Cornell Notes from American Revolution Lecture Part 1

French and Indian War

(1754-1763)

George Washington

On the Move!

With Spain no longer a major threat, France emerged as

the greatest rival to Great Britain
By 1756, France and Britain had built huge empires in
North America and were competing to become the
strongest world power.
broke out between the two nations over disputed lands in
the Ohio River Valley
Before he became the leader in the Revolutionary War,
George Washingtons military experience began in the
French and Indian war.
At the Age of 20 George Washington was assigned
second in command of his unit
His men, as well as a dozen allied Iroquois warriors were
sent into Ohio to warn the French to keep out of that
region.
By August 1755 George took command of the Virginia
Regiment, at the rank of full colonel
With the French gone the colonist did not fell that they
needed the British help
People began to move to the Ohio valley

Georgia Gets More Land

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 also impacted Georgia

The border of Georgia changed from the pacific ocean to
the Mississippi River

Proclamation of 1763

By 1763, Britain had defeated France and her allies, and

had forced France to sign the Treaty of Paris of 1763.
According to the
peace treaty: France gave up All of its colonies in North
America
And Spain was forced to give La Florida to Britain but
was granted most of France S territory west of the
Mississippi River.

Britain begins Taxing

the Colonies

Sugar Act

The Sugar Act was passed in 1764.

The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other
important things.
This mad the colonist vary mad, and some leader started
boycotting or to quite buying, British goods.
They thought that that would lower the prices

passed In 1765
A tax on paper goods that required colonists to buy

Stamp Act

Because the war was so expensive King George III felt

that the French & Indian War had been fought to protect
the American colonies. He believed, therefore, that the
colonies should pay taxes to help pay off the war debt.
But the colonist felt Cheated, and were mad

government stamps for nearly all paper goods

(newspapers, books, playing cards, etc.).

Colonial Protest Begin

Stamp Act Congress

Protest cry is no taxation without representation

The colonist felt that they should have some say if there
were being taxed
Even if they had a say , the colonists would have little
votes and always be out voted
A group of colonial leaders
Sends a petition saying that Britain has no lethal right to
tax
This only made the British angry
They also boycotted over all British trade

Declaratory Act

Stated that all colonies belonged to the British

And that parliament could do anything with the colonies

Townsend Acts

placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea