Causes of the French and Indian War

• France claimed Louisiana to Great Lakes

• British and French declared war over disputed territory in the Ohio valley area

• Indians sided with the French because they thought the British would take over their land

Treaty of Paris 1763• British wins the war

and claims all land East of Mississippi river

• France gave up all land in the North American colonies. {no more threat from Spain in Florida}

• Treaty ended French power in North America

The Proclamation of 1763• Native Americans and settlers

in Ohio Valley attacked each other

• Britain felt colonist should pay for security

• King issues a proclamation stating:

• Colonist could not settle west

• Colonist who lived there had to move back east

The Proclamation of 1763

• Gave land in west to veterans of the French and Indian War

• Did not allow Indians to buy land

• GOALS:– To avoid expensive Indian conflicts– Maintain and build colonies in the East

Georgia Changes Shape

• Treaty of Augusta- Governor Wright negotiated with the Creek and Tripled the size of Georgia

• Savannah River to Altamaha River and north of Augusta

Trade, Taxes and Troops

• Britain occurred a large war debt- $133,000,000

• Felt colonist should pay for 10,000 standing British troops in the colonies

The Stamp Act of 1765• Affected almost everyone• All legal and commercial

documents had to carry an official stamp to show payment of tax

• “Taxation without Representation”

• Stamp Act Congress argued with King George III to repeal the tax

The Quartering Act

• Forced colonial assemblies to provide housing, food, and supplies for the British troops

• Colonists believed this violated their rights

Britain Repeals the Stamp Act

• Britain fearful of revolts tax is repealed

• Pass Declaratory Act 1766-Britain had complete control over the colonies

1770 Shots in Britain• Boston was center

of protest and resistance

• Group surrounded a British soldier throwing snow balls and shots were fired

• 5 colonist killed

• “Boston Massacre”

The Tea Act and Tea Parties

• Parliament repeals all Acts except tax on tea

• Because East India Tea company was going bankrupt

• Sent tea directly to colonies, 3 pence per pound tax collected when delivered

• Tea was cheaper than before

Boston Tea Party

• 100 colonists dressed like Mohawk Indians threw 362 chests of tea into Boston Harbor

Ticket out the door1. Who fought in the

French Indian war? _____ & _____ fought _____

2. Who won the French Indian War?

3. Colonist had to live on which side of the Mississippi river?

4. Why did Britain start taxing the colonies?

5. The quartering act forced colonist to what?

6. How many people died in the Boston Massacre?

7. What was the Boston Tea Party?

Intolerable Acts 1774• Closed Boston Harbor

until tea was paid for• Prohibited town

meetings• Required colonists to

feed and shelter British troops in their home.

• Trials will be moved to other colonies

Georgia stays loyal to England

• The new laws and taxes had little impact on Georgia

• England helped protect Georgia from the Indians

• Stamp act did slightly impact GA

• Sons of Liberty

Loyalists and Patriots in Georgia

• Georgia had good reason to remain loyal– Bought Native

American land for settlement

• Many hated British Taxes

• Scots and Jews were Patriot

• Colonist at Ebenezer were loyalist

The Fist Continental Congress

• Georgia did not send delegates

• In 1774 delegates pass a series of resolutions– Boycotting all trade

until Intolerable Acts repealed

– Urged Massachusetts to form a Government

– Form Militias

The Midnight Ride

• British sent 700 troops to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Lexington

• Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott signaled to warn Boston British were coming

• Revere and Dawes stopped by British patrol

Lexington and Concord

• First battles of the American Revolution

• Colonial Militia waited for British at Lexington

• 8 colonists killed, Britain marched on Concord burned courthouse and ammunition

• “Shot Heard Around the World”• Loyalist Loyal to Britain (Tories)• Patriot Rebelled against Britain

(Whigs)

Georgia Prepares for Independence

• Georgians encourage colonist to manufacturing more of what they needed instead of importing goods from Britain