1.What were the consequences of the French and Indian War?-casualties were high, food was in short supply, & there was much inflation-Britain faced an enormous debt-needed to finance an extremely large army-borrowed money-won colonial support by promising that Britain would pay up to half of their costs for fighting in the war --> all of these things led to huge debt-Treaty of Paris concluded in the war in 1763-France surrendered almost all of Canada to Britain and gave New Orleans and all of its territory west of the Mississippi to Spain2.What is the significance of PontiacÃÂs Rebellion?-Indians thought that their new allies, the British, were going to take place of the French-the British did not exercise diplomacy in the form of middle ground like the French had done previously-conflict that goes on for about a year-when the French-Indian War --> British left a standing army in North America-colonists looked at with great suspicion-should not have a standing army in peace time â colonists believed that Parliament was out to deceive them3.
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English: Schematic map of the French and Indian Wa...
British Truck Racing Championship Brands Hatch Nov...What legislation did Parliament pass from 1763 to 1765 and how was this legislation received in British-America?-the British Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763 --> purpose was to keep the settlers and speculators away from the Indians-confined the colonists to the east of the Alleghenies-Currency Act (1764)-Sugar Act (1764) â English figured that the colonists would be happy because they will be getting a better deal àcolonists do not like this because they do not want Parliament telling them what they can and cannot do-writs of assistance àcustoms agents sent patrol ships â blank search warrants (gives them the right to check ships and warehouses to see if goods have been smuggled in)-colonists not happy with this-Stamp Act (1765)-a whole variety of items --> any legal document, newspapers, liquor, rum, playing cards-colonist pretty unhappy with the stamp act (was not an external tax --> was an internal tax)-they donÃÂt believe that Parliament has a right to do this --> ÃÂno taxation without representationÃÂ-English Bill of Rights (believed that they had the basic rights of English citizens) -->free gift of the people given by or decided by local assemblies-did not have representation of Parliament --> Parliament that does not have the right to issue such a tax-organized urban riots against British authority-one of the basic things that does happen --> crowds begin to well-organized riot (extralegal authority)-community deciding what is right and what is wrong
English: Map showing territorial gains of Britain ...
Newspaper posting of Stamp Act
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