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The war also increased a sense of American unity. It brought men from different colonies together for the first time.  British officers trained American ones (most notably [[George Washington]]). Legislatures and officials of the American colonies had to cooperate intensively, for the first time, in pursuit of the continent-wide military effort.

The war also increased a sense of American unity. It brought men from different colonies together for the first time.  British officers trained American ones (most notably [[George Washington]]). Legislatures and officials of the American colonies had to cooperate intensively, for the first time, in pursuit of the continent-wide military effort.

The British and colonists triumphed jointly over a common foe.  The colonists' loyalty to the mother country was stronger than ever before.  However, a disunity was beginning to form. British Prime Minister Pitt waged the war in the colonies with the use of troops from the colonies and tax funds from Britain itself.  This was a successful wartime strategy, but after the war was over, each side believed that it had borne a greater burden than the other.  The British complained that the colonists paid little to the royal coffers.  The colonists replied that their sons had fought and died in a war that served European interests more than their own.  The British answered that the colonists' poor discipline made them inferior soldiers anyway.  This dispute was a link in the chain of events that soon brought about the [[American Revolution]].

The British and colonists triumphed jointly over a common foe.  The colonists' loyalty to the mother country was stronger than ever before.  However, a disunity was beginning to form. British Prime Minister Pitt waged the war in the colonies with the use of troops from the colonies and tax funds from Britain itself.  This was a successful wartime strategy, but after the war was over, each side believed that it had borne a greater burden than the other.  The British complained that the colonists paid little to the royal coffers.  The colonists replied that their sons had fought and died in a war that served European interests more than their own.  The British answered that the colonists' poor discipline made them inferior soldiers anyway.  This dispute was a link in the chain of events that soon brought about the [[American Revolution]].

===Memory===

===Memory===

In his great novel ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1826), [[James Fenimore Cooper]] used a historical setting and relied heavily on historical documents. Cooper's fiction strayed little from his sources on historical incidents in 1757 during the French and Indian War. He simply invented some contextual features. Cooper resorted to artistic judgments when his sources were inadequate, but his porytrayals were highly realistic.<ref> Ian K. Steele, "Cooper and Clio: The Sources for 'A Narrative Of 1757.'"  ''Canadian Review Of American Studies'' 1989 20(3): 121-135. </ref>

[[Image:1755reenact.jpg|thumb|340px|modern reenactment]] In his great novel ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1826), [[James Fenimore Cooper]] used a historical setting and relied heavily on historical documents. Cooper's fiction strayed little from his sources on historical incidents in 1757 during the French and Indian War. He simply invented some contextual features. Cooper resorted to artistic judgments when his sources were inadequate, but his porytrayals were highly realistic.<ref> Ian K. Steele, "Cooper and Clio: The Sources for 'A Narrative Of 1757.'"  ''Canadian Review Of American Studies'' 1989 20(3): 121-135. </ref>

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&Params=A1''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (2008)] good short articles  

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&Params=A1''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (2008)] good short articles