French and Indian War Effect on Colonial and British Relations

The French and Indian War embodied the discrepancies of the colonials and English tactics, bravery, and skill and emboldened the colonies to eventually lead to rebellion. The war by the British was originally being fought with classical tactics and old-guard leaders like Edward Braddock. However, these tactics were completely ineffectual and obsolete leading to many devastating victories. Additionally the soldiers of the British were rather cowardly after all these losses which were noted by the colonials for future reference. All of these things wore away at the image of the immense and powerful English empire and showed the underlying weakness and corruption. On the other hand, when newer, inventive, leaders who knew the terrain and used it to their advantage, like William Pitt commandeered the battle, victories abounded. Furthermore, the war required the unification of the colonies which caused a type of home rule to be designed- solid taste of independence. Their unification and tactics led them to winning the war and showed them that unification resulted in victory a trait they would use to devastating affect against the English in the revolution.