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the British, the French, and the Native Americans. he war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America
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British Parliament
It required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used
Parliament's first direct tax on the American colonies, this act, like those passed in 1764, was enacted to raise money for Britain -
Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The Townshend Acts would use the revenue raised by the duties to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges, ensuring the loyalty of America's governmental officials to the British Crown. -
Massachusetts colonists
Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence.
marked the start of the American War of Independence. -
New England soldiers faced the British army.
The American patriots were defeated.
Proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. -
As many as 12,000 Continentals, as well as smaller numbers of African American and Native American soldiers.
The Continental Army struggled to manage a disastrous supply crisis while retraining and reorganizing their units.
Valley Forge was a naturally defensible plateau where they could train and recoup from the year's battles while winter weather, impassable roads, and scant supplies stopped the fighting