Europeans were searching for new routes to the east for spices‚ silk and gold. Spanish expansion was indicated by Christopher Columbus arrival in America. He was exploring the southern and western America in their quest of gold. Columbus‚ sailed from Spain in 1492 in effort to find the new trade route and instead found a "new world". This world had many items‚ which the Europeans wanted - corn‚ tobacco‚ cocoa‚ sugar and gold. After the sugar cane plantations were established by the Spanish‚ one
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the Proclamation of 1763 was issued‚ which stated that none shall pass beyond the Ohio Valley‚ resulting in the colonies to be outraged. The settlers were in the midst of Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ which were a series of raids from Indians. The Proclamation of 1763 caused the colonists to get angry‚ because they could not protect themselves‚ since the British could not afford to build forts for the protection of the colonists. George Grenville became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1763‚ and he allowed not
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The Inevitability of the American Revolution Alexandria Wallick Michael Savage American History to 1877 Midterm Essay 13 March 2012 01 The Inevitability of the American Revolution The British colonies began on a loose foundation with the failure of Roanoke then the harsh reality Great Britain faced with the Jamestown colony. When the number of colonies grew in the New World so did Britain’s control over it’s people. The British Empire thrived off the natural resources
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paying taxes and decided to declare war. To clarify‚ “Great Britain had won the French and Indian war but Parliament still had to pay for it” (HMH Social Studies). In this case‚ King George decided to tax the people starting with the Proclamation of 1763. Accordingly‚ “To
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Indian war. After many hard-fought battles‚ the British gained a lot of new land. The Treaty of Paris then gave the British the land as the French lost the land. To avoid further conflict with the Native Americans‚ the British passed the Proclamation of 1763. This said that no colonist could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. However‚ we did not like these restrictions. We did not like that the British had control of us and we wanted to fight for a change. After the war‚ the British were in debt
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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
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Chapter 4 The Empire in Transition Loosening Ties -After the Glorious Revolution‚ the British Parliament established a growing supremacy over the king. -These parliamentary leaders were less inclined than the seventeenth-century monarchs had been to try to tighten imperial organization. -The administration of colonial affairs remained decentralized and inefficient; there was considerable overlapping and confusion of authority among the different departments. -Very few London officials had
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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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b. Crowd of poor/working class Bostonians protesting British soldiers abusive treatment of an apprentice c. British troops killed 5‚ wounded 6 d. One of many events that led to bad relationship with England/American colonists 2. 1763 England tightened control over its colonies‚ igniting rebellion e. Colonists were shocked‚ believed English were trying to take away the colonists independence/prosperity 3. Many different types of people were attracted to the resistance
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In 1754‚ the French and Indian war broke out over land arguments and ended in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Britain was in great debt due to the war and the King and Parliament believed that they had the right to tax the colonies. They passed the Stamp Act in 1765‚ which required any paper products to have a stamp
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