colonists’ own good (and Sir William Johnson‚ Superintendent of Indian Affairs‚ was utterly opposed to the settlers encroaching upon unsubdued territory at this time) — for one reason to protect them from hostile Indians‚ it bothered people who were bent on western expansion. Additionally‚ Great Britain incurred huge debt from the French and Indian War (1755-1763) — which was the North American theatre was the Global Seven Year War between France and England. And because it occurred in North America
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Tension in the New World The French and Indian War undoubtedly created new tension in the colonies. After the conflict had finished‚ the colonist’s independent attitudes surfaced. Many had grown tired of British insults and being looked down on by the mother country. After the war‚ Britain’s debt was immense. The mother country’s solution was to impose taxes upon the colonists to erase the debt‚ seeing as the war was most beneficial to them. This new responsibility was not welcomed by the colonists
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Cold War DBQ Between 1945 and 1950‚ the tensions increased between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both superpowers‚ with varying standpoints on global affairs‚ were brought to the brink of war. As the United States pushed for the containment of communism‚ and the development of capitalist democracies‚ the Soviet Union continued to impose communist rule amongst itself and its satellite nations. Eventually‚ these conflicting views would lead to the start of the Cold War. Fueled by the disagreement
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AP U.S. History Unit #1C: The Road to Civil War Banno / Malcolm Causes of the Civil War: * Theissueofstates’rightsvs.theauthorityofthefederalgovernment * Sectionalism (i.e. sectional interests‚ culture‚ system based on geographic distinctions) * Theexistenceofslavery * Theexpansionofslavery * Ineffectualpoliticalleadership * Eachregion’sperceptionsoftheother’sintentionsandactions Events and Terms that lead to war. Using the terms/events on the following
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The effects after the French and Indian War created an unbalanced relationship between Britain and the British colonies. The victory allowed Britain to expand their territory‚ but also brought Britain in great debt. Britain believed that Parliament should have more authority over the colonists and so they put in Acts to enforce their rules. The many different Acts created resentment throughout the colonies towards their mother country. The French and Indian War also had the effect on the colonies
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In 1756 the French Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War‚ was a battle between France and Britain over the control of the Ohio Valley and Canada. The French become allies with Indian tribes and fight the war against Britain‚ but are defeated. The British Empire started taxing the 13 colonies during the war to raise money for weapons and ammunition‚ this was called the stamp act. The stamp act taxed americans on newspapers and legal document in 1756. The 13 colonies didn’t want to be taxed
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Karlie Hadden Block 2 1292014 Civil War DBQ Suzannah= Pink.. You should put a period there. then start a new sentence‚ for EXAMPLE: Discuss the elements of causation for the American Civil War from 18211861. During the time period of 18211861‚ deviation stifled the American Union. The American Civil War was caused by economic digression between the North and South‚(.) All fueled by the disagreement in state rights versus federal rights‚ slavery‚ and political idiosyncrasy. Econom
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were proud to be a part of the British empire. Years later‚ after the results of the French and Indian War took place‚ the colonies realized the British wasn’t all what it seemed. After seeing the British lose the first two years of the war‚ the colonies thought that they could possibly have a chance to beat them. King George decided to start taxing the colonies to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian War. This outraged the colonists because they felt they were being taxed with representation
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Shaina Campbell 10/21/12 The American colonists were justified in waging war against Great Britain. In the late 1700’s conflicts between the Colonists and The British arose. The British were imposing taxes on the colonists. They attacked defenseless Colonists and the British wanted to have total control over the government of The Colonists. After the French and Indian war Britain was in financial debt. In order to pay off their debt they imposed many taxes‚ which seemed unfair to the
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The Wars of Religion in the 17th and 18th centuries were some of the bloodiest conflicts of all of European history before the World Wars. They spanned the entire continent‚ involved nearly every member of society‚ and resulted in the deaths of millions. Reactions to these wars varied– some were in favour‚ some were opposed. However‚ despite the fact that people’s reactions deviated wildly‚ the evidence shows that many rulers had a similar attitude towards the Wars of Religion‚ and manipulated them
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