ASD Libraries: G08: Revolution: French and Indian War

Task 1

List reasons why the French and Indian War and Proclamation of 1763 changed the way the British government thought of the colonists.

Links and resources

Britannica: American Revolution
The treaty of 1763 ending the French and Indian War made England master of Canada and of the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
Confronting the National Debt: The Aftermath of the French and Indian War
By the end of this section, you will be able to:

* Discuss the status of Great Britain’s North American colonies in the years directly following the French and Indian War
* Describe the size and scope of the British debt at the end of the French and Indian War
* Explain how the British Parliament responded to the debt crisis
* Outline the purpose of the Proclamation Line, the Sugar Act, and the Currency Act

French and Indian War
In 1754, the final round of conflict in a series of wars between France and Great Britain broke
out in its North American theater. In the United States, it would be referred to as the French and
Indian War. The following text recounts the events of the French and Indian War—what the
struggle between two European powers meant for the people living in the New World, and the
ramifications of this contest for land and power. As you read, take notes on the reasons each
side participated in the war, particularly for Native Americans, and how the outcome of the
fighting affected each group.
Chief Powhatan's Address to Captain John Smith
The Powhatan are Native American people from Virginia who share an Algonquian language. In
1607, the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia colony became the first permanent English
settlement in the Americas. At the initial arrival of the colonists, people of the Powhatan Confederacy provided the settlers with food, but this relationship quickly deteriorated. In this
address, Chief Wahunsenacawh (1545-1618), also known as Chief Powhatan, addresses a leader of Jamestown. As you read, take notes on the relationship between the Powhatan people and the English settlers.

Proclamation Line of 1763

Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.

Outcome of French and Indian War

Today in History
The Seven Years’ War alone, fought on a global scale from 1756 – ‘63, saw England borrow the unprecedented sum of £58 million, doubling the national debt and straining the British economy.

Books

The French and Indian War, 1660-1763 by Christopher Collier; James Lincoln Collier
Call Number: 973.2 COL
ISBN: 9780761404392
Publication Date: 1998
Full-Color Photographs, Maps, Bibliography, Index

The French / Indian War aka 7 year war

Maps

The political division of North America since 1750
This animated map shows the changes to North America’s colonial and post-colonial borders from 1750 to the present.

Map showing territorial gains of Britain and Spain following the French and Indian War.

Also shown are boundary changes within the territory the British had acquired between 1763 to 1783.

Territorial lands held by the British before 1763 is shown in red, land gained by Britain in 1763 is shown in pink.

The lands ceded to the Kingdom of Spain in secret during 1762 are in light yellow, and also set-off are the lands Britain promised to close to white settlement - a causus belli to many Americans leading to support for the American Revolution.

How Did The French And Indian War Lead To The American Revolution?

How Did The French And Indian War Lead To The American Revolution?
In five phases, the French and Indian war led the 13 colonies of North America to the American Revolution.

Those five phases are:

In the first phase, the French & Indian war ruined the British economy.
In the second phase, to collect revenue and regain their economy, the British government started imposing taxation acts on the 13 colonies of North America.
In the third phase, colonists started resisting those laws via organizing widespread protests and violence.
In the fourth phase, the British authority tried eliminating the protests and violence through imposing punitive laws.
Finally, in the fifth phase, as retaliation to those punitive laws, colonists turned their actions to the glorious American Revolution.

G08: Revolution: French and Indian War

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