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Britain?s Problems Britain?s Solutions Colonists? Responses 1. Preventing Native American uprisings Proclamation Act (1763): 2. Keeping peace in the American colonies Quartering Act (1765): 3. Paying for war debts Sugar Act (1764): Stamp Act (1765): 4. Maintaining power over the American colonies Declaratory Act (1766): Write C in the blank if the phrase describes the colonists or B if the phrase describes the British in the years after the French and Indian War. _______ 1. Enacted the Proclamation of 1763 to stop settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains _______ 2. Forced to house soldiers under the Quartering Act _______ 3. Forced to buy stamps for legal papers and other items

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Student Study Guide for the American Pageant CHAPTER 7 The Road to Revolution, 1763?1775 seq NL1 \r 0 \h chapter summary ? The American War of Independence was a military conflict fought from 1775 to 1783, but the American Revolution was a deeper transformation of thought and loyalty that began when the first settlers arrived in America and finally led to the colonies? political separation from Britain.

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Mercantilism the belief that wealth is power and measured by bullion Navigation Laws laws that restricted commerce to the bounds of the British empire salutary neglect the beneficial relaxed enforcement of the Navigation Laws John Hancock The ?King of Smugglers,? who became wealthy via smuggling George Grenville The Prime Minister, who called for the enforcement of the Navigation Laws and enacted a sugar duty. Sugar Act (1764) A high duty on sugar imported from the West Indies. Quartering Act (1765) Required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops Stamp Act (1765) Tax requiring use of stamps on commercial and legal documents virtual representation

America: a Narrative History by Tindall and Shi notes Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 Tindall Outline From Empire to Independence The Power of England The Treaty of Paris in 1763 kicked the French out of North America and made England more powerful. King George III took power in 1760. The Heritage of War Though both the colonies and England celebrated the victory of the Great War, problems were brewing; colonists were starting to develop a sense of nationalism. The brutal acts committed within the British army horrified Americans and further widened the gap between the colonies and England. Lots of new British burdens: debt from the war, managing the Native Americans, what to do with the colonies, and how to keep them from illegally trading. British Politics

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PATHWAY TO THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE British ?Action British Rationale Colonial Action Colonial Rationale Proclamation of 1763 Provided a temporary measure to gain time to devise a more permanent solution to conflict between Indians and settlers. Settlers were not to cross over into the Ohio Valley until land policies were developed. Resentment and failure to comply to the law?..Pioneers such as Daniel Boone would move westward Colonists saw the Proclamation as an attempt to ?hem them in? and keep them under British control?.Land west was also looked as the colonist?s birthright for the ?American Dream? Writs of Assistance 1763

Chapter 5: Roads to Revolution

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Chapter 5- Roads to Revolution: I. Triumph and Tensions: The British Empire, 1750-1763 A. A fragile peace, 1750-1754 1. Cause: Ohio Valley- claimed by all 2. French building forts in Ohio Valley a. VA sent troops led by Washington b. Native Americans wouldn?t back Washington so British left 3. Britain called meeting of colonists to negotiate a treaty with the Six Nations Iroquois-- called Albany Congress a. VA or NJ didn?t send delegates b. Iroquois suspicious of British c. Delegates purposed the Albany Plan of Union 1) Based on ideas of Ben Franklin and Thomas Hutchison 2) Called for a Grand Council of all colonial assemblies 3) The Albany Plan came to nothing b/c no colonial legislature approved it

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Chapter 5 Proper Nouns and questions (include dates) A. The American colonist, overall, had a good standard of living. Why then did the wealthy gentry lead the original push for rebellion? (pg 127) They wanted to regain their rights, that Parliament was taking away. In 1774 British troops came over, which enrages many colonists. After 1765, lower class people began to join in with the rebellions. B. In your opinion, how did the young and diverse population of the American Colonies help contribute to the American revolution? Nearly 60% of the population in the 1700s was under the age of 21, and with so many young people beginning to understand politics and their society, this large percent has a big influence on the overall thinking of the time. King George III

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Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition ?No Taxation Without Representation.? -slogan of the 1750?s and 1760?s Loosening Ties Parliament (which tended to avoid tightening imperial organization) gradually began to establish supremacy over the King. No colonial office in London. Most information London received about the colonies came from colonial assemblies who did not want any interference from England in colonial affairs. The Characters of royal official in the colonies: most were prone to waive their duties if bribed. The strength of colonial legislatures: The legislatures had the power to approve appointments, pass laws and levy taxes for their respective colonies and were responsible for the colonial budget.

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