Compare And Contrast The French And Indian War

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The French and Indian War, also known as the “Seven Years War”, made Britain the then most prevailing nation of the world. While the French and British expanded their colonies along the North-Western Hemisphere, the two parties gained competition for more territories and pursued each other in Europe between the years of 1689 and 1753. These conflicts lead to the most imperative confrontation between Britain and France in 1754, The French and Indian War, which took place in North America. This warfare had the primary influence on European and Native American land of the New World. An actual nine years later, the Seven Years War ended with a loss from the French and a major gain for the British, including debt.
The Ohio Valley, known ancient Indian grounds, had the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers running through it; thus whoever owned the land possessed the rivers and then preserved the entire continent. Both the French and British felt entitled to this land, therefore each party was willing to engage in combat to prove to be the sole inhabitants of the region. As the
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The French now had control over The Ohio Valley, and even after many attempts of victory by the British, the French had the advantage with many Indian soldiers by their side, unlike their rivals. General Edward Braddock, the British commander and chief, dismissed all Indians of their party even though none of his “red coats”, in regards to the uniforms his men wore, were trained to fight in the backwoods and thus were not prepared for an ambush by the French in 1755. This battle that went by the name “Battle of Monongahela” terminated in defeat for Braddock’s men and sent madness though the colonies with a result of the first “world