Motivations of the French and Essay

" Fears of French-Catholic influence amongst the settlers combined with the growing dislike of the Indians on the part of the English further inflamed tensions between the two groups.

This is why the title the "French and Indian War" is the name commonly applied to the "Seven Years War" when conflict actually began in 1754 because of the great influence of the native alliances in fighting the war, the last hurrah of Native American might. The strength of their allied tribes was used as a political bargaining chip and a military mark of terror by both sides. In particular, although fewer tribes were aligned with their sides, the English colonies exaggerated the Iroquois military predominance over other tribes to defend and establish British control over the region. Yet even many Englishmen privately criticized these same Indians as being disobedient, and unreliable, as well as predominantly known for their skill in war only because of their possession of English weaponry and goods.Ultimately, the effects of the Seven Years War were to drive the French from the New World, thus depriving most tribes of the few allies they had against total European colonial control. The colonies were squarely under the English king's rule, yet the English king had bankrupted the crown in its endeavors. The only recourse was to tax the colonies for the war that had been fought partially in their name, an action that inflamed further hostilities -- this time between the king and his American colonial subjects.

Works Cited

Josephy, Alvin M, Jr. The Patriot Chiefs, New York: Penguin, 1993.

Starkey, Armstrong. European and Native American Warfare 1675-1815, Norman: U. Of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1998.

Alvin M, Josephy, Jr., the Patriot Chiefs, (New York: Penguin, 1993) p.101

Armstrong Starkey, European and Native American Warfare 1675-1815, (Norman: U. Of Oklahoma Press, 1998),….....