by Nathan Truman

Created on: August 30, 2007

The battle between the French and Great Britain began several years before the Seven Years war. However, the Seven Years war is what finally drove the French out of North America. Several factors including the many wars between the two are what finally pulled Britain over the edge. As a result of the Sevens Years, the colonist's and Britain's relationship were ruined.

The British and French never could get along on in North America. Territory and commercial goals were always being disputed by the two countries. This on going argument led the French and Britain to three bloody wars. Even though the French did not gain any territory in King William's War, they managed to kill many of the people of Massachusetts and New York. Queen Anne's War was waged in the colonies even though the issue didn't directly involve the Americans. In King George's Warm the colonist did manage to gain Louisbourg from the French, even though the British gave it back to them for land elsewhere. All of these conflicts were solved with treaties, but the treaties had no affect on the relationship between the French and the British. The conflict was swelling between the two.

The British suffered a terrible defeat in the Ohio Valley. Before the British declared war on the French, they managed to take Fort Duquesne. As a result of this, more troops were dispatched in America. A foolish General by the name of Edward Braddock led his army across the Monongahela River. The General and his men were caught off their guard and out of familiar territory. The results ended in a bloody massacre for the British.

If the colonies had been united in the first place, they would have most likely kicked France off the colonist in one of the earlier wars, and ended the need for the Seven Years War and the funds and troops needed to fight it.

At the end of the Seven Years War, the attitude of the British and the colonist were totally changed toward one another. Even though Benjamin Franklin attempted to unite the colonist against the French was not successful, many of the colonial leaders had a negative attitude against England and in turn were very slow to provide support for the war. This led Britain to believe that the American's were not grateful enough for the sacrifice Britain had made defending the colonists from the threats of the French.

The British were in debt terribly after the war was over. The British believed it was the colonist obligation to pay for the funds the British Empire had spent on defending

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