Road to the American Revolution

Poor Richard’s Almanac

Jonathan Edward’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

French and Indian War begins

What were the French and the English fighting over What were the French and the English fighting over? Why did the war begin? Ohio River Valley- also called NW Territory. American settlers moving into the area- clashed with Indians and French.

Lt. Col. George Washington moves troops west of Virginia

Shawnees and Delawares Good Military Leaders Spanish alliance ** FRENCH ENGLISH STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Large land area Controlled the Miss. R. Shawnees and Delawares Good Military Leaders Spanish alliance Concentrated Population Iroquois Vested interest Strong navy Small population Focused more on problems in Europe no vested interest Traditional military fighting No unity (Albany Plan of Union failed) Colonists gave limited support Incongruous fighting style

Albany Congress and Colonial Unity

Treaty of Paris France --> lost her Canadian possessions, most of her empire in India, and claims to lands east of the Mississippi River. Spain --> got all French lands west of the Mississippi River, New Orleans, but lost Florida to England. England --> got all French lands in Canada, exclusive rights to Caribbean slave trade, and commercial dominance in India.

Effects of the War on Britain? 1. Increased Colonial Empire 2. Enlarged England’s debt. 3. Contempt=Bitterness Therefore, England felt that a major reorganization of her American Empire was necessary!

Effects of the War on the American Colonials 1. united against a common enemy 2. socializing experience 3. Bitterness from Contempt

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Mad King George III

The Stamp Act Crisis

Stamp Act Crisis

Quartering Act

Townshend Act

Boston Massacre

Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

Lexington and Concord

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”

The Declaration of Independence