Imperial Wars and

Colonial Protest

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Empires at war 1688-1763•King William’s war 1689-1697

•Queen Anne’s War 1702-1713

The French-inspired Indians ravaged Schenectady, New York, and Deerfield.

Peace Deal signed in Utrecht in 1713

Britain gained Acadia/Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay

Gained limited trading rights with Spanish America

French limited to St. Lawrence

Empires at war 1688-1763•War of Jenkins's Ear 1739-1748

•King George’s War 1744-1748

(War of the Austrian Succession)

New Englanders captured Louisburg, however peace terms gave Louisburg back

to France, enraging colonists

Empires at war 1688-1763• French and Indian War

1754-1763

•France and Britain fought over the Ohio River Valley

•War was initiated by Colonel George Washington, who was sent into the Valley with a small militia

•General Edward Braddock led a disastrous expedition to Ft. Duquesne.

•Prime Minister William Pitt successfully maneuvered operations in Britain.

•Britain and her colonies won with the retaking of Louisburg, and surrender of Quebec and Montreal.

•Peace of Paris -Britain gained French Canada and Spanish Florida-France gave Louisiana Territory to Spain

Empires at war 1688-1763•Albany Plan of union

Ben Franklin had published his famous “Join or Die” cartoon featuring a snake in

pieces, symbolizing the colonies.

Intercolonial government with a system for recruiting troops and collecting taxes from the colonies for their common defense

Each of the colonies were too jealous to relinquish their own taxation powers

Empires at war 1688-1763•Pontiac’s Rebellion •Proclamation of 1763

Indians could no longer play off the European powers on each other since Great Britain was the only one remaining

Land-hungry Americans could now settle west of the Appalachians

Ottawa chief Pontiac led a few French-allied tribes in a brief but bloody campaign through the Ohio Valley.

Parliament issued its Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting any settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians It was meant to work out the Indian problem, but colonists saw it as another form of oppression from a far away country.

Laws by Parliament Under Lord Grenville

Stamp Act- All legal documents had to be taxed by being stamped

Quartering Act- All colonists had to provide

food and shelter for British Soldiers when

needed

Laws by Parliament Under Lord Grenville

• Declaratory Act- Parliament had the right to levy taxes and laws for the colonies

• Sugar Act- A law that placed tax on imported sugar, and raised money for gov’t officials

Colonial Protest Against Laws Under Lord Grenville (Stamp Act)

• Sons and Daughters of Liberty- It was a secret society that intimidated tax agents. Because of their efforts, the Stamp

Act was repealed by Parliament in 1766.

• Stamp Act Congress- This group called by Thomas

McKean, representative of Delaware, protested against

the Stamp Act

The Townshend Acts

• Under Charles Townshend, these laws placed taxes on imports of tea, glass, and paper

• Writ of Assistance- All soldiers had the right to search anywhere

• Repealed by Lord Frederick North, new prime minister of Great Britain

Increasing Tensions Between the Colonists and British Soldiers

• Boston Massacre- it started with the Sons of Liberty attacking some British soldiers

• Gaspee Incident- Colonists dressed

as Native Americans and set the ship on fire as a

deed of hatred

Increasing Tensions Between the Colonists and British Soldiers

• Boston Tea Party- Colonists dressed as Native Americans came aboard British ships at Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the harbor

• As a result, the Intolerable Acts were passed, which consisted of 4 other laws

The Intolerable Acts

• The Intolerable Acts consisted of four Distinct laws:– The Port Act– The Massachusetts

Government Act– The Administration

of Justice Act– The Quebec Act

• As mentioned before, the Intolerable Acts were Parliament’s reaction to the Boston Tea Party

Philosophical Foundations of American Revolution

•John Locke

Philosophical Foundations of American Revolution

•Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The End!Aren't you glad its over

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