1. Zenger, Government, & the French & Indian War
English Colonies
Zenger, Government, & the French & Indian War

2. Impact of John Peter Zenger
German immigrant
1733
Begins printing New York Weekly Journal
New York Governor
Removes govt. officials
Starts a new court
Attempts to rig a trial
Journal fires back
Zenger’s paper accuses the governor of threatening “liberties and properties & violating rules of office”
Govt. indicted Zenger of libel
Grand jury clears Zenger of charges
Beginning of free press & free speech

3. Oversaw colonial trade Could dismiss colonial assy.
Salutary Neglect
The colonial leaders shared power
England interfered very little with colonial affairs
Parliament passed laws that were rarely enforced by governors
Self-government grew in the colonies
ROYAL GOVERNOR
Appointed by crown
Oversaw colonial trade
Final approval on laws
Could dismiss colonial assy.
Colonial Assembly
Governor’s Council
Appointed by governor
Advisory board to governor
Acted as high court in colonies
Elected by eligible colonists
Made laws
Had authority to tax
Paid governor’s salary

4. French & Indian War
War begins shortly after alliances are made with the natives
Many small conflicts took place in the backcountry, known as the Ohio River Valley
Ohio was coveted by both the British & French
Both sides pushed for settlement, using military forces for support
British sent 21-year-old George Washington to remove the Ft. Duquesne

6. ALBANY PLAN OF UNION Delegates approve Ben Franklin’s plan
Called to unite the colonies under a central govt.
Called for president-general in the colonies
Called for legislative assembly w/ power to tax
Colonies REJECT Franklin’s plan to unite the colonies against the French
Colonies didn’t want too much power to 1 govt.
ALBANY PLAN OF UNION

7. WAR
New British Prime Minister William Pitt vows to pay for & win war at all costs
British attack northern N.Y. & take French forts
British attack French city of Quebec
French believed it to be impossible to attack
British take Quebec in less than a month
Battle of Quebec was momentum swing & turning point in the war

10. Treaty of Paris (1763) Terms of the treaty:
France kept all lands in the West Indies
Britain took all French lands EAST of the Mississippi River
France would keep all lands WEST of the Mississippi River and New Orleans
Spain gave up Florida (for helping France)
To repay losses, France gave Spain New Orleans and all they had WEST of the Mississippi

12. Limits on Expansion
British govt. tighten control on colonies after the Seven Years’ War
Proclamation of 1763
Due to Pontiac’s War & land-hungry settlers
Stop all expansion west of the Appalachian Mts.
Britain keeps troops in the area to protect their interests
Military is in charge
British used soldiers to enforce the law
People could only designated points under military supervision

13. ID Quickwrite #5
It was/was not necessary for the British govt. to restrict the extension of colonial settlement with the passing of the Proclamation of 1763 because…