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The French and Indian War
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How did the French and Indian War lead to a change in the Relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?
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The French and Indian War (1754-1763)
AKA The Seven Years War NOT French vs. Indians British, colonists, and some Indians vs. French and more Indians Causes: disputes over land in N. America (primarily the Ohio Valley)
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Key Players Ben Franklin (Station #1)
Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie The Ohio Company George Washington France, Britain, Indian Tribes/Confederations Prussia and Austria, Russia and Spain
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Consequences-Treaty of Paris, 1763
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Consequences Pontiac’s Rebellion (Station #2)
Collective Indian identity—reject European culture and technology, push out British settlers Hundreds killed
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Consequences Proclamation of 1763
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Consequences Final nail in the coffin for Pennsylvania’s friendly Indian policy The Paxton Boys
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Consequences Collective identity amongst colonists (the same people who rejected the Albany Plan of Union 9 years earlier) (Station #3)
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Consequences $$$$ Economic Crisis in France
Britain rolls out a series of taxes on colonies starting with the Stamp Act (Station #4)
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Consequences – end of Salutary Neglect
Sugar Act (1764) – reduced tax on imports from the West Indies Meant to end smuggling, tax invasion Smugglers tried without jury Revenue Act – extension of the Navigation Acts More goods to be shipped through England Currency Act Stamp Act (1765)
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