The Seven Years War

the Seven Years War

also known as the French/Indian War

Britain and France vying for hegemony/to be the dominant colonial power in the Americas

Territorial conflicts over Ohio River Valley

Desire to control fur trade

Battle of Quebec

Turning point that allowed Britain to gain control of key French territories

Aftermath of the War

American colonies begin to resist control from England

American Colonies

Native American guerilla tactics

Colonial militias served under their own captains

No military defense or protocols observed

Resistance to rising taxes

Causal, very nonprofessional

British Militia

March in formation, bayonet charge

British officers wanted control of colonials

Drills and tough discipline

Colonists should pay for own defense

British officers with servants and tea settings

Albany Plan

Led by Benjamin Franklin: a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government

Native Americans

Lost territory to the British Empire, lost influence in North America

British Repercussions

Incurred massive war debt

Increased restrictions and taxes on colonies

The Proclamation Line of 1763

a British-produced boundary marked the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide

Sugar Act of 1764

lowered the tariff on foreign-produced molasses

stated Americans could export commodities to foreign countries only if the goods passed through British ports first

Quartering Act of 1765

Stamp Act of 1765

Townshend Acts of 1767

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Tea Act of 1773

Coercive Acts of 1774

Quebec Act of 1774

established the procedures of governance for the province of Quebec

Proclamation Act of 1763

forbade settlement on Indi. American territory

ordered settlers beyond the Proclamation Line to withdraw

strictly limited future settlement