Please select a cultural segment of the various populations within the sphere of British America immediately following completion of the French and Indian War, which ended in 1763. For example, frontier people, colonial administrators, urban citizenry, British officials in America, army officers, soldiers, Ohio valley Indian peoples, Iroquois peoples, wealthy planters, poor farmers, Indian traders. You could also tackle this from the perspective of gender as well if you so choose.
You will be writing a 500 word essay utilizing at least one primary resource. You cannot earn an A on this paper without using at least one primary source. I will accept a primary source quoted through a secondary source so long as you clearly identify the primary source (ex. Benjamin Franklin, 1764, quoted in Before they Became Founders, p. 184.).
Please describe the people you have chosen in general terms in your introduction, and then answer the following questions in your 3 body paragraphs.
What motivates the people you have identified?
What does the end of the French and Indian war mean for these people?
Are there new conflicts in the aftermath of the war emerging that may interfere with the goals and motivations of the people you have identified?
