The American Revolution: enero 2011

The Beginning and Causes of the American Revolution

Publicado por Pamela & Sarah |

By the end of The French and Indian War in 1763, the British had 10,000 troops left in North America. The British felt they had, and were, spending a great deal of money to defend the colonies. These soldiers were needed to protect most Colonists from Indian attacks. With the end of the war the British found themselves with a debt of 140 million pounds, an enormous sum for those times. with many troubles in mind The British tried to address it by governing and protecting the Colonists, as well as, keeping their costs down. First, they issued new proclamations to protect the Indians from future disagreements with the colonists. They hoped this effort would decrease the violence between the Colonists and the Indians, in conclusion decreasing the need for troops. Following, the British government adopted the position that its American colonies should shoulder a percentage of the cost spent in their defense. To this end, Parliament began passing a series of taxes designed to raise funds to offset this expense.

The tax levied on molasses and sugar in 1764 caused some consternation among New England merchants and makers of rum; the tax itself was smaller than the one already on the books, but the future to come with new taxes was unknown for the colonists. It was the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1765, with its direct demand for revenue that roused a violent colonial outcry, which was spearheaded by the Northern merchants, lawyers, and newspaper publishers who were directly affected. These were met with anger by the colonists who argued that they were unfair as the colonies had no representation in Parliament.

The French and Indian War Review

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French & Indian War

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French and Indian War

(1754-1763)

The seven year war was between the major European powers with France, Austria, and Russia on one side and Great Britain and Prussia on the other side. What this war makes them differ from another it began in the New World. It all began because each side hoped to gain trade in Europe. In Europe, Sweden, Austria, and France were allied to crush the rising power of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, wanted that his kingdom the most powerful of German state. This was mainly between French and British struggle in North America.

The reason why the French and Indian War began in the New World involved the Ohio Country. Both the English and the French claimed the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. At a start of the war, there were about 1, 500,000 British citizens and about 90,000 French citizens. The French mostly wanted to trade and trap beaver, not colonize and take over the land while British took over the land, mistreated the Indians and ignore their culture. In 1754 when a 21 year old lieutenant colonel named George Washington was sent to Fort Duquesne in Western Pennsylvania to force out the French. The French had no intention of leaving, Washington returned with British General Edward Braddock, and again the British met defeat. In 1756-1757 the French destroy British force on Lake Ontario. The war went in favor of French until William Pitt took over the British Army in 1758. In 1763, both sides signed the Treaty of Paris and practically French loosing everything.