Results of the French and Indian War

The French and Indian war had negative effects on American-British relations. One reason for this was that the British made a law that no American military man could hold a rank higher than captain. During the war, American militia men often fought battles with British forces in addition to often being commanded by British higher ranking officials. When this happened there were numerous examples of British men who had no respect for the American militia; considering them lesser soldiers. One example of this was when General Wolfe, a British General who led British and American troops in Canada called Americans “Scum” who had confessed failure by fleeing to the “outhouses of civilization”. Also key to the deterioration of British-American relations in the context of the French and Indian war was the aftermath of the war. One result of the war was that the French were driven off of North America. As a result, England received a large quantity of extra land on what was at the time considered the Western frontier. This excited colonials who wanted to settle this region. however, the British issued the proclamation of 1763. This law prohibited the settling of this region. The colonials were so outraged that they settled the area anyway. This was key to the eventual colonial dissension.