1. Government & War

2. Move toward allowing the people more legal protection
Government Changes
Magna Carta
Written in 1215
King signed to guarantee important rights to noblemen
-Established elections of representatives
Parliament: makes laws with a 2 house legislature
House of Lords/Commons
English Bill of Rights – document agreeing to respect the rights of English citizens & Parliament
Move toward allowing the people more legal protection

3. Oversaw colonial trade Could dismiss colonial wishes
Salutary Neglect
The colonial leaders shared power
England did not interfere with colonial affairs
Parliament passed laws that were rarely enforced by governors
Self-government grew in the colonies
ROYAL GOVERNOR
Appointed by King
Oversaw colonial trade
Final approval on laws
Could dismiss colonial wishes
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. Mercantilism
Colonies supply raw materials and serve as a market for exports
-Favorable balance of trade for the mother country
England passed Navigation Acts to force colonists to sell raw materials to England
-All items bought by other countries had to be taxed
-Trade had to occur on English ships
Colonists began smuggling

5. France established trade alliances with Indians
French Empire
French had little more than 80,000 people in New World (compared to 1,000,000 British colonists)
France established trade alliances with Indians
Rivals of England in Europe & wherever their empires met
France attacked English colonies due to the British invading the French controlled Ohio River Valley trading area

7. PIC Albany Plan of Union Ben Franklin’s idea
Called to unite the colonies under a central gov’t
Colonies REJECTED the plan to unite the colonies against the French
Colonies did not want to give too much power to 1 government
Colonies were jealous to share their power
Especially to tax
PIC

8. French & Indian War 1756 - Britain declared war on France William Pitt
Over land claims in North America
William Pitt
British Secretary of State
Vowed to pay for & win war at all costs

9. Britain defeated France in 9 years

10. Treaty of Paris (1763) Pre-War Land Claim Post-War Land Claim England
France
Haiti
Spain
North America from Atlantic Coast to Appalachian Mtns.
Hudson Bay; Newfoundland
N. A. from Atlantic to Mississippi; Canada, Florida
Canada, St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Ohio River Valley, Haiti
N.A. west of the Miss. River, Mexico, Cuba
Florida, Mexico, Cuba

11. Pre-War

12. Post War

13. After the War
British gov’t tightened control over the colonies after the war
Contrary to salutary neglect
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