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    Paxton Boys The Paxton Boys were frontiersmen Scots-Irish origin who were considered a vigilante group. The village of Paxton was a rapid growth for racial and political disorder during Pontiacs Rebellion. Pontiac’s rebellion was a way in 1763 that was between Native American Tribes that were unhappy with British postwar policies in the Great Lake region. The Native tribes were dissatisfied with the defeat of the French in the French and Indian war. Paxton was still populated with many Scot-Irish

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    cultures and what were some of their characteristics? P.546-7 9. What two (2) related problems did the British face after defeating the French in 1763? P.547 10. Which Amerindian chief drove the British from some western outposts and raided Virginia and Pennsylvania at the end of the Seven Years’ War? p.547 11. What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? P.547 12. What sparked a political confrontation that led to rebellion in the British N. American colonies?

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    not of fundamental importance to the societies involved. During the postclassical period‚ contacts increased and were more significant. Missionary religions—Buddhism and Islam—and trade influenced important changes. The new world relationships after 1450 spelled a new period of world history. The Americas and other world areas were joined to the world network‚ while older regions had increased contacts. Trade became so significant that new relationships emerged among societies and prompted reconsideration

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    longer had a major tract of New World land (Document A) England dominated the New World. (Document A) This led to the Proclamation of 1763‚ which took a toll on the political relationship between Britain and its colonies. The Native

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    These are believed to be the biggest factors by Kim Daniel. She explains why the American colonists became angry with the new laws. The Proclamation of 1763 was a deal between the American Indians and Great Britain. It said that the American colonists would not move past the Appalachian Mountains. The war between France and Great Britain was brought to the Americas so the colonists could move westward

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    The French and Indian War (1754 – 1763) gradually worsened the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies even though Britain and the American colonies gained land from the French (Document A). An example of this would be in order to keep peace with the Indians‚ the British government prohibited American colonists from expanding westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Also‚ when Britain was in debt from the French and Indian War‚ they imposed more taxes

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    In 1763 the colonists faced a series of conflicts with Great Britain. These conflicts resulted in the break between the two. Although Great Britain caused many problems by imposing several restrictive acts on the colonists’ during their fight for independence‚ it more importantly caused the colonists’ to come together and grow as they started an independence movement. Great Britain imposed many taxes on the colonists‚ one being the Sugar Act. The reason the Sugar made the colonists so mad was because

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    soared from $75 million to $133 million in 1763 consuming 60% of the national budget. The only solution to this problem was the raise the taxes‚ and that’s just what prime minster Lord Bute did beginning with England. Of course there were many complaints with this leading to his decision to only tax the poor and middle classes. The question was still hanging in the air for them‚ should they tax the American colonists? A new prime minister came into play in 1763. British taxpayers were paying five times

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    Causes of the American Revolution The Colonial Mindset and Events That Led to Revolt By Martin Kelly‚ About.com Guide The American Revolution began in 1775 as open conflict between the united thirteen colonies and Great Britain. By the Treaty of Paris that ended the war in 1783‚ the colonies had won their independence. While no one event can be pointed to as the actual cause of the revolution‚ the war began as a disagreement over the way in which Great Britain treated the colonies versus

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