3.2+3.3

  • King William's War - Failed British attempts to capture Quebec

  • Queen Anne's War - The British gained Nova Scotia for Spanish trade rights

  • King George's War New Englanders capture Key French Forts, but the Crown gives them back.

  • The 7 years' War (1754-1763) - Part of a huge series of wars between the Crown and France + Spain.

  • Albany Plan of Union - Intercolonial government and collecting troops and taxes for common defense. This set a precedent for a more revolutionary Congress. Britain won! In the short term, Britain dominated North America. British naval power challenged the autonomy of natives (France treated them better). Colonies no longer faced threats from foreign powers. Long Term Effects: No more salutary neglect. Heavier taxation to pay off costs.

  • Proclamation of 1763 Colonists don’t go west of the Appalachian Mountains, as that land is for the Natives.


3.3 Taxation Without Representation

  • The Crown protected the colonies during the war. The Crown does not have money. Taxation for money ensues.

  • The biggest thing was representation. Colonists couldn't elect representatives, but Parliament representatives were supposed to represent all citizens of the British Empire, including the NA colonies.

  • Sugar Act (1764) - Tax on sugar imports + increased smuggling enforcement

  • Quartering Act (1765) - Colonies gotta quarter soldiers and feed them

  • Stamp Act (1765) - Paper tax. Colonists were outraged, leading to boycotts, which led to many acts being repealed, This led to the Declaratory Act (1765) A law declaring Parliament's authority to make laws binding on the American colonies asserted British power.

  • Townshend Acts (1767) - Taxes on tea, glass, and paper. Also, allowed the search of homes for smuggled goods. More outrage and Sons of Liberty started taking action (Boston Tea Party), as a result of the Tea Act (1773) after the Townshend Acts were repealed

  • The 1770 Boston Massacre was a result of the Colonial harassment of some British Soldiers. Super increased tensions.

  • The Boston Tea Party caused the Intolerable Acts (1774), which were the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act. Coercive Acts closed the Boston Port, put Boston under Royal control, expanded the Quartering Act, and passed the Justice Act.

  • Justice Act: People tried in Britain, not the Colonies. The Quebec Act gave land to Canadians, who had Catholicism as the official religion there. 3.4 Philosophical Foundations of the American