to recap the French and Indian War:
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1754-1763
The French and Indian War 1754-1763-The French and British colonists were upset over each claiming the Upper Ohio River Valley as theirs. France and Britain already didn’t get along and were fighting a war all across Europe, and the war ended up spilling into America. The British colonists were starting to venture out further west, into The Ohio River Valley area, and the French had already claimed it.
The French had only 60, 000 colonists in the area, while the British had over 2 million. The French used their allies the native Americans, to help them fight the colonists. The colonists got Britain to send troops to help them in the war. Although the French won early victories, the the colonists and the British won the war, and won all French lands East of the Mississippi River.
The Native Americans who sided with the French suffered, because they lost their French trading partners, and settlers poured into their lands.
QUESTIONS:
Who was the French and Indian War between? The colonists and Britain against France and the Native Americans.
Who won the French and Indian War? The British and the colonists.
What was the result of the war? The French lost territory, and the settlers colonized more of America.
Britain angered the colonists when they asked the colonists to pay for the British fighting the costly war, which doubled British debt. Britain started imposing taxes on colonists to pay for the war and for British troops that were stationed in America to keep the peace.
Here are the terms we will be using for this week:
French and Indian War 1754-1763-war between the French and the American colonists over control of the Ohio River Valley. The British helped the colonists, and the Native Americans helped the French. The British won the war, and the colonists won territory from the French.
Taxes-mandatory payment collected by a government from people or businesses to cover the cost of services or activities.
The Stamp Act of 1765-a tax on most paper goods passed by the British Parliamet in 1765 to raise money to pay for the British army stationed in the American colonies. Caused violent protests in America over taxation without representation.
The Townshend Acts of 1767-More taxes Britain imposed on the colonies to help pay for governing them. Taxes were on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
The Boston Massacre of 1770-A crowd of colonists threw things at British soldiers, and one soldier fired his musket. Other soldiers did too, and killed 5 colonists, including an 11 year old boy, Christopher Seider.
The Boston Tea Party-After Britain imposed a tax on tea, a group called the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 92,000 pounds of tea off a ship in protest.
The Sons of Liberty-a secret, political organization organized by Samuel Adams and John Hancock that fought against British taxation and for the rights of colonists.
The Coercive Acts of 1774(also called the Intolerable Acts)-Britain closed Boston Harbor until the money was repaid for the tea destroyed, replaced the local government with a military governor, and made it illegal to have town meetings unless approved by the governor.
1st Continental Congress-a group of colony leaders from 12 of 13 colonies(not Delaware) met after the Coercive Acts. They decided to boycott all English goods, and they became the colonies’ government. They demanded 1)the same rights as Englishmen, 2)suspended trade with Britain, and 3) drafted a document of grievances against Britain.