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The French and Indian war

Started in the Ohio river valley – dispute over French and English claims to land

1754-1763

4th war between France and England

1756 war spreads to Europe

1754-1763

English WON war

Acquired land and empire expanded

COSTLY WAR that created a lot of debt

British control all land to the east of the Mississippi river

French abandon all land and possessions went to Canada

Spanish fought with French

French gave their land to the Spanish (west of Mississippi river)

Acadians to gulf of Mexico (LA)

Colonists Benefited from War

Expand to west past Appalachians without worrying about French (french threat gone)

War was Costly to England

Fighting in North America, Europe, and Asia was expensive

Since the colonists benefited, England felt they should share the burden of the cost of the war

Key Impact of the War

England decides it must demand a greater revenue from colonies

Tighten the existing mercantilist framework (stricter enforcement of Navigation Acts)

Increased taxes paid directly to Parliament

After years of SALUTARY NEGLECT (benign neglect), England was about to change its approach toward governing its colonies

Triggered series of events leading to the Revolutionary War

REVOLUTIONARY ERA

1763-1788

From the end of the French and Indian War 1763 to the ratification of the new US Constitution (1788)

Why did some of the English colonists rebel against and eventually separate from the English empire? (cause of American Revolution)

How did the colonists win the war? HELP FROM FRENCH

How much social, political, economic change was brought about by the revolution? (how revolutionary was the revolution?)

1763-1775 (12 of 25 years)

Series of events leading to revolution

Cause of revolution? Tightening control over colonies

Rights as Englishmen being denied

Evaluate actions of both British and the American colonists during this time

Proclamation of 1763

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