Though most of the events in the French and Indian War took place
hundreds of miles away, North Carolina was not exempt from its impact.
As the European forces of France, Spain, Great Britain and their
American Indian allies brought war to the New World, the colony
mobilized troops, raised money, built forts and participated in several
arduous military campaigns. The war had a huge influence on the colony,
including a dramatic conflict between the colonial Governor Arthur Dobbs
and the colonial legislature over how many troops to raise and how it
would be funded. This led to an increasing sense of independence from
Britain that would continue to build after the war was over. Join
historian and author John R. Maass as he chronicles a significant yet
often overlooked North Carolina history..