Moving Towards Revolution The French and Indian War and The End of Salutary Neglect in the Colonies.
Post on 04-Jan-2016
214 Views
Preview:
Transcript
Moving Towards Revolution
The French and Indian Warand
The End of Salutary Neglect in the Colonies
REVIEWThe role of the colony was
to make the “parent country” (England) richer and more
powerful.As long as this was happening, the
colonies were allowed to govern themselves.
EVERYONE is happy!!
SALUTARY NEGLECTThe British “hands-off”
policy towards colonial politics.
Allowed the colonies to
develop their own local
governments.
As a result, the colonists grew independent and
accustomed to regulating their own affairs.
Problems with the Native AmericansAs more
Europeans moved to the
“New World” the Native Americans grew more and
more upset.
More colonists = the demand for
more land!!
The colonists faced an
increasing number of
violent attacks and
warfare from the Native
Americans.
Colonists Cry for HELP!!The colonists demanded that England provide
and pay for protection from
the Natives.
This meant now, the “parent
country” was losing some of
its profit!
Remember…..The French and the Native Americans
had been building strong trade relationships in the years since
contact…..fur trapping & trading!
The French and Indian War
In 1754, a small group of British colonists (from VA) ambushed a French scouting party (led by a young man named
George Washington)…
They had wanted to protect Britain’s
claim to Virginian land.
This was the first “skirmish” of a major war that
would last 9 years!
Great Britain and
The English Colonists VS.
The French and
Their Native American Allies
REASONS FOR THE WAR:1. Control of Eastern North America
REASONS FOR THE WAR:2. The desire for more territorial
land claims—expand on what they had and add more!
Fighting the War….It was a bloody,
brutal war.
Neither the French nor the British knew
the land as well as the Native Americans.
Guerrilla Warfare was common for the Native Americans to use—the British were not used to
this type of warfare.
The French had early success, but in the end the British had better leadership,
more men, and more resources.
In 1763, the French surrendered and signed the
Treaty of Paris.
As a result…The French turned over all of
Canada and much of its western land to the British.
Now, Britain controlled the entire Eastern portion of the North
American continent!
BEFORE AFTER
The French get Louisiana back in 1800 from Spain.
EFFECTS OF THE WAR1. Britain saw a need to adopt more
forceful policies for more control in North America.
2. The Crown stationed permanent troops in the colonies to protect the frontier.
• Native American attacks grew worse after the war3. Britain decided that the
colonies should bear more of the cost for British protection (the war had brought debt to England).
Increased Native America Problems
• Problems with Native Americans on the boundaries of England’s territory continued (along the Appalachian mountains called Frontier).
• Continued attacks led the British to send “small pox” infected blankets into the Native Americans disguised as a gesture of peace.
• This led to even more attacks & rebellions.
Proclamation of 1763In response, King
George III of England issued an
order which PROHIBITED the colonists from
settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
This made the colonists mad!
WHY?
Protection’s High PriceThen, King
George III and Parliament decided to
raise money to pay for the French &
Indian and for the continued protection by
taxing the colonists.
This angered the colonists even more….
A series of taxes followed….
• The Currency Act (1764)
• Sugar Acts (1764)
• Quartering Act (1765)
• The Stamp Act (1765)
It wasn’t that the colonists did think they should pay the taxes,
they just thought…..
wasn’t fair!
The 13 Colonies had joined forces to fight the
French and Indians…
And they would soon join together again…This was the beginning of the end for the British Empire in North America….soon England and its colonists would be at war again, but this time with each other!
top related