1. Imperial Wars and Colonial Protest, 1754-1774
Unit 3

2. Empires at War The First 3 Wars The French and Indian War
fought between Great Britain, France and Spain over a 74 year period
The French and Indian War
began in the colonies
France built a chain of forts along the Ohio River
Albany Plan of Union
plan for intercolonial government, plus troop recruitment and tax collection
Effects
unchallenged British supremacy in North America

3. Empires at War British view Colonial view
felt colonists were unable and unwilling to defend their frontiers
Colonial view
proud of their military performance and convinced they could provide their own defense
Reorganization of the British Empire
Pontiac’s Rebellion
destroyed forts and settlements from New York to Virginia along frontier
Proclamation of 1763
colonist can’t move west of Appalachian mtns.

5. British Actions and Colonial Reactions
New Revenues and Regulations
Sugar Act (1764)-passed to raise money for the crown
Quartering Act (1765)-required colonists to provide food and living quaters for British soldiers stationed in the colonies
Stamp Act (1765)-raise funds for British military forces in the colonies

6. British Actions and Colonial Reactions
Protesting the Stamp Act
Boycotts, Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Stamp Act repealed 1766 primarily due to financial reasons
Declaratory Act (1766)-asserted parliament’s right to make laws and tax the colonies
Second Phase of the Crisis
The Townshend Acts (1767)
Taxes on tea, glass and paper to pay salaries of crown officials in the colonies

7. British Actions and Colonial Reactions
John Dickinson’s Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Boycotts
Increased smuggling activities
Repealing the Townshend Acts (1770)
Trade was damamged
Little revenue
Boston Massacre (1770)
Boston Customs House protest
Crispus Attucks and four others killed

9. British Actions and Colonial Reactions
Renewal of the Conflict
The Gaspee (1772)- British customs ship set alight by Rhode Island colonists
Boston Tea Party (1773)- protest against special treatment of British East India Company
Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts (1774)
Enacted to punish Bostonians for the tea party
Quebec Act (1774)
Provisions-Roman Catholic Church; no rep.assembly
American Anger

12. Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution
The Enlightenment
The Age of Reason
John Locke
Two Treatises of Government
natural rights
sovereignty
duty of government