chancellor of the Exchequer‚ was correct by saying in Document 1‚ "We are not yet recovered from a war solely fought for their protection." Whately was referring to the French and Indian War (1754-1763). This war indeed cost Britain much‚ and I do believe the colonists were greatful. However‚ Britain‚ after 1763‚ did not allow the colonists to move west. The colonies were increasing by becoming crowded. New taxes angered them as well. Not being represented in Parliament was tyranny. "Taxation without
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1704 First colonial newspaper 1720s Colonial economic life quickens 1739-1744 Great Awakening 1756-1763 French and Indian War 1750 1775 1763 Proclamation Line established 1763-1764 Pontiac’s Rebellion 1764-1765 Sugar Act and Stamp Act Controversies 1766 Declaratory Act 1767 Townshend Act‚ New York Assembly suspended 1770 Boston Massacre 1772 Committees of Correspondence formed 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 Coercive Acts‚ First Continental Congress convenes 1775 Revolution begins with
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Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. Pre-War Event Description Contribution to the Revolutionary War French and Indian War War between Great Britain and the French in 1754-1763 The loss of the 13 colonies were because of British’s victory which lead to the beginning of the Revolutionary war. Sugar Act Sugar Act was an act passed April 5th 1764 also knows as American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act. Because
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restricted their freedom and the violence and control they were subjected to on the part of the British soldiers. The Americans were justified for claiming Independence because of “Taxation without representation”. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763‚ Britain was in huge debt. Because the war fought on American soil and British soldiers protected the American colonist‚ Britain felt it was right to tax the colonists. On March 22‚ 1765‚ the Stamp Act was created‚ which was a tax on paper good. The
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the French and Indian War. Chief Pontiac - Was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763–1766)‚ an American Indian struggle against the British military occupation of the Great Lakes region following the British victory in the French and Indian War. Royal Proclamation of 1763 - The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7‚ 1763‚ by King George III following Great Britain’s acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French
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put in place to bail out the East India Tea Company‚but ended up taxing the colonists.These are some of things that led to the American Revolution. Though the colonists disliked all of these laws they took particular offense to the 1763 Stamp Act.This required certain goods to have an offical stamp to show that the customer had to pay a tax.Many of these items were paper goods‚such as legal documents and newspapers even playing cards‚Colonists were really mad because the stamp act
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about a united colonies. The French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War in Europe‚ began in 1756 and lasted until 1763. Due to the war‚ England had amassed a huge debt; to pay off their war expenses the crown began to tax the colonies in America. Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764‚ the Stamp Act in 1765‚ the Townshend Acts in 1767‚ the Tea Act in 1773‚ and Intolerable Acts in 1774 – the final nail. These taxes angered the colonists and the protested “No Taxation without Representation
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There were no banks and very little money‚ so colonists used barter and credit to get the things they needed. Following the French and Indian War‚ Britain wanted to control expansion into the western territories. The King issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists who had already settled on these lands were ordered to return east of the mountains. In 1765 Parliament passed the Quartering Act that said the colonists needed to find or pay
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the British after years of surging tension and the opposition of British rule. This ascent in apprehension and hostility was the result of a variety of political‚ economical‚ and social conflicts that arose following the end of the Seven Years War in 1763. One could argue that it was the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers‚ who valued reason‚ science‚ religious tolerance‚ and the rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property‚ that ultimately led to the colonists deciding to fight for their freedom. However
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miserable thing that we no sooner leave fighting our neighbors the French‚ but we must also fall to quarreling amongst ourselves and the English.”(Quote by Reverend Samuel Johnson of Connecticut‚ 1773.) The Seven Years War also known as the French and Indian War dominated colonial America for nine years from 1754-1763‚ causing many consequences after it ended. Some of these consequences caused rebellions‚ new laws‚ native uprisings‚ and many other events. Many of these events were so significant that they
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