Effects and Consequences of the Seven Years' War
For the British, the French and Indian War expanded England's territorial claims in the New World. It greatly enlarged Britain's debt because of financing the war. There was friction between America and Britain, and the war also generated lots of resentment toward the Americans among British leaders. These leaders were upset that the American colonists made few financial contributions toward a war that ultimately benefitted the Americans and had an overall lack of enthusiasm. As a result of all of these effects, many of these British leaders felt it was important to give London more authority over the colonies.
For the Americans, the war allowed all the colonists to act together against a common enemy and to recognize the illegitimacy of English interference in their local affairs. Especially for those men who served in the armed forces during the war, the war was an important socializing experience for them, and these men gained military experience from working alongside the British.
For the Indians of the Ohio Valley and the Iroquois Confederacy, the Iroquois alliance with the British quickly fell apart, following the peace negotiation. For years to follow, the Iroquois nations would try to go against the British for control of their Ohio Valley.
For the Americans, the war allowed all the colonists to act together against a common enemy and to recognize the illegitimacy of English interference in their local affairs. Especially for those men who served in the armed forces during the war, the war was an important socializing experience for them, and these men gained military experience from working alongside the British.
For the Indians of the Ohio Valley and the Iroquois Confederacy, the Iroquois alliance with the British quickly fell apart, following the peace negotiation. For years to follow, the Iroquois nations would try to go against the British for control of their Ohio Valley.