Indian War was fought from 1754 to 1763. In North America‚ it was a decisive British victory‚ banishing the French from their Canadian possessions. The war also gave invaluable military experience to George Washington. This war between Britain and France ended with the victorious British in debt and demanding more revenue from the colonies. With the defeat of the French‚ the colonies became less dependent on Britain for protection. Next‚ was the Proclamation of 1763. “Proclamation declared by the
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Several decisions made by the British towards the colonies during the period between 1763-1776 led to eventual revolution‚ and the eventual loss of Britain’s North American colonies. During the peace that developed after the French & Indian war‚ England‚ attempting to avoid open conflict with Native American tribes after gaining a tremendous amount of land from the French’s defeat‚ issued the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation issued that white settlers could go no farther than the Appalachian
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colonies acquired by conquest‚ as when‚ in 1664‚ an English expedition seized the sprawling Dutch colony of New Netherland (which the English divided into New York and New Jersey)‚ and when Canada joined the empire as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 that ended the Seven Years’ War. Colonial charters specified the land that an individual or corporation had the right to settle. In the case of the New World‚ the English government‚ like its European counterparts‚ dismissed the rights of the Native
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themselves they became used to it and were ignoring parliament’s laws because they have started governing themselves. The parliament saw an opportunity to help pay of national debts using the colonies and created 6 main Acts from 1763-1773 they were called Proclamation of 1763 which banned settlement into western lands‚ next there was the Sugar Act of 1764 which put tried to put a stop on smuggling goods and gave british naval officers writs of assistance to search ships. The law also made it so goods
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The French and Indian war was a key factor leading up to the revolution. In the war the French who were assisted by the indians and the British fought over land that the French were taking along the Ohio River Valley. In 1763 the British defeated the French who then had to give up land all the way west to the Mississippi. This was a key factor because it gave settlers room to expand and create a new nation. After the war‚ Britain was left with a large amount of debt‚ and one way to create revenue
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not have the skill needed to fight the French. Although the British were victorious‚ the debt that they faced soon but them in a horrible situation. Before they assessed the economic problems the country faced‚ a law was passes‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ that stated the colonists could not settle past the
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The war developed from 1754 to 1763‚ Americans and Englishmen fought together against the French and were victorious. Britain annexed the French Canadian territories and Acadia‚ both colonies had approximately 80‚000 French Roman Catholic residents. In order to gain their support parliament
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French and Indian War DBQ The French and Indian War or Seven Years War was a duel for North America. It was a battle between the British and the French with their Indian allies. The war ended in 1763 during the Treaty of Paris when the French seceded all of their North American land to Britain and Spain (Doc. A). As the war continued and ended‚ there was a progressive resentment for the British from the Colonists. This resentment was caused by actions the Mother Country has done‚ the colonists
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goods were shipped and trade was limited to Britain to encourage its prosperity. In George Washington’s 1755 letter (document C)‚ he expresses his want to serve in the French and Indian War‚ hoping to contribute to the desired victory. Following the 1763 victory‚ a reverend’s sermon (document E)‚ very jubilantly thankful about the French and Indian War outcome proclaims the greatness of Britain‚ and how Britain will make colonies greater than before‚ when the French occupied the continent. However
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Chapter 4 Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle For Independence‚ 1763- 1783 The Rising Expectation of the African Americans and the struggle for Independence was a great thing for blacks they started rise up over slavery‚ they made a big impact in the wars‚ and they got the Declaration of Independence from Thomas Jefferson. I. The Crisis of the British Empire 1) The Great struggle. 2) The two empires Great Britain and France. 3) The independence movement and the
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