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SENSE OF UNITY TO REVOLUTION

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

� Catholic “Dictator” James II overthrown

� Crowning of William & Mary

� English Bill of Rights

�Regular sessions of Parliament

�Respect traditional civil liberties

� Ends “Dominion of New England”

�Colonial self-rule grows

�Colonial economic success linked to imperial success

� Salutary neglect of Navigation Acts and smuggling laws

ANGLO-FRENCH WARS

� King William’s War (1689-1697)

� Iroquois tribes help the British

� Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713)

�British gain Newfoundland & Acadia (renamed

“Nova Scotia”)

� King George’s War (1744-1748)

� Focus in Ohio River Valley

�Brits fear Acadian loyalty; Acadian deportation

ANGLO-FRENCH WARS

� French & Indian War (1754-1763)

�Washington & French in Ohio River

Valley

� Albany Congress (1754)

�William Pitt: British will pay for war if

colonists fight

ANGLO-FRENCH WARS

� French and Indian War (1754-1763)

�With the French loss…

�Britain gains Canada & eastern Louisiana

�Spain gains New Orleans & western Louisiana

ANGLO-FRENCH WARS

� French and Indian War (1754-1763)

�Heightened sense of British/Colonial unity

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COLLEGE BOARD ESSAY PROMPTS

� From 2003 Exam: “In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) alter the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? Confine your answer to the period 1740-1766.”

� From 2012 Exam: “Analyze the effect of the French and Indian War and its aftermath on the relationship between Great Britain and the British colonies. Confine your response to the period from 1754 to 1776.”

WHY THE SHIFT?

� George III becomes king (1760)

�Wants a more active role than

grandfather & great grandfather

� Felt king could have larger role in

colonies than in Britain itself

WHY THE SHIFT?

� Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763)

�With Britain’s land gain, colonists

felt they could spread out

�conflict with Indians

�Ottawa tribe revolts

� Proclamation of 1763

�Designed to protect George III’s new

native subjects

WHY THE SHIFT?

� British treasury is nearly bankrupt

� Large numbers of “redcoats” being sent to colonies

to scare off French re-attack

�Costs money to maintain “redcoat” presence

WHY THE SHIFT?

� To raise/regulate money supply:

IMAGE CREDITS

� Drummer/fife image: http://www.vcsc.k12.in.us/tcr/liberty/spirit.jpg

� William & Mary image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Willem_II_prince_of_Orange_and_Maria_Stuart.jpg

� French Flag: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/f/f1/20060922195218!French_Fleur-De-Lis_(White).jpg

� British Flag: http://www.ausflag.com.au/images/union_Flag_1770.gif

� Washington F/I War: http://www.awesomestories.com/images/user/1222179730.68.jpg

� Delaware Indian: http://www.oldgloryprints.com/Lenape_-_French_and_Indian_War.jpg

� Fort Dobbs: http://www.fortdobbs.org/images/history/fortdobbs1.jpg

� North America maps: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap04_frq_ushistory_36180.pdf

� Barnard quote: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap04_frq_ushistory_36180.pdf

� George III painting: http://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/thumb/8/88/KingGeorgeIII-1.jpg/300px-KingGeorgeIII-1.jpg

� Pontiac’s image: http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/adamstephen/pontiac.jpg

� Pontiac’s Rebellion map: http://www.irwinator.com/126/5-7.jpg

� Redcoats image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C1mJ8C_sREg/SjZL3QCC_7I/AAAAAAAAASM/j4ENl1Prck4/s400/redcoats.bmp