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French and Indian French and Indian WarWar
Aka: Seven Year War Great Britain vs.
France
Fought over control of land and fur trading
Colonists fought for the British > felt united against a common enemy
Results France lost Canada &
land East of Mississippi River
Colonists develop land– Population increases– Women outnumber
men … why?
King George III of King George III of EnglandEngland
Refused to listen to colonists’ demands
Issued Proclamation Line of 1763– Lands West of
Appalachian Mtn. reserved for Native Americans
– Response by Natives? By colonists?
Proclamation of Proclamation of 17631763
TaxationTaxation
Colonists forced to pay taxes to ease British war debt
Paid taxes without representation– Sugar Act: tax on sugar, coffee,
textiles, wine > effect on prices?– Stamp Act: All official documents
were taxed & money used to pay British soldiers in America
– Navigation Act: restrict colonial trade with British
Boston MassacreBoston Massacre
Based on the title & visual, how would you describe this event?
Colonial Colonial ResentmentResentment Sons of Liberty
– Samuel Adams led group of those opposed to British
– Led attacks on British & urged boycotting British goods (i.e. Boston Tea Party after Tea Tax)
Boston Massacre– British troop presence increased– Mar. 1770 a mob taunted British
troops by throwing rocks & snow > troops fired shoots & 3 colonists died
American LeadersAmerican Leaders Thomas Jefferson
– Author of Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin– Went to Europe to
gain support (& money) for colonists
Thomas Paine (Common Sense)
The The Course Course of the of the WarWar
The The Course Course of the of the WarWar
British British AdvantagesAdvantages
Better army and navy (best in the world)
Financially secure Local support from loyalists
American American AdvantagesAdvantages Home-field advantage
Motivation to win → Independence Many European nations supported
colonists George Washington – brilliant
strategist & military leader who tried to draw out the war to make it expensive for Britain
Colonist Colonist PropagandaPropaganda
EffectsEffectsEffectsEffects
Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris Treaty signed that recognized
independence of the United States Western border set at the
Mississippi River Native American issues with
borders
Effects for the Effects for the BritishBritish
Lose colonies in New World
Forced to search for new markets
Effects for the Effects for the United StatesUnited States
25% of the population either dead or left the colonies
No established government in place
Westward expansion began
Other IssuesOther Issues Disputes over territory between
the United States & Great Britain; United States & Spain
France nearly bankrupt from helping the US
Dutch navy destroyed