Causes and Effects of French and Indian War Flashcards
What 3 countries were involved?
England, France, Spain
What land does Britain own?
East coast (colonies)
What land does France own?
Mississippi River Valley
What land does Spain own?
Florida and everything from Texas to California
What area is disputed territory between France and Britain?
Area West of the Appalachian Mountains
Who was involved in the French and Indian War?
French and Native Americans vs. Britain and Native Americans
How did the British fight?
In straight lines
How did the French and Native Americans fight?
Fought using guerilla warfare, a hit and run strategy giving them the advantage the first few years of the war
France had the advantage because of guerilla warfare, so what did Britain do about it?
Parliament made a deal with the 13 colonies, saying if they helped them fight France they would pay for the war debts
Between what years did 7 years war last?
1756` to 1763
What did the Treaty of Paris of 1763 do?
Gave all the land the belonged to France to Britain
What happened to the Native Americans after the war?
Britain wanted their land so the Native Americans started the Pontiac Rebellion, declaring war on Britain
How did Britain respond to the Pontiac Rebellion?
Created the Proclamation of 1763, granting Native Americans all the land West of the Appalachian Mountains
How did the colonists feel after the war?
The colonists helped win a war for Britain and expected to get something in return, but instead ended up with nothing but land limitations
What did Great Britain have to do about the way they were governing the colonies and why?
Britain had change the way they were governing because they had so much more land, meaning salutary neglect has to stop
What was the governing system that existed within each of the colonies?
Each colony has a governor who is appointed by the King. The governor will file whatever the King wants.
Each colony also has an assembly under the governor
What kind of people voted in the assembly?
Land-owning white men
What two things does the assembly control?
Controls the governor’s salary and taxes
Why didn’t the assembly have taxes that often?
Because the colonists voted for what they wanted the assembly to do, and they didn’t want to give themselves taxes
Who controls England?
Parliament
What act was passed in 1764?
Sugar Act
What did the Sugar Act do?
Didn’t put a tax on sugar, but said that the colonies could only purchase sugar and molasses from England; Parliament trying to control trade
How did the colonists respond to the Sugar Act of 1764?
They started smuggling