PPT-Acts of the British Parliament on the Colonists

Taxes Leading to the American Revolutionary War Proclamation of 1763 The end of the French and Indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies Expand to the great western frontier. Get ready to travel back in time as we learn about what happened before American’s fought for their independence from Britain!. The French and Indian War. It all started with the Ohio River. Valley.....Can you find it on the map? . Getting’ Rowdy in Boston!. Colonists VERY upset with . British.. News of the protests got to Parliament!. British . wanted to get colonists under control.. Sent troops to occupy colonial cities.. Troops cause trouble. Events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Colonies resent Britain. King George III tightens British control . Quartering Act. : Colonists must house British soldiers . Tax the Colonists. French and Indian War caused debt . 1608-1773. I. France Finds a Foothold in Canada. Latecomer to colonizing New World. Louis XIV took interest in colonial expansion. First successful colony Quebec 1609. Samuel de Champlain explore, solider, leader early French colonial efforts. A brief Recap of how we came to have a revolution. From Early 1600s to Mid-1700s. British government and colonists had a positive relationship.. British government largely left colonies alone to govern themselves.. 5.1 – The French and Indian War. Also known as the Seven Years War (1756-1763). France was the biggest rivalry to the English . They built a system of forts, blocking the English to travel west. Conflict in the Ohio Valley. British won the French and Indian War with help from the Colonists. After the treaty ending the war is signed France agrees to give its territory to England. Colonists are thrilled to win the war and see the land West of the Appalachian Mountains as their reward for serving their King. Taxation Without Representation. The colonists were British citizens but were not given a vote in Parliament (Great Britain’s Congress). Parliament passes taxes without any information or opinions from the people living in the colonies. colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of. Independence.. Parliament v. Patriots. A Colonial Era Showdown. When the colonists first moved to the Americas…. They had a lot of freedom from Great Britain and were not closely watched. . Cause #1: English Colonial Rule. *The Navigation Acts . 1651-1673. England like many other European nations started to follow the theory of . Mercantilism. .. This meant that they were trying to build wealth by exporting more than they were importing.. Independence. 1763-1776. Lesson . 1 – . No Taxation . Without Representation. British needed money to help pay for debt from French & Indian War. Sugar Act. (1764. ) . T. ax . was lowered in an attempt to stop smuggling…didn’t . How did new British laws lead to greater tension between Parliament and American colonists?. Vocabulary . describe – give details about. revenue – income for the government, often through taxes. levy – establish and collect a tax. Expanded colonies, pushed west.. Came in to contact with French settlers and Natives.. Results in the French and Indian War.. British and Colonial Militia defeat French and Indians.. Brits kick French out of North America.. Britain had 140 million pounds of debt after winning the 7 Years War.. Half of that debt was a result of defending the colonies. Britain looked to diminish this debt by creating Acts that asked the colonies to pay taxes.