Queen Anne's War

Queen Anne's War Summary and Definition
Queen Anne's War Summary and Definition: The Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) is the name given to the second of the series of conflicts and battles in the French and Indian Wars. The war was named after the Queen Anne who was the British monarch at the time of the conflicts. Queen Anne's War was the counterpart of the War of the Spanish Succession in Europe. In addition to the two main combatants England and France, Queen Anne's war also involved a number of American Indian tribes and Spain, which was allied with France during this period. During Queen Anne's War American colonial settlements along the New York and New England borders with Canada were raided by French forces together with their Indian allies during this phase of the French and Indian Wars. The British captured of Port Royal in 1710 that resulted in the French lands called Acadia becoming the British province of Nova Scotia. Under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Britain also acquired Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region from France during this important conflict in the French and Indian Wars.

Picture of Queen Anne

Location of Queen Anne's War
The location of the Queen Anne's War was fought on three fronts that consisted of:

• The British colonies of New England fought with French and Indian forces based in Acadia and Canada

• The British colonies based in St. John's, Newfoundland fought with the French based at Plaisance, Newfoundland

• The British Province of Carolina and Georgia fought against Spanish in Florida and the French who were based at Mobile in Florida

Facts about the Queen Anne's War
Who fought in the Queen Anne's War? When did the conflict start and when did the conflict end? What were the causes of the Queen Anne's War? What was the significance of the Queen Anne's War? What were the results and effects of the Queen Anne's War? Interesting history and facts about the Queen Anne's War:

History & Causes of the Queen Anne's War - Political Policies and Beliefs
What were the causes of the Queen Anne's War? The causes of the Indian wars, battles and conflicts, including the Queen Anne's War, were generally because of the opening of Indian lands to colonization of Europeans and highly lucrative trade prospects. For additional Facts and info refer to the French in America. The Queen Anne's War was a North American counterpart to the dynastic wars that raged in Europe. Some of the history and causes of the Indian Wars were dictated by political policies and beliefs which shaped the historical background to the causes of the Queen Anne's War

• European Imperialism: The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority, power and influence by territorial gain and by the establishment of economic and political dominance.

• Colonialism: Establishing colonies in America provided land and new trading opportunities

• Trade: The Europeans all wanted to monopolize the fur trade

Map showing Territories after Queen Anne's War

History Timeline of the Queen Anne's War
This short History Timeline of the Queen Anne's conflict provides fast facts and information about the history, years & dates, key events and famous people who fought in the Queen Anne's War.

History Timeline of the Queen Anne's War
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	1688	1688 - 1763 The French and Indian Wars begin between France and Great Britain for lands in North America. The Iroquois Indians were allied to the British and the Algonquian speaking tribes were allied to the French. The French and Indian Wars was an intermittent series of wars and conflicts consisting of the: King William's War (1688-1699) Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) King George's War (1744 - 1748) French Indian War (1754 - 1763)
	1702	Queen Anne ascends to the English throne
	1702	Queen Anne's War (1702-1713)
	1702	The English capture and burn St. Augustine, Florida. Though the city remains under Spanish possession for another century, the mission system in Florida is destroyed
	1704	The Apalachee massacre occured in western Florida. James Moore, the ex-governor of South Carolina, led 50 Englishmen and 1,000 Creek Indian allies against the Spanish and their Apalachee Native American allies during Queen Anne's War
	1707	June 1707: The Union between England and Scotland created the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain' and the term British, as opposed to English, is then used in reference to the colonists in North America.
	1713	1713 The Treaty of Utrecht ends Queen Anne's War. Under the treaty, Britain gains Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay region of Canada, as well as the Caribbean island of St. Kitts.
	1744	Peace prevails until the onset of King George's War (the third in the series of the French and Indian Wars) in 1744.
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History Timeline of the Queen Anne's War

The Significance and Effects of the Queen Anne's War
The effects and significance of the Queen Anne's War in history at a local level were:

• Queen Anne's conflict resulted in the transfer of the French claims to the territories of Arcadia, Hudson Bay and Newfoundland to the British

• Some of the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht were ambiguous, and concerns of various Indian tribes were not included in the treaty, which resulted in future conflicts in the French and Indian Wars including the Yamasee War, Tuscarora War and the Father Rale's War. The Fox Wars also erupted during this period

• Following the Treaty of Utrecht many British merchants found the terms of the treaty unacceptable and resorted to smuggling. This led to the 1738 War of Jenkin's Ear in which one of the smugglers, by the name of Jenkins, had his ship seized by a Spanish vessel and his ear was cut off. This incident was used as a pretext for war and American colonists attacked Spanish possessions in the Caribbean and mounted an expedition against Spanish Florida. The expedition failed but the conflicts of the French and Indian Wars would soon erupt again with King George's War.