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American History Unit 1 Lecture 7
The Road to Conflict – Part I
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War sets the stage for conflict between Britain and its American Colonies
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The French and Indian War
• 500 year old rivalry between Britain and France comes to America
• Conflict begins over land in the area of Western Pennsylvania
• Erupts into war between France and their Indian allies and Britain, the Colonists, and their Indian allies.
• Colonies want to expand West – French and Indians resist
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Course of the War• France wins many early
battles; war is fought both in Europe and N. America
• George Washington, a young Lieutenant fighting for the British colonies, loses one of the war’s earliest skirmishes
• William Pitt, a British politician turns the tide of the War
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The War Ends
• Powerful Iroquois join the side of the British and Colonies
• The French city of Quebec is captured• War lasts for 9 years, and includes fighting in
Europe. • By 1763, French are defeated and lose
virtually all of their lands in North America!
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Victory leads to conflict
The French and Indian War set the stage for conflict between Britain and its American Colonies2 Key Reasons:Proclamation of 1763Increase in taxes to pay for war
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Victory leads to ConflictProclamation of 1763
• After winning French and Indian War, Britain wants peace in the colonies
• PROCLAMATION OF 1763 – Bans colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains
• Hope to avoid further conflict with Indians
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Victory leads to Conflict
Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation angered colonists• Moved past line against wishes of
the British• Colonists believe the line shows
the British don’t care about them
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Victory leads to Conflict
British Expenses• Britain had spent a lot of
money on the French and Indian War
• National debt was doubled• Keeping troops in the
colonies was expensive
Increased Taxes• Britain begins cracking
down on smuggling by American colonists
• British pass SUGAR ACT – says smugglers will be tried by British Courts – not Colonial Courts
• Angers Colonists and protests begin
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1. From http://ns1763.ca/remem/7yw-timeline-w.html
2. From http://www.nebraskastudies.org3. From http://jb-hdnp.org/