The French and Indian War...

... or if you wish, you may call it the Seven Years War. This war did two things: it expanded British Territory in the New World and helped create a furvor for Indepence in the colonists.

There's a great television program that I discovered a few months ago on PBS about the war called "The War that Made America". The website has a lot of resources that the teacher can use, which can be found by clicking on here.

I've got one point that I would like to make about the French and Indian War. Isn't it interesting that the war was caused by a British military action that was led by George Washington? After the war, the British would begin taxing the colonies, which would lead to protests about "taxation without representation". These concerns would be among the major causes of the Revolutionary War. After winning the war, delegates from the states would write a constitution that would include the creation of the office of the President of the United States. Geo. Washington would be our first President.

So it could be said that Washington in starting the French and Indian War ensured that he would eventually become President of the United States.

Hmmm ... very interesting.