There were many events in the United States that impacted developments in the rest of the world. One of those events is the American Revolution. Britain began colonizing the east coast of North America during the 17th century. By mid 18th century, British colonists in America felt threatened by France’s colonial settlements on the continent. France and Britain were long-time rivals, and they carried this rivalry with them into fights in America. The French enlisted the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes to fight alongside them against the encroaching colonists, but in 1763, England prevailed over the French in a war that was known in the colonies as the French and Indian War but known in Europe as the Seven Years’ War. The British victory changed the boundaries of the two empires’ American possessions, pushing French territory to the north while England territories expanded westward into the Ohio River Valley.
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
There were many events in the United States that impacted developments in the rest of the world. One of those events is the American Revolution. Britain began colonizing the east coast of North America during the 17th century. By mid 18th century, British colonists in America felt threatened by France’s colonial settlements on the continent. France and Britain were long-time rivals, and they carried this rivalry with them into fights in America. The French enlisted the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes to fight alongside them against the encroaching colonists, but in 1763, England prevailed over the French in a war that was known in the colonies as the French and Indian War but known in Europe as the Seven Years’ War. The British victory changed the boundaries of the two empires’ American possessions, pushing French territory to the north while England territories expanded westward into the Ohio River Valley.