The French and Indian War
How did the French and Indian War lead to a change in the Relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?
The French and Indian War (1754-1763) AKA The Seven Years War NOT French vs. Indians British, colonists, and some Indians vs. French and more Indians Causes: disputes over land in N. America (primarily the Ohio Valley)
Key Players Ben Franklin (Station #1) Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie The Ohio Company George Washington France, Britain, Indian Tribes/Confederations Prussia and Austria, Russia and Spain
Consequences-Treaty of Paris, 1763
Consequences Pontiac’s Rebellion (Station #2) Collective Indian identity—reject European culture and technology, push out British settlers Hundreds killed
Consequences Proclamation of 1763
Consequences Final nail in the coffin for Pennsylvania’s friendly Indian policy The Paxton Boys
Consequences Collective identity amongst colonists (the same people who rejected the Albany Plan of Union 9 years earlier) (Station #3)
Consequences $$$$ Economic Crisis in France Britain rolls out a series of taxes on colonies starting with the Stamp Act (Station #4)
Consequences – end of Salutary Neglect Sugar Act (1764) – reduced tax on imports from the West Indies Meant to end smuggling, tax invasion Smugglers tried without jury Revenue Act – extension of the Navigation Acts More goods to be shipped through England Currency Act Stamp Act (1765)