Title: Ch. 5,
1Ch. 5, Crisis in the Colonies
2European Rivals in North America
FRENCH TERRITORY
NEW SPAIN
13 COLONIES
Ohio River Valley
FLORIDA (owned by Spain)
3Conflict in the Ohio Valley
- France was determined to stop the English from
expanding westward - Native Americans chose sides
- French built strong alliances with Hurons and
Algonquins - English allied with the Iroquois by playing on
tribal rivalries and offering trade goods at low
prices.
41754 French Indian War Begins
- Washington led 150 men against 700 at Ft.
Duquesne (Ft. Necessity) - He was only 22 years old!
- Had to surrender, was eventually released
5Fort Duquesne
6Fort Necessity
7Albany Congress
- Ben Franklins Albany Plan of Union
- His plan was rejected
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9 Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West
10Turmoil over taxation
11Pontiacs War
- Pontiac, an Ottowa chief who had fought for the
French, led an attack on British troops at Fort
Detroit - Thought French would come to their aid
- Sorry.the wars over!
- Resulted in the Proclamation of 1763
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1410,000 British Soldiers to the Rescue!
- King George III sent troops to enforce his
proclamation - Most didnt care for the backcountry so they hung
out in the cities - Stationing British troops in the colonies proves
to be very costly
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16Turmoil over Taxation
- The French Indian war plunged Britain deeply
into debt. - Prime Minister George Grenville figured that the
colonies should have to share the burden of taxes.
17Taxes, Taxes
- Sugar Act tax on molasses actually lowered the
existing tax but was enforceable - Stamp Act tax on legal documents
- 9 Colonies signed a petition saying that
Parliament had no right to tax the colonies. - Americans boycotted British goods so the Stamp
Act was repealed - Townshend Acts new taxes on certain goods
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19Issue?
- No taxation without representation
- The colonies had no representation in Parliament
and therefore had no voice
20Colonial Protests Grow
- Writ of Assistance (right to search a ship
without reason) - Sons of Liberty hang tax collectors in effigy
- Daughters of Liberty started a boycott of British
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21Samuel Adams
- Organized rallies, stirred up public support
- Started a letter writing campaign called the
committee of correspondence
22John Adams
- Schoolteacher then lawyer
- Knowledge of British law made people respect him
23Abigail Adams
- The wife of John Adams, the first Vice President,
and second President, of the United States, and
the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth
President of the United States. She was the first
Second Lady of the United States and second First
Lady of the United States. - Her letters provide an eyewitness account of the
American Revolution.
24Mercy Otis Warren
- Wrote plays making fun of the British officials
25Boston Massacre
26Temporary Calm
- British merchants harmed by the colonies boycott
pressured Parliament to end the taxes. - There must always be one tax to keep up the
right to tax King George
27Boston Tea Party (1773)
28Reaction Intolerable Acts (1774)
- Boston harbor was shut down until colonists paid
for the tea - Massachusetts colonists were forbidden to hold
meetings more than once a year - Customs officials and officers had to be tried in
England - Colonists would have to house officers in their
own homes.
29Quebec Act
- Set up a government for Canada
- Gave complete freedom to French Catholics
- Extended borders of Quebec to include some of the
Ohio River Valley - Angered the colonists even more
30First Continental Congress (1774)
- 12 colonies represented
- Agreed to boycott all British goods until
Intolerable Acts were repealed - Set up militia
31Lexington and Concord (April 18, 1775)
- British marched to seize the colonists stash of
weapons and gunpowder - Paul Reveres ride
- The Shot heard round the world
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33Old North Church, Boston one if by land, two if
by sea.
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