Solutions to Problems Faced by British Government after the French and Indian War

Running head: HISTORY ESSAY
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1HISTORY ESSAY
Introduction
The French and Indian War or the Seven Years’ War, as it is popularly known in history,
started in 1756 and continued until 1763. The main conflicting coalitions were the Kingdom of
Great Britain on one hand and the Kingdom of France on the other hand. The war was mainly
fought over the acquisition of the American territories, which included Canada and major parts
of India. The British coalition won the war and forced France to accept a peace treaty, whereby
the former got the right of the American colonies to the north of Florida and east of Mississippi,
West Indies and India (Marston).
Problems faced by British Government: Solutions and Feasibility
Western Land Acquisition
The primary problem faced by the British government was that of the acquisition of
several lands, including that of the Ohio Valley and several other Western territories, due to the
presence of disputes in their claims. There were conflicts of claims between the colonial
speculators and the British agents of lands. The government also had to make crucial decisions
regarding partitions of the lands for sale, hunting and farming. To solve these issues, the
government proposed to station British troops in those colonies for developing defense against
the French people. They also proposed to allow the settlers to move to west without providing
them defense against the hostile Native Americans (Schumann and Schweizer).
Although these proposed solutions seemed appropriate, however the stationing of British
troops was deemed as a breach of liberty of the colonists, which questioned the validity of such
solutions.