1. Lead up to the American Revolution
French and Indian War
Lead up to the American Revolution

2. Tuesday, October 27, 2015
WALT
WASI

3. What observations can you make?

5. Seven Years’ War French and Indian War
Major struggle between European powers
Took place both across the continents of Europe and North America
Biggest involvement from
France
England
Russia
Spain

6. French and Indian War Seven Years’ War
Britain to prevent the French from gaining control
 In North America
Canada
Western Pennsylvania
Mississippi River

7. Important Territories

8. Seven Years’ War French and Indian War
Firsts
Washington
Colonial militia
Began in North America

9. French and Indian War Seven Years’ War
British asked William Pitt to take over wartime operations
Pitt believed control of North America was critical to England as a world power
Committed more troops to the war
Replaced old leaders with young ones
Gave control of recruitment and
supplies to local authorities
in the colonies and promised to pay them for their work

10. The tides have turned!
British blocked the St. Lawrence Seaway, which stopped all French trade to inland towns and the frontier
 Quebec
Montreal

11. In the end…
Even though they fought on the same side, the French and Indian War did NOT bring the British and Americans closer together

12. Navigation Act-1651 Currency Act-1751 Molasses Act-1733
forbade any foreign ships in British colonies
Currency Act-1751
to control currency depreciation
Molasses Act-1733
to crack down colonial trade with countries other than Britain
Proclamation Act-1763
 closed off the frontier to colonial expansion
Sugar Act-1764
Smuggling was widespread
protecting British trade
Americans had to pay for their own protection

13. Currency Act-1764 Stamp Act-1765 Quartering Act-1765
to regulate the issue and legal tender status of paper money in the colonial economy
Stamp Act-1765
Quartering Act-1765
to provide housing, food and drink to British troops stationed in their towns

14. Declaratory Act-1766 Townshend Act-1767 Repealed the Stamp Act
 Britain asserts its authority to make laws binding the colonists “in all cases whatsoever” including the right to tax
Townshend Act-1767
a revenue tax on seventy two consumer goods
the New York Restraining Act
response to the American colonies' decision to boycott British goods

15. March 5, 1770

16. Tea Act-1773
 intended to benefit the East India Company by giving them the monopoly of the American tea market
Colonist perceived it as another means of “taxation without representation”

17. December 16, 1773

18. Intolerable (Coercive) Acts-1774
Boston Port Act
Closed the port of Boston until the East India Tea company was repaid for the destroyed tea
Massachusetts Government Act
controlling the local government and to eliminate the obstruction and the execution of British laws
Administration of Justice Act
limiting the ability for colonial courts to try British officials
The Quebec Act
enlarged the boundaries of the Province of Quebec and passed reforms favorable to the catholic French majority to boost their loyalty in the face of growing resistance in the New England colonies

19. April 19, 1775