CONFLICTS IN THE COLONIES (1675–1774) CALL TO FREEDOM--Beginnings to 1877 7/18/2018 Chapter 6 CONFLICTS IN THE COLONIES (1675–1774) Section l: Trouble on the Frontier Section 2: Consequences of the French and Indian War Section 3: Trouble over Colonists’ Rights Section 4: New Taxes and Tensions Chapter 6

OBJECTIVES Section 1: Trouble on the Frontier How did English colonists and American Indians view each other? What wars did the English colonists fight against other European colonists? How did the French and Indian War affect the British colonies?

Relationship Between the English Colonist and American Indians Section 1: Trouble on the Frontier Relationship Between the English Colonist and American Indians Sometimes they fought. Sometimes they formed trade alliances.

Colonial Wars Section 1: Trouble on the Frontier King William’s War (1689-1697) Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) King George’s War (1740’s) French and Indian War (1754-1763)

Effects of the French and Indian War Section 1: Trouble on the Frontier Effects of the French and Indian War The Treaty of Paris 1763: redrew the political map of North America changed the balance of power in North America

OBJECTIVES Section 2: Consequences of the French and Indian War Why did many colonists move to the frontier? What factors led to Pontiac’s Rebellion? What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how effective was it?

The colonists moved to the frontier for: Section 2: Consequences of the French and Indian War The colonists moved to the frontier for: farmland food

Causes of Pontiac’s Rebellion Section 2: Consequences of the French and Indian War Causes of Pontiac’s Rebellion British desire to build colonial settlements on Indian land Indian desire to abandon European practices and drive out the white people

Section 2: Consequences of the French and Indian War Proclamation of 1763 Factors Leading to the Proclamation of 1763 British leaders feared more fighting on the frontier. They thought that these conflicts would disrupt trade and force Britain to spend more on defense. The Proclamation of 1763 was ineffective because it was: difficult to enforce ignored by settlers and traders

OBJECTIVES Section 3: Trouble over Colonists’ Rights Why did Great Britain create new taxes for the colonies? Why did colonists dislike the new tax laws? How did colonists challenge these new taxes?

Great Britain created new taxes to: Section 3: Trouble over Colonists’ Rights Great Britain created new taxes to: finance the French and Indian War finance a standing army

No Taxation without Representation Section 3: Trouble over Colonists’ Rights No Taxation without Representation The new tax laws upset the colonists who cried, “No Taxation without Representation.”

The colonists challenged the new taxes by: Section 3: Trouble over Colonists’ Rights The colonists challenged the new taxes by: boycotting certain goods protesting the Stamp Act forming the Sons of Liberty calling the Stamp Act Congress in October 1765 Stamp Act (1765) – law passed by Parliament that raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they bought paper items such as newspapers, licenses, and legal documents

OBJECTIVES Section 4: New Taxes and Tensions How did colonists respond to the Townshend Acts? Why were the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party significant events? What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

Response to the Townshend Acts Section 4: New Taxes and Tensions Response to the Townshend Acts Colonists organized boycotts on British goods. Colonial legislatures protested and attacked homes of customs officials.

Section 4: New Taxes and Tensions The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party were significant events because: They demonstrated the colonists anger at the British government. They forced the British to repeal the Townshend Acts to reduce tension.

Purpose of the Intolerable Acts Section 4: New Taxes and Tensions Purpose of the Intolerable Acts punish Massachusetts restore order in the colonies