Imperial Wars
and
Colonial Protest
Daniel acosta
Helen Cai
ZamiR Borja
Empires at war 1688-1763
•King William’s war
1689-1697
The French-inspired Indians
ravaged Schenectady, New York,
and Deerfield.
•Queen Anne’s War
1702-1713
Peace Deal signed in Utrecht in 1713
Britain gained Acadia/Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay
Gained limited trading rights with
Spanish America
French limited to St. Lawrence
Empires at war 1688-1763
•War of Jenkins's Ear
1739-1748
(War of the Austrian
Succession)
•King George’s War
1744-1748
New Englanders
captured Louisburg,
however peace terms
gave Louisburg back to
France, enraging
colonists
Empires at war 1688-1763
• French and Indian War
1754-1763
•France and Britain fought over the
Ohio River Valley
•War was initiated by Colonel George
Washington, who was sent into the
Valley with a small militia
•General Edward Braddock led a
disastrous expedition to Ft. Duquesne.
•Prime Minister William Pitt successfully
maneuvered operations in Britain.
•Britain and her colonies won with the
retaking of Louisburg, and surrender
of Quebec and Montreal.
•Peace of Paris
-Britain gained French Canada and
Spanish Florida
-France gave Louisiana Territory to
Spain
Empires at war 1688-1763
•Albany Plan of union
Intercolonial government
with a system for recruiting
troops and collecting taxes
from the colonies for their
common defense
Each of the colonies were
too jealous to relinquish
their own taxation powers
Ben Franklin had published his
famous “Join or Die” cartoon
featuring a snake in pieces,
symbolizing the colonies.
Empires at war 1688-1763
•Pontiac’s Rebellion
•Proclamation of 1763
Indians could no longer play off the
European powers on each other since
Great Britain was the only one remaining
Land-hungry Americans could now
settle west of the Appalachians
Ottawa chief Pontiac led a few Frenchallied tribes in a brief but bloody
campaign through the Ohio Valley.
Parliament issued its
Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting
any settlement in the area
beyond the Appalachians
It was meant to work out the
Indian problem, but colonists
saw it as another form of
oppression from a far away
country.
Laws by Parliament Under Lord Grenville
Stamp Act- All
legal documents
had to be taxed by
being stamped
Quartering Act- All
colonists had to
provide food and
shelter for British
Soldiers when needed
Laws by Parliament Under Lord Grenville
• Declaratory ActParliament had
the right to levy
taxes and laws
for the colonies
• Sugar Act- A law
that placed tax
on imported
sugar, and raised
money for gov’t
officials
Colonial Protest Against Laws Under Lord Grenville
(Stamp Act)
• Sons and Daughters
of Liberty- It was a
secret society that
intimidated tax
agents. Because of
their efforts, the
Stamp Act was
repealed by
Parliament in 1766.
• Stamp Act
Congress- This
group called by
Thomas McKean,
representative of
Delaware,
protested against
the Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
• Under Charles
Townshend, these
laws placed taxes
on imports of tea,
glass, and paper
• Writ of AssistanceAll soldiers had
the right to
search anywhere
• Repealed by Lord
Frederick North,
new prime minister
of Great Britain
Increasing Tensions Between the
Colonists and British Soldiers
• Boston Massacreit started with
the Sons of
Liberty attacking
some British
soldiers
• Gaspee IncidentColonists
dressed as Native
Americans and
set the ship on
fire as a deed of
hatred
Increasing Tensions Between the
Colonists and British Soldiers
• Boston Tea PartyColonists
dressed as Native
Americans came
aboard British
ships at Boston
Harbor and
dumped chests of
tea into the
harbor
• As a result, the
Intolerable Acts
were passed,
which consisted
of 4 other laws
The Intolerable Acts
• The Intolerable
Acts consisted of
four Distinct
laws:
– The Port Act
– The
Massachusetts
Government
Act
– The
Administration
of Justice Act
– The Quebec Act
• As mentioned
before, the
Intolerable Acts
were Parliament’s
reaction to the
Boston Tea Party
Philosophical Foundations of
American Revolution
•John Locke
Philosophical Foundations of
American Revolution
•Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The End!
Aren't you glad its over
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