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Molasses Act
Parliament passed the Molasses Act, which, if successful, would have struck a crippling blow to American international trade by hindering its trade with the French West Indies.
The result was disagreement, and colonists got around the act through smuggling. -
The Great Awakening
Due to less religious fervor than before, and worry that so many people would not be saved, the stage was set for a revival, which occurred, and became the First Great Awakening. Jonathan Edwards was a preacher with fiery preaching methods, emotionally moving many listeners to tears while talking of the eternal damnation that nonbelievers would face after death.He began preaching in 1734, and his methods sparked debate among his peers. -
Battle of Quebec
Ranks as one of the most significant engagements in British and American history, and when Montreal fell in 1760, that was the last time French flags would fly on American soil. -
Peace Treaty at Paris
France was totally kicked out of North America. This meant the British got Canada and the land all the way to the Mississippi River. The French were allowed to retain several small but valuable sugar islands in the West Indies and two never-to-be-fortified islets in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for fishing stations. France’s final blow came when they gave Louisiana to Spain to compensate for Spain’s losses in the war. Great Britain took its place as the leading naval power in the world. -
Conquest by the Cradle
Great Britain ruled 32 colonies in North America.
Only 13 of them revolted (the ones in what’s today the U.S.).
Canada and Jamaica were wealthier than the “original 13.”
