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The Revolutionary War
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The Beginning of the French and Indian War
It was a revenue- raising act passed by the parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. The molasses Act was passed at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West Indies. From French, Dutch, and Spanish West Indian possessions was inexpensive. Sugar from the British West Indies was priced much higher than it should have been. They also didn’t need other things that were offered b the colonies exchange. -
Poniact's Up Rising
Idian rebellion began when a confederacy of tribes under the leadership of Chief Pontiac attacked British forces at Fort Detroit. went on for two years. For the Native Americans, it marked the first united multi-tribal resistance to the European interlopers. By the mid-1700s, the Indian Nations of the Eastern Interior were entirely surrounded by invading European powers. By early 1763, Pontiac had succeeded – for the first time in the Indian Wars – in forging a broad coalition of the often int -
Currency Act of 1764
The purpose of this was to Extend the provisions of the Currency Act of 1751 (New England Currency Act), Control the printing and use of colonial paper money (Bills of Credit), Appease British merchants who did not trust colonial paper money due to its depreciation in value. British merchants in England wanted to be paid in British currency and not colony currency, and Reduce the national debt. -
The Sugar Act
Placing taxes, colonist feel angry about the stamp pack. They smuggle paper products. Anything paper. The british would put taxes on sugar, wine, and other important things. They wanted more money. They wanted the money for safer colonies. Everyone started boy cotting and going against it. -
The Stamp Act
The war lasted about 9 years. It was a battle between France and England. Native Americans had inhabited the land at the time. They had allied with france Usually wars would start in Europe and then spread to other countries but this war started in North American, the "New Nation". There was conflict for about two years until the war actually started in 1756.