The economic effects of the French and Indian War were mainly the tightening of the British and colonists’ mercantilist relationship and the Acts imposed by Great Britain towards its American colonies to facilitate the payment of the war debt. By 1763‚ the Seven Years War had already come to an end‚ leaving Britain bankrupt because of the great amount of money it had spent protecting its overseas colonies from the French and Indian threat. The British Order in Council stated the establishment of
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In 1759 the British had many victories including‚ capturing the French islands‚ defeating the French in India‚ and destroying a French fleet. The greatest victory for them was when they defeated the capital of France‚ Quebec‚ which was thought to be impossible to attack. The fall of Quebec brought the fighting to an end‚ and a peace treaty was made allowing France to keep some sugar-producing islands and forcing them to give a lot of land to Great Britain. The treaty of Paris also marked the end
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With the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ the French were completely removed from North America and England took control of all lands west to the Mississippi River and Canada. When the British took control of the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ Indians began to rise up and attack English settlements. Still recovering from the expenses of the French and Indian War‚ King George declared that he should consolidate all settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains. In addition‚ England made a formal
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Life in the Chesapeake Colonies The first successful British colonization of the Americas was in the Chesapeake area and anchored by Jamestown which was founded in 1607. The original colonists nearly didn’t make it‚ as it was a very difficult life for them. Moreover‚ the colonists founded many relationships that were both good and bad with various other groups so that they could make it through those first years. With great will and sheer luck the area has thrived‚ becoming the heart of the
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fishing rights. This rivalry contributed to worldwide conflit between England and France; as a result‚the rival nations fought four wars between 1689 and 1763. The first three of these wars King William’s War ‚ Queen Anne’s war‚ and King George’s war started in Europe and spread to North Amerca. The fourth war‚ fought between 1754 and 1763‚ started instead in America and spread to Europe. Because the French and Indians joined forces against the British‚ this war became known as the French and
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was 1740 through 1766 altered the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. Politically the relations were altered between Britain and its American colonies because Britain returned to the colonies in 1763 and further enclosed its Colonists more snugly in its grip‚ as seen in documents A‚ B‚ and C. The French and Indian War altered the economic changes between Britain and its American colonies because the American leadership was less in need for Britain’s
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Britain. But after awhile the colonies got tired of Great britain of the rules and laws they would make that would benefit Great britain and it wouldn’t help the colonies. Some of the reasons the colonies made these laws for example proclamation of 1763‚ sugar act‚ quartering act‚ stamp act and one of the biggest reasons why i think started the revolution war was the french and indian war. The biggest reason i think the american revolution started is french and indian war. The french and indian war
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American Revolution Take Home Questions Essay Questions: Since I am giving you these to take home and use your notes for‚ I expect well written answers. Do not just copy and paste from your notes or from other websites. You may use your notes‚ but make sure you explain thoroughly all of your answers. What were the disadvantages and advantages of each side during the American Revolutionary War? Based on these‚ who do you think should have won the American Revolution? Why? (12 points) By having
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the colonist on paper and sugars. Great Britain was in a huge amount of debt due to the previous war‚ which led to the reason on why the country had taxed all the colonies. The taxing continued all the way until 1763‚ when the colonist could not take it anymore. The tea act began in 1763. Colonist were not happy about this whatsoever. Due to the colonist unhappiness‚ they decided to dump gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor known as the Boston Tea Party. Everyone was stunned. Although‚ one benefit
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Taxation Without Representation." With the loss of this war‚ the French became allies with the colonists. Additionally‚ this led to the start-up of the idea that collectiveness gives the colonists more power. Treaty of Paris 1763 (February 10‚ 1763) The Treaty of Paris 1763 led to the American Revolution by increasing the taxes put on the colonists by Britain. Alternatively‚ the newly conquered British lands were too big for the British to protect. Another reason is that it made the colonists and
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