Causes of the American Revolution Part 2 Information is taken from Chapter 5 Section 3 and Chapter 6 Section 1

The French and Indian War 1754 to 1763 The English and French were completing over land (for Farming) and the fur-trade in the Ohio River Valley. The French and their Native American Allies The French’s main Native American ally was the Huron The British and their Native American Allies. The English main Native American ally was the Iroquois

George Washington and The French and Indian War Washington led a group of Virginia militia (a force) to tell the French to leave Virginia territory. Washington’s force attacked the French at Ft Duquesne (Today Pittsburg, PA) The French attacked at Ft Necessity causing Washington to retreat and the French and Indian War was started.

George Washington during the French and Indian War

Results of the French and Indian War The French and Indian War spread to Europe (The Seven Years War) William Pitt was determined to win the war in the colonies as a result He sent the best generals He borrowed money to pay troops This money borrowed from the War would have to be repaid. The British winning the Battle of Quebec and Montreal gave control of Canada to the British. It expanded British territory in the colonies in America from the Atlantic Coast to The Mississippi River It ended nearly all French control in North American Spain sided with the French and had to give up Florida to England The Colonists/Colonies became more United

The Albany Plan of Union During the French and Indian War Benjamin Franklin suggested that the colonies band together for defense. It was the first formal proposal to unite the colonies. It called for each colony to send representatives to a Grand Council This council would collect taxes, raise armies, and make treaties. It failed because Colonial legislatures rejected the plan because they did not want to give up control of their own affairs.

Pontiac’s Rebellion After the French and Indian War The British refused to give gifts to the Native Americans as the French had. British settlers also moved into Native American land in the Appalachians Native Americans burned several forts and Attacked English Settlements King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 forbidding the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mts. The British had to defend the Colonies against Indian Attacks. So The British had to keep troops in the colonies to defend the Proclamation Line.

Paying for the Troops and the Debt from the French and Indian War Britain’s Solutions Quartering Act (1765) Required the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies. Sugar Act (1764) This law placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonists. It also called for strict enforcement of the act and harsh punishment of smugglers. Stamp Act This law required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid. All diplomas, contracts, wills, and newspapers had to carry a stamp or be on stamped paper.

Resistance to the Acts Patrick Henry A major colonial leader in Virginia called for resistance to the Stamp Tax. “As for me Give me Liberty or Give me Death” They formed the Stamp Act Congress and organized a boycott of British goods. Boycott is an economic protest of refusing to buy goods to change governmental policy. The Sons of Liberty were formed to protest the act. Attacked Customs officials Burned the stamps

Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry

Britain repeals the Stamp Act Declaratory Act (1766) to Maintain power over the American colonies This law said that Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonies. Colonists’ Response Colonists ignored the act. This would not be the last attempt to tax the colonies

Repeal of the Stamp Act