Sara

The French and Indian War! By: Sara

France, Britain, and Spain mostly fought over property. They fought in different places, three of those places were Europe, Asia and they also fought in America. In North America, Britain and France both wanted the Ohio valley. So they both claimed it for themselves. That didn't work out to well though. The British wanted to claim the Ohio valley for their settlers. The settlers wanted the Ohio valley to farm on it's rich soil. The French wanted to claim the Ohio valley so they could trap beavers, so they could gain other things by trading the beaver's fur. Soon Britain's and France's argument over who should get the Ohio valley became a huge war. In 1754 they both had a war over who was going to keep the Ohio valley. The war lasted somewhere about 10 years. Part of the Native Americans fought along with the French. The other native Americans decided to fight along with the British. Britain lost many wars because of the shiny and bright red uniforms the soldiers wore. Their shiny and bright red uniforms made them easy to spot from far away. This made them more vulnerable. In 1759 things had changed because the British had captured the city of Quebec in Canada. The French lost Canada and asked for peace with the British. In 1763, the British accepted the peace and also gained control on Canada. Britain also gained the land that was between the Mississippi river and the Appalachian mountains. The war helped Britain gain land but it also left Britain with huge problems.Britain was left with many unpaid bills or debts. Today if you counted up that debt it would equal 30 billion dollars in debt.