1. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

2. ROAD TO REVOLUTION
The _____________ and _______________ had made the colonists question British rule and traditional authority

3. ROAD TO REVOLUTION
The Enlightenment and Great Awakening had made the colonists question British rule and traditional authority

4. ROAD TO REVOLUTION Long Term Causes:
England and France fighting for dominance in Europe
Fighting also took place in the colonies between the two countries

5. ROAD TO REVOLUTION French and Indian War:
Fighting between English and French in the colonies in the mid- 1700s over dominance in the colonies
Native Americans fought on the side of the French
Fighting in Europe was known as the Seven Years War

6. ROAD TO REVOLUTION British defeat the French
War Ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763
British acquired a lot of French territory in the colonies
British also acquired Spanish territory after Spanish joined the French in fighting and were defeated

7. ROAD TO THE REVOLUTION FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR LASTING EFFECTS:
War put the British in debt
British felt the colonies should help pay the debt
As British government adopted new policies to solve financial problems, resentment began to grow in the American colonies