Question

What asset did the French have that the British did not at the start of the French and Indian War

Answer 1

The French possessed strong alliances with Native American tribes such as the Huron, developed through trade interactions, which the British lacked at the beginning of the French and Indian War.

Step-by-step explanation:

At the start of the French and Indian War, the French had a significant asset that the British did not: strong alliances with Native Americans. Notably, the Huron tribes, as longtime trading partners, sided with the French, which provided them with valuable support against British forces.

These alliances were facilitated by the French fur trade, which had established deep economic and often familial ties with various tribes. In contrast, the British had more strained relationships with Native Americans and initially faced setbacks, such as General Braddock's fatal campaign against Fort Duquesne. The British focus on establishing family farms and colonial expansion put them at odds with Native Americans, whereas the French interactions, which were more commercial and less about settlement, had created bonds that proved to be an advantage in wartime cooperation.

Answer 2

France, which at the beginning of the war and during its first four years held a dominating position over most of North America, had disappeared from that continent as a political and military power. In contrast, all along the Atlantic seaboard from the northern reaches of Hudson Bay to the Florida Keys, the British had no colonial rival

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