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Questions For Class Discussion

Questions For Class Discussion
Chapter 6: The Duel for North America, 1608 - 1763

  1. Why was the French empire ultimately so much less successful than either the Spanish or the British empires?

  2. If France instead of Britain had won the duel for North America, would the thirteen colonies ever have become independent of Britain, or would they have been forced to stay within the empire for protection against France? Would Detroit, St. Louis, and New Orleans now be cities in Canada rather than in the United States?

  3. How did the treatment of Americans by British officers and military during the war contribute to simmering resentment against the mother country? Do the attitudes and behavior of the colonists during the war suggest that Americans felt less real patriotic loyalty to Britain, and that the ties had become largely practical ones?

  4. How important was William Pitt's leadership in winning the Seven Years' War? Is strong political leadership essential to military victory? Is strong political leadership or strong military leadership more important to winning a war? What about during revolutions?

  5. From Britain's perspective, were stationing soldiers in the New World permanently and issuing the Proclamation of 1763 good colonial policies? What problems were these policies trying to address? How else might have Britain solved those problems while limiting colonial contempt?

  6. Should the French and Indian War be considered one of the major causes of the American Revolution? Why or why not?
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