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As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 A. France lost all of its possessions in North America B. Most of Spain’s New World empire was transferred to France C. New York was returned to the French in exchange for British control of India D. The British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America

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“British victory against France in the Seven Years’ War helped to cause the American Revolution.” Which answer BEST explains why this quotation is true? A. France sought revenge & stirred-up colonial anger against the British B. The British attempt to industrialize Canada offended the American colonists C. Britain became overconfident, resulting in a failed invasion of Spanish Florida D. The British increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over France

3. Causes of the American Revolution
USH3 – Unit 2

4. French & Indian War
British defeat the French in war over territory in the Ohio River Valley.
French ally w/ Natives
British & Colonists
Ben Franklin urges colonies to unite against the French
Colonists felt like they supported the British
British felt they didn’t do enough

5. French & Indian War

6. Pontiac’s Rebellion & Proclamation of 1763
Colonists began to move westward
Conflict w/ the Natives
Pontiac’s Rebellion (failed)
British crown forbids colonists from moving west to avoid future conflicts
Colonists were upset they couldn’t move west b/c that was reserved as “Indian Territory”

7. Sugar Act
Import tax placed on sugar entering the colonies from non-British Caribbean islands
Tax was intended to raise revenue & limit smuggling
Tax was high enough to give British a monopoly on sugar
“No taxation w/o representation” – shouldn’t have to pay taxes if we have no say

8. Stamp Act
Colonists required to get stamps on legal documents, newspapers, & other paper products
Later repealed b/c it brought in little revenue
Colonists boycotted (most common form of resistance)

9. Sons & Daughters of Liberty
Secret society – organized boycotts & worked to protect rights of colonists
Large scale anti-British movement
Representatives from each colony

10. Townshend Acts
Tax on glass, paper, lead, tea, and paint & they must be purchased from Britain
Colonists boycott those goods
“No taxation w/o representation”

11. Colonial Resistance

12. Boston Massacre
A group of British soldiers opened fire on protestors in Boston
5 people killed
Colonists were enraged & used propaganda to create anti-British sentiments

13. Committees of Correspondence
Rallied colonial opposition
Making plans for a revolution
Est First Continental Congress
FCC – sent a letter to King George explaining the issues they had w/ how they were treated
Formed a militia (minutemen)

14. Tea Act & Boston Tea Party
Gives a monopoly to British East India Tea Company to boost revenue
Colonists saw this as another form of “taxation w/o representation”
Sons of Liberty organized Boston Tea Party

15. Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)
Punishment for BTP
Closed Boston Harbor
Expanded Quartering Act
Violators will be tried in British courts
Colonists feel this is the last straw

16. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Encouraged colonists to declare their independence
Ideas of independence spring from the Enlightenment
2nd Continental Congress will later draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776
Natural rights (Locke) included
Life, Liberty, & Pursuit of Happiness

17. Lexington & Concord
British troops march to Concord to seize colonial stock pile of weapons
Paul Revere’s “Midnight Ride”
Minutemen respond…8 people die including one British soldier