The American Revolution Flashcards
1
Q
When was the American Revolution?
A
1763-1783
2
Q
When was the French and Indian War?
A
1754-1763
3
Q
What was the causes to the french and Indian War?
A
Continuous of decades of European conflict between GB and France
Frances Land claims-quebec, montreal, Detroit all the way up to the mouth of the mississippi river in new orleans to the south and from the appalachian mountains all the way to the rocky mountains….
France Claimed more land but GB had far more colonists in the New World
in the 1740s and 1750s, British colonist ventured out fro Virginia to Settle beyond the Appalachian mountains in the ohio river valley
France buit forts in the region (Fort Duquesne) {pits burg}
British built their own fort nearby ( Fort necessity) in 1754…
so began the war
