Warm Up French and Indian War Albany Plan of Union Treaty of Paris 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Sugar Act Quartering Act Stamp Act Declaratory Act Townshend Acts Boycott

Causes of the American Revolution Salutary Neglect: the British were not involved in the active governing of the colonies Colonists built their own society and learned to handle their own problems 1760’s-Britain asserts its power to collect taxes and enforce trade laws more aggressively The Navigation Acts Colonists resisted and eventually rebelled against increased British control Colonists built their own society and learned to handle their own problems Trade to and from the colonies could only be carried on English ships All goods imported into the English colonies could only pass through English ports The colonies could sell certain “enumerated” goods (tobacco) only to England

Over 74 years, Great Britain, Spain and France fought 4 wars King William’s War Queen Anne’s War King George’s War The Seven Years War The Seven Years War, also known as the French & Indian War, began in North America.

French and Indian War Introduction 4th and final war in a series of wars between the British and the French over the colonies Fighting broke out over westward land and expansion into the Ohio River Valley Both the French and English allies with Native Americans French- Ottawa, Shawnee English- Iroquois, Cherokee

French and Indian War George Washington Gov. of Virginia sent him to the Ohio River Valley Ran into French forces at Fort Wilderness Started war in 1755

French and Indian War Albany Plan Met to discuss the colonial defense Plan was created by Ben Franklin to create unified govt for the 13 colonies (1754) Plan never put into effect Set the precedent for later more revolutionary conferences

French and Indian War Treaty of Paris of 1763 Ended the war Britain acquired most of the French territory in the “New World” France gave Spain Louisiana

French and Indian War Immediate Effects Britain has unchallenged supremacy in North America Their colonists no longer faced constant threat CHANGE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COLONIES AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

French and Indian War How Britain viewed the colonies Low opinion of their military effort Believed they were unwilling and unable to defend themselves How colonists view Britain Took the opposite view Not impressed with British soldiers

French and Indian War British decided to change its colonial policy Ended their policy of salutary neglect The war had been costly Believed colonists should help pay off war debt

Quartering Acts Colonist had to provide food, clothing and shelter to British troops

Sugar Act 1st attempt to raise money Placed tax on foreign sugar Felt it was the colonists’ share for protecting them Placed tax on foreign sugar Indirect tax Merchants paid the tax Admiralty courts were used to try smugglers

Stamp Act Revenue tax on all paper products 1st direct tax Paid by the people Patrick Henry- “No taxation, without representation” Stamp Act Congress Claimed that only their elective representatives had the legal right to approve taxes

Stamp Act Sons of Liberty was formed by Sam Adams Intimidated tax collectors Colonist began to boycott British goods Led to a drop in trade Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

Stamp Act Documents Read the 2 Stamp Act Docs under Unit 2 and be prepared to answer the following questions: Why were colonists upset about the Stamp Act? Was the Stamp Act an unreasonable and unfair tax? Were the British violating colonists’ rights? How were the colonists behaving in response to the Stamp Act? Some historians have argued that the American Revolution happened because a few rich leaders riled up all the poor people. Do these documents provide evidence for argument? Is that evidence believable?