1. Warm Up French and Indian War Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris 1763
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
Boycott

2. Causes of the American Revolution
Salutary Neglect: the British were not involved in the active governing of the colonies
Colonists built their own society and learned to handle their own problems
1760’s-Britain asserts its power to collect taxes and enforce trade laws more aggressively
The Navigation Acts
Colonists resisted and eventually rebelled against increased British control
Colonists built their own society and learned to handle their own problems
Trade to and from the colonies could only be carried on English ships
All goods imported into the English colonies could only pass through English ports
The colonies could sell certain “enumerated” goods (tobacco) only to England

3. Over 74 years, Great Britain, Spain and France fought 4 wars
King William’s War
Queen Anne’s War
King George’s War
The Seven Years War
The Seven Years War, also known as the French & Indian War, began in North America.

4. French and Indian War Introduction
4th and final war in a series of wars between the British and the French over the colonies
Fighting broke out over westward land and expansion into the Ohio River Valley
Both the French and English allies with Native Americans
French- Ottawa, Shawnee
English- Iroquois, Cherokee

6. French and Indian War George Washington
Gov. of Virginia sent him to the Ohio River Valley
Ran into French forces at Fort Wilderness
Started war in 1755

7. French and Indian War Albany Plan Met to discuss the colonial defense
Plan was created by Ben Franklin to create unified govt for the 13 colonies (1754)
Plan never put into effect
Set the precedent for later more revolutionary conferences

8. French and Indian War Treaty of Paris of 1763 Ended the war
Britain acquired most of the French territory in the “New World”
France gave Spain Louisiana

9. French and Indian War Immediate Effects
Britain has unchallenged supremacy in North America
Their colonists no longer faced constant threat
CHANGE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COLONIES AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

10. French and Indian War How Britain viewed the colonies
Low opinion of their military effort
Believed they were unwilling and unable to defend themselves
How colonists view Britain
Took the opposite view
Not impressed with British soldiers

11. French and Indian War British decided to change its colonial policy
Ended their policy of salutary neglect
The war had been costly
Believed colonists should help pay off war debt

12. Quartering Acts
Colonist had to provide food, clothing and shelter to British troops

13. Sugar Act 1st attempt to raise money Placed tax on foreign sugar
Felt it was the colonists’ share for protecting them
Placed tax on foreign sugar
Indirect tax
Merchants paid the tax
Admiralty courts were used to try smugglers

14. Stamp Act Revenue tax on all paper products 1st direct tax
Paid by the people
Patrick Henry- “No taxation, without representation”
Stamp Act Congress
Claimed that only their elective representatives had the legal right to approve taxes

15. Stamp Act Sons of Liberty was formed by Sam Adams
Intimidated tax collectors
Colonist began to boycott British goods
Led to a drop in trade
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

16. Stamp Act Documents
Read the 2 Stamp Act Docs under Unit 2 and be prepared to answer the following questions:
Why were colonists upset about the Stamp Act?
Was the Stamp Act an unreasonable and unfair tax?
Were the British violating colonists’ rights?
How were the colonists behaving in response to the Stamp Act?
Some historians have argued that the American Revolution happened because a few rich leaders riled up all the poor people. Do these documents provide evidence for argument? Is that evidence believable?