French & Indian War (7 Years War)

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1 French & Indian War (7 Years War)
RESULT CAUSE More Land Wanted Greed To gain more power they formed alliances: Fear *England with Iroquois *French with Western Tribes French built forts in Ohio River Valley Virginia Governor sent Washington to warn them that land did not belong to them – MUST STOP! *WAR STARTS Treaty of Paris Formally ended the war Proclamation of 1763 King George III changes GA boundaries

2 French-Indian War ( ) Indians sign treaty to remain neutral between France and England (so they could trade with both) Iroquois Indians allow English to use the Ohio River Valley land, but French deny access, they claim that it is their land English and French want the land: greed and power

3 Fort Necessity Lt. Col. George Washington is sent to survey the Ohio River Valley land Fort Necessity is built (British fort) to rival French Fort Duquesne The two sides fight, Washington is captured (but the French let him go…mistake!)

4 Turning point of the war
: French are winning the war- guerilla warfare. : Washington learns from Bradock’s mistakes, British commanders begin to fight in guerilla warfare tactics. British start winning the war 1760: British are victorious, the war continues in Europe for three more years

5 Treaty of Paris (1763) King George II dies, George III takes power (has new plans for the colonies) Treaty of Paris (1763) ends the war: France loses all land east of the Mississippi River and Canada. They keep New Orleans settlement British claim all land east of the Mississippi, including Florida territory Georgia’s new boundary is the Mississippi

6 Proclamation Line of 1763 Proclamation of 1763: line through the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists could not settle west of the line. Britain claims this is to protect them from the Native American Indians Colonists hate this rule, because it was really made to keep the colonists close to the British Army ( to keep an eye on them!)

7 British taxes The war was expensive, put Britain in debt
So to pay off the debt, George III decides to raise taxes on the colonists Sugar Act (1764): tax on sugar, molasses, wine, indigo and coffee Stamp Act (1765): tax on all paper products

8 Colonial Protest Sugar Act: hurts Georgia, imported sugar from West Indies Reaction: minor protest, illegal trade Stamp Act: hurts business, industry (worse in the North) Why? Reaction: protest, burning effigy, Stamp Act Congress, forming of Sons of Liberty, and Liberty Boys: Georgians against the Act

9 Colonial Outrage Colonists hate these new taxes, angry with Britain
Remember: taxation without representation for the colonies Sons of Liberty forms: protest group formed by Samuel Adams (Boston) Patrick Henry protests the Stamp Act, Britain drops the tax, Georgia is the only colony to sell stamps with tax (2 weeks) Doesn’t hurt Georgia that bad. Why?

10 Townshend Act (1767) Townshend Act (1767): taxes on paper, glass, tea, paint, many items! More colonial outrage, hurts Northern colonies Reaction: Colonists boycott British goods & cloth, stop drinking tea, stop painting= hurts Britain’s economy Sons of Liberty grow in membership

11 Boston Massacre (1770) Colonists harass British soldiers in Boston.
The soldiers open fire on the un-armed crowd, kill 5 colonists. Britain is mortified, repeal the tax acts, except on tea Relative peace for a few years

12 Tea Act (1773) Tea Act: to help save the East India trading company. Wanted to force the colonists to pay high price for tea. Reaction: Colonists smuggle tea from other countries Boston Tea Party

13 Intolerable Acts (1774) Intolerable Acts: to punish the colonists for tea party: Closed the port of Boston until repaid for tea No local government/town meetings (Repealed the MA charter) No British official could be tried in the colonies Quartering Act: colonists have to house British soldiers at their own expense! Reaction: Total outrage, Continental Congress, Committees of Safety= boycott

14 Revolution Colonists now begin to speak of independence, but some Georgians still loyal…Why? Second Continental Congress: Georgia not very supportive, but send Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, George Walton to represent them