Why were the British unsuccessful in the early years of the French and Indian war? What developments caused the tide to turn?
The French and Indian War started in 1754 when George Washington's
militia fired the first shots at Fort Duquesne. The war began and
victory looked meek for the British for many reasons. The colonies
were disorganized and many jealousies and disputes arose among them.
In addition the colonies' governors quarreled with their assemblies.
The colonies saw themselves, at the time, as trading economic
colonies, not an empire or nation. There was no need or want for …
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…British were unsuccessful in the early years of the war because
of their lack of unity and disorganization. The tide turned because of
new skilled generals like Pitt, Amherst, and Wolfe. The war ended with
the Treaty of Paris which threw French power off the continent.
However, they were allowed to retain several islands in the West
Indies. France gave Britain all lands east of the Mississippi River
allowing the number of frontiers to increase.
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