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The American Revolution. Causes. French and Indian War. Aka: Seven Year War. Results. France lost Canada & land East of Mississippi River Colonists develop land Population increases Women outnumber men … why?. Great Britain vs. France Fought over control of land and fur trading
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French and Indian War Aka: Seven Year War Results France lost Canada & land East of Mississippi River Colonists develop land Population increases Women outnumber men … why? • Great Britain vs. France • Fought over control of land and fur trading • Colonists fought for the British > felt united against a common enemy
King George III of England • Refused to listen to colonists’ demands • Issued Proclamation Line of 1763 • Lands West of Appalachian Mtn. reserved for Native Americans • Response by Natives? By colonists?
Taxation • Colonists forced to pay taxes to ease British war debt • Paid taxes without representation • Sugar Act: tax on sugar, coffee, textiles, wine > effect on prices? • Stamp Act: All official documents were taxed & money used to pay British soldiers in America • Navigation Act: restrict colonial trade with British
Boston Massacre Based on the title & visual, how would you describe this event?
Colonial Resentment • Sons of Liberty • Samuel Adams led group of those opposed to British • Led attacks on British & urged boycotting British goods (i.e. Boston Tea Party after Tea Tax) • Boston Massacre • British troop presence increased • Mar. 1770 a mob taunted British troops by throwing rocks & snow > troops fired shoots & 3 colonists died
American Leaders • Thomas Jefferson • Author of Declaration of Independence • Benjamin Franklin • Went to Europe to gain support (& money) for colonists • Thomas Paine (Common Sense) • George Washington • Military leader who used the strategy to make the war as expensive as possible
British Advantages • Better army and navy (best in the world) • Financially secure • Local support from loyalists
American Advantages • Home-field advantage • Motivation to win → Independence • Many European nations supported colonists • George Washington – brilliant strategist & military leader who tried to draw out the war to make it expensive for Britain
Treaty of Paris • Treaty signed that recognized independence of the United States • Western border set at the Mississippi River • Native American issues with borders
Effects for the British • Lose colonies in New World • Forced to search for new markets
Effects for the United States • 25% of the population either dead or left the colonies • No established government in place • Westward expansion began
Other Issues • Disputes over territory between the United States & Great Britain; United States & Spain • France nearly bankrupt from helping the US • Dutch navy destroyed