Author Question: Why is the French and Indian War important to the study of African-American history? What will be ... (Read 89 times)

humphriesbr@me.com · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Why is the French and Indian War important to the study of African-American history?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Like most elite blacks during the era who associated closely with white people, Benjamin Banneker had_________ to white European and American culture.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

rachel · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 9, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Explain the causes of the French and Indian War as stemming from conflicts between Britain and France over the fur trade in Canada and Atlantic trade.
2. Explain how Great Britain won the war by destroying French armies in lower Canada.
3. Describe the different perspectives of Parliament and the colonists on the meaning of the war. Parliament saw the war as defending the colonies while the Americans expected their country to pay for the war and allow them to control their own affairs.
4. Comment on the significance of the war for the American Revolution: Winning the war bankrupted the British government, pushing Parliament to pass taxes that alienated the American colonists who left the British empire forever.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: assimilated