US History

Oh There are Other PeopleThe British did not have the same respect for the NativesRaised prices on goods, didnt pay for land usage, taking landPontiacs War alliance of Native Americans vs. ColoniesPontiac chief of the Ottawa villageTried to establish a Native American allianceAttacked the British fort at Detroit, Killed frontier settlersFailed to capture the strongholds at Niagara, Fort Pitt, and DetroitWar ends when British defeat the Shawnee and Delaware tribesPontiac was pardoned when he signed a peace treaty

French and Indian WarFrance or England world power?1750-1760s the war is foughtFrench building forts and making alliances (unions) with the Native AmericansColonists were getting little help from Britain Britain send General Edward Braddock to the Americas as commander in chief (Washington was an aide)Started by marching on Fort DuquesneFrench and Indian allies ambushed them with guerilla tacticsBraddock dies; Washington leads the group back to VirginiaThe Seven Years WarThe Seven Years War - Britain allies with Prussia against French and Native AmericansPrussia fights France in EuropeBritain fights France in the Caribbean, India, and AmericasBritain suffered heavy losses in America at firstWilliam Pitt English Secretary of State then Prime MinisterOversaw the war from London (skilled military planner)Promised Britain would pay for the war in the AmericasAs a result of high debt, he taxed the colonists moreAmericans were the least taxed people in the world at the time.Sent Jeffery Amherst and James Wolfe to commandRecaptured Louisbourg (The French port rival to Boston)Conquered Fort Duquesne, and renamed Fort PittNo New France1759 - The Battle of Quebec (Quebec capital of New France)James Wolfes troops found an entrance to the city on a cliffBritish defeated the French on the Plains of AbrahamJames Wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm died in the attackAlso, Amherst captured Montreal the next year1763 - The Treat of Paris the end of the warFrance allowed to keep some landsForfeited most of Canada and land East of the Mississippi RiverSpain received the Louisiana Territory (including New Orleans)U.S. Expansion, 1787

Cause-and-Effect Transparency

Stop that!!!The Proclamation of 1763 Britains call to stop westward expansion by King George IIIThe Appalachian Mountains were the western boundaryMany people were angry with this decisionSpeculators investors After over a decade of fighting for Britain, the colonists now friction with Britain

Chapter Assessment 1Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers.Reviewing Key Terms

__ 1.farm crop raised to be sold for money __ 2.colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted __ 3.the theory that a states or nations power depended on its wealth __ 4.farming in which only enough food to feed ones family is produced __ 5.a good bought from foreign markets A.subsistence farmingB.cash cropC.exportD.mercantilismE.charter colonyF.proprietary colonyG.importDefine Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left.B

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Chapter Assessment 2Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers.Reviewing Key TermsDefine Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left.

__ 6.colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle __ 7.a good sold abroadE

CA.subsistence farmingB.cash cropC.exportD.mercantilismE.charter colonyF.proprietary colonyG.import