Conflicts in the Colonies CHAPTER 6 Conflicts in the Colonies Section 1: Trouble on the Frontier Section 2: Consequences of the French and Indian War Section 3: Trouble over Taxes Section 4: New Taxes and Tensions

SECTION 1 Trouble on the Frontier Question: What were the effects of the French and Indian War on the British colonies?

Trouble on the Frontier SECTION 1 Trouble on the Frontier Cause Effects French and Indian War British colonies grew in size. Britain became a dominant power in the Americas. Spain grew in power in the Americas.

SECTION 2 Consequences of the French and Indian War Question: What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763, and how effective was it?

Consequences of the French and Indian War SECTION 2 Consequences of the French and Indian War Proclamation of 1763 Purpose: Effectiveness: to keep settlers from fighting with American Indians by not allowing settlement across the Appalachian Mountains not very effective; colonists crossed the Appalachians and continued to fight with American Indians

SECTION 3 Trouble over Taxes Question: What were some of the reasons why the colonists disliked the new tax laws?

Reasons Colonists Disliked the Taxes: SECTION 3 Trouble over Taxes New Taxes Reasons Colonists Disliked the Taxes: taxation without representation reflected British efforts to gain more control challenged the colonists’ efforts to be more autonomous hurt colonial economy

SECTION 4 New Taxes and Tensions Question: What were the purposes of the Intolerable Acts, and what were the results of these acts?

New Taxes and Tensions SECTION 4 THE INTOLERABLE ACTS Results Purpose closed Boston Harbor Massachusetts’s charter canceled royal officials allowed to be tried in Britain Quartering Act established for Boston General Thomas Gage new governor of Massachusetts Purpose Causes to force the colonists to submit to British authority prevent any further protests continued protests by the colonists Boston Tea Party

Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 6 1. How did the wars between France and Great Britain affect the British colonists in North America? 2. What region did American pioneers settle during the 1760s, and what happened as a result? 3. How did Americans react when they were taxed by Parliament, in which they were not represented?