Causes and Effects of the French & Indian War

Imperial Competition

Conflict between England and France for dominance.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Ended French control in North America.

Proclamation of 1763

Banned colonial settlement west of Appalachians.

Stamp Act Congress

Colonial assembly asserting only they can tax.

Battle of Fallen Timbers

Final conflict leading to Treaty of Greenville.

Ohio River Valley

Region sought by colonies for westward expansion.

George Washington

Led Virginia troops to attack Fort Duquesne.

Albany Plan of Union

Proposal for a unified colonial army, rejected.

William Pitt

British leader who redirected war efforts to Quebec.

Pontiac's Rebellion

Ottawa chief led attacks against colonists.

Whigs

Protestant group opposing absolutism and monarchy.

Tories

Supporters of absolutism, often loyalists.

Stamp Act

First major protest against British taxation.

Boston Massacre

Incident highlighting tensions between colonists and British.

Prohibitory Act

Declared colonies in rebellion, blockaded ports.

Articles of Confederation

First governing document of the United States.

Land Ordinance of 1785

Established process for surveying western lands.

Northwest Ordinance

Outlawed slavery in Northwest Territory.

Shay's Rebellion

Farmers protested high taxes and debt.

National Identity

Emergence of American ideals post-Revolution.

End of Mercantilism

Colonies gained economic independence from Britain.

Republican Motherhood

Ideology emphasizing women's role in civic virtue.

Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Punished tribes allied with British after war.

Treaty of Greenville

Established boundaries and ceded lands to U.S.