What Was The Effect Of The French And Indian War
SanJaya Reed
Mr. McCormick
AP US History 4A
10 November 2014
The Effect of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the start of independence for America. It began in 1756 and ended due to the Treat of Paris in 1763. Although America gained territorial growth, the aftermath of the war greatly affected Great Britain and the British colonies because of the British’s large debt that lead to taxation on colonists’ goods and the American colonists’ accumulating admiration to acquire independence and political power from the British, which eventually led up to the American Revolution.
Chief Pontiac led the Ottawa uprising in the Ohio River Valley; it was a campaign to drive out the British, but they failed and the British retaliated. …show more content…
They believed that whoever required the most gold or silver were the most powerful. Mercantilism developed a favorable balance of trade for England. The London government expected products from the American colonies such as tobacco, sugar and ships’ mast. The colonies supplied raw materials and also bought finished products. Mercantilists restricted economic activity as well. In 1650, the Navigation Laws passed; it required that European goods for America had to land in Britain first, where tariff duties would be collected and British middlemen would take a piece of the profits. Other laws issued that Americans were restricted in what they could produce and enumerated goods could only be shipped to England. Since the colonists bought more than they sold, hard money had to make up for the difference, which depreciated. Still in need of paying off war debts, Prime Minister George Grenville passed the Sugar Act of 1764, the first law passed for raising tax revenue; it increased the duty of sugar being imported from the West Indies. Americans protested, the tax lowered, and things calmed. But the Quartering Act was then passed in 1765 that required certain colonies to provide food and quarter for British troops. Also in the same year, Grenville forced the most objectionable tax, a stamp tax to support a military force to protect colonies. Because of these acts, colonists grew angrily and questioned their rights and decided to approach a call to
Mr. McCormick
AP US History 4A
10 November 2014
The Effect of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the start of independence for America. It began in 1756 and ended due to the Treat of Paris in 1763. Although America gained territorial growth, the aftermath of the war greatly affected Great Britain and the British colonies because of the British’s large debt that lead to taxation on colonists’ goods and the American colonists’ accumulating admiration to acquire independence and political power from the British, which eventually led up to the American Revolution.
Chief Pontiac led the Ottawa uprising in the Ohio River Valley; it was a campaign to drive out the British, but they failed and the British retaliated. …show more content…
They believed that whoever required the most gold or silver were the most powerful. Mercantilism developed a favorable balance of trade for England. The London government expected products from the American colonies such as tobacco, sugar and ships’ mast. The colonies supplied raw materials and also bought finished products. Mercantilists restricted economic activity as well. In 1650, the Navigation Laws passed; it required that European goods for America had to land in Britain first, where tariff duties would be collected and British middlemen would take a piece of the profits. Other laws issued that Americans were restricted in what they could produce and enumerated goods could only be shipped to England. Since the colonists bought more than they sold, hard money had to make up for the difference, which depreciated. Still in need of paying off war debts, Prime Minister George Grenville passed the Sugar Act of 1764, the first law passed for raising tax revenue; it increased the duty of sugar being imported from the West Indies. Americans protested, the tax lowered, and things calmed. But the Quartering Act was then passed in 1765 that required certain colonies to provide food and quarter for British troops. Also in the same year, Grenville forced the most objectionable tax, a stamp tax to support a military force to protect colonies. Because of these acts, colonists grew angrily and questioned their rights and decided to approach a call to