Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Prompt
If you had to join a side in the French and Indian War, which side would
you be on and why?
Quote
“This is America. Anyone is free to protest about anything they want.”Nikki Haley
Announcements/Reminders
Test planned for next Tuesday
Review
Other name for French and Indian War
French treatment of Natives
English treatment of Natives
What was the fight about?
Why did the Iroquois join the British?
Fort Necessity
George Washington
General Braddock and Gentlemen’s Warfare
William Pitt
The Battle of Quebec
Consequences
The Albany Plan
French and Indian War
France loses its colonies in US to
Britain – but not all of its territory
Spain was on France’s side and loses
Florida to Britain
France gives Spain the Louisiana
territory as compensation (note that it
was only part of the Louisiana area)
Sows yet more bitterness…
French and Indian War
Attempt to unite the colonies against the
natives.
The Albany Plan
◦ Proposed by B Franklizzles
◦ Delegates from each colony, leader
appointed by king to act as diplomats to
the Natives.
◦ No colony approved it. Each had its own
culture, way of dealing with the Natives,
and wanted to do its own thing.
◦ How do you unite a group like this?
Colonial Life
Just to hang out – the Taverns!
People liked to drink!
Public drunkenness was a problem but
merchants need money…
Women owned a lot of taverns –
especially in Boston
Markets – hang out, gossip, soap box
speeches
Colonial Life
Consumerism
10% budget for clothing
30% income spent on English goods
So what?
The Proclamation Line of 1763
No one can settle the new territory
(west of the Appalachians). Anyone who
tries it will be physically brought back.
Easier to control colonists and keep
Indians and colonists from fighting.
Troops stationed to keep colonists in
place.
Colonists pay for the troops.
Pontiac’s Rebellion
After the French and Indian War, the
French threat of invasion is removed.
Which means…
However, Native nations did not sign
the peace treaty.
Most Natives stayed on their land,
British take over trading where the
French left off. But there’s a
problem…
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Colonists disregard Proclamation Line of 1763.
Natives sack every British fort in the OH valley leaving only 3 standing: Detroit,
Pitt, and Niagara.
Fighting continues until French officially sign the treaty and word gets back to
Pontiac.
Paying for the War
Britain is running out of money.
The war helped you, so you pay
the bill.
Colonists were peeved.
New tax: Sugar Act of 1764
Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
To pay for the war…
Pay tax on certain items (paper goods).
Stamp shows the tax had been paid.
Right of British citizens to only be
taxed by elected representatives.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT
REPRESENTATION.
Protests, riots.
The Sons of Liberty
Crazies
Sam Adams
Burn things
Publish stuff
Act angry
Fight the Stamp Act by intimidation
and fire
The Stamp Act
Boycott
Patrick Henry is a young lawyer who
gives a speech about how the Stamp
Act takes away freedom.
Stamp Act Congress meets in New
York.
Petition to King George.
The Stamp Act
Repealed because merchants need
money.
Declaratory Act
◦ Parliament has a right to rule and tax
the colonies
Protesting
Write a letter to King George III
Create a sign to hold up at the docks
Write a letter for the Sons of Liberty