi and in Canada. After the war it was left with nothing. All French possessions in the US and Canada (except for islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon) were taken by Britain (east of the Missisippi) and Spain (west of the Mississippi). France however did retained of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean (which was at the time very important because of the sugar crops). Also the war left Britain as the dominant power in India. This defeat left France bitter and so they supported American rebels against British colonial masters, resulting in the formation of the United States of America (George Washington had fought in the French war and now used his experiences against his old masters). Of course, this taught the French people that revolution could work and a few years later there was one in Paris. The king was executed and the Republic proclaimed. Meanwhile Britain retained control of Canada and the French population in Quebec which caused trouble to this day. Spain lost Florida to the British but regained Cuba.

As for the Indians on both sides of the war (the Algonquin on the French side and the Iroquois on the British) the war didn't do them much good. In 1763 the Pontiac's Rebellion began, an attempt by the Indians in the Great Lakes region (who had relationships with France) to throw out the British. The Algonquin later fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War but after the War settlers from the US loyal to the British moved in and settle on Algonquin land until the Algonquin were confined to reservations. As a reward to the Iroquois the British restricted White settlement beyond the Appalachian in the 1763 Royal Proclaimation creating the Indian Reserve but it was largely ignored (British settlers later lobbied the government to extend the line westward). In 1783 the United States abolished the Reserve.

 

[Maimonides]

Before the war France controlled or at least claimed a vast area in North America along the Missisippi and in Canada. After the war it was left with nothing. All French possessions in the US and Canada (except for islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon) were taken by Britain (east of the Missisippi) and Spain (west of the Mississippi). France however did retained of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean (which was at the time very important because of the sugar crops).

That's not true. France maintained control of New Orleans & the Mississippi & Missouri rivers until Napolean sold that territory to Jefferson. Spain was not involved in the French & Indian War.

Spain lost Florida to the British but regained Cuba.

Again not true. Spain lost Florida to the U.S. when Andrew Jackson led the army fighting an Indian war in the South into Florida & claimed it for the U.S. He did so without orders, but Florida was never returned to Spain.

dharlos, welcome to CFC! Do some real research. These forums are no place to research school work.

 

[Tee Kay]

That's not true. France maintained control of New Orleans & the Mississippi & Missouri rivers until Napolean sold that territory to Jefferson. Spain was not involved in the French & Indian War.

Again not true. Spain lost Florida to the U.S. when Andrew Jackson led the army fighting an Indian war in the South into Florida & claimed it for the U.S. He did so without orders, but Florida was never returned to Spain.

dharlos, welcome to CFC! Do some real research. These forums are no place to research school work.

That's not true. France regained Louisiana in a later treaty, then Napoleon sold it to the US.

This is taken from the Gateway New Orleans website: http://www.gatewayno.com/history/histroy.html

In 1762, Louisiana was ceded to Spain as a result of the French and Indian War, and Great Britain gained control of Florida, which extended to the east bank of the Mississippi. At the same time, Acadians, driven from Nova Scotia by the British, began migrating to Louisiana. The Acadians settled in the eastern prairies around the present site of Saint Martinville and later along the Lower Mississippi and Bayou Lafourche.

The Spanish made feeble attempts to offset the growing French population, but were eventually absorbed themselves. In 1800 they returned Louisiana to France by the Treaty of San Ildefonso. Although Napoleon I originally intended to establish a new empire in America, he sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803. The $15-million Louisiana-Purchase represented about 4 cents an acre. Louisiana became the 18th state on Apr. 12, 1812, comprising the territory south of 33 deg North latitude, which had been the Territory of Orleans. The rest became the Missouri Territory. Not until 1819, however, were the Florida Parishes and the lands west of the Red River added to form the present state boundaries.

Personally I think CFC is a great place to do research since you can get varied point of views and check your facts with other sources. You shouldn't just rely on CFC alone of course.

 

[Maimonides]

That's not true. France regained Louisiana in a later treaty, then Napoleon sold it to the US.

This is taken from the Gateway New Orleans website: http://www.gatewayno.com/history/histroy.html

Looks like I learned something new today. Sorry.

Now I'm wondering how Florida went from the Spanish to the British to the Spanish before going to the Americans.

 

[sydhe]

The British got Florida at the end of the Seven Year's War and gave it back after the War of the American Revolution. I guess because it would have been an isolated territory, and the Spanish fought well during the Revolutionary War. The province had a lot more Spanish history at that point, anyway.

 

[ArmorPierce]

Spain ceded Florida to America in exchange for America dropping claims to areas of texas in 1819.

 

[dharlos]

thanks for all the help!