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The French & Indian war
The final Colonial War was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War. It happened in Europe, India, and North America. The English & French battled for colonial domination in North America.The English won causing debt that nearly destroyed the English government. That debt caused the escalation of tensions leading to the Revolutionary War. -
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The French & Indian war
The final Colonial War was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War. It happened in Europe, India, and North America. The English & French battled for colonial domination in North America.The English won causing debt that nearly destroyed the English government. That debt caused the escalation of tensions leading to the Revolutionary War. -
The Albany Congress
the good intentions of colonial leaders only went so far. Though these petitions were offered, repeated attempts to organize the colonies met with jealous resistance. In June of 1754, representatives from seven colonies met with 150 Iroquois Chiefs in Albany, New York. -
Proclamation of 1763
The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. The first thing on the minds of colonists was the great western frontier that had opened to them when the French ceded that contested territory to the British. The royal proclamation of 1763 did much to dampen that celebration. -
The sugar Act
On April 5, 1764, Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar & Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire. Under the Molasses Act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. But because of corruption, they mostly evaded the taxes and undercut the intention of the tax. the English product would be cheaper than that from the French West Indies. This hurt the British West Indies market in molasses & sugar. -
The Currency Act
The colonies suffered a constant shortage of currency which to conduct trade. There were no gold or silver mines and currency could only be obtained through trade as regulated by Great Britain. Many of the colonies felt no alternative to printing their own paper money in the form of Bills of Credit but because there were no common regulations&no standard value on which to base the notes, confusion ensued. The notes were issued by land banks or loan offices which based the value of mortgaged land -
The Stamp Act
February 6th, 1765 George Grenville rose in Parliament to offer the 55 resolutions of his Stamp Bill. A motion was offered to 1st read petitions from the Virginia colony and others was denied. The bill was passed on February 17, approved by the Lords on March 8th, & 2 weeks later ordered in effect by the King. The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies. Great Britain was faced with a massive national debt following the Seven Years War. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
AN ACT to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty's dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry's reputation as a passionate and fiery orator exceeded even that of Samuel Adams. His Stamp Act Resolutions were, arguably, the first shot fired in the Revolutionary War. In 1764 he moved to Louisa county, Virginia, where, as a lawyer, he argued in defense of broad voting rights (suffrage) before the House of Burgesses. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
The Thirteen Colonies
The British empire settled its first permanent colony in the Americas at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. This was the but the first of 13 colonies in North America. The 13 colonies can be divided into three regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The Thirteen Colonies were the British Colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded between 1607 (Virginia) and 1733 (Georgia) that joined together to declare independence in 1776.
