European powers, Ohio Valley, and Native Americans
Who were the two most powerful European nations in the 1700s?
France and Great Britain
Why did the Albany plan fail?
The colonies refused to give up individual powers.
Who led the Pontiac’s War?
Ottowa Chief Pontiac
What did the Sugar Act do?
Lowered tax on molasses but gave British officers power to seize goods without court permission
What did the Declaratory Act do?
Allowed Parliament to tax the colonies and make decisions “in all cases”
What was the Ohio Valley Dispute?
The British claimed ownership of Ohio Valley, but the French controlled fur trade with Native Americans there.
What larger war was the French and Indian War a part of?
The Seven Years War
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Banned settlement west of the Appalachians
What did the stamp act do?
Required tax stamps on printed materials
What did the Townsend Acts do?
Placed new taxes on glass, tea, and paper
Instead of settlement, what did the French focus on?
Fur trade
Who was British Prime Minister in 1757?
William Pitt
What did Britain do when they faced financial problems?
Created new taxes, stricter trade regulations, and more control
What was the first united colonial response to British Policy?
Stamp Act Congress
What did the colonies do in response to the Townsend Acts?
Colonists organized new boycotts, women led the homespun movement
What side the the Iroquois choose in conflict?
Neutral
When the British took Fort Dusquense, they renamed it ________.
Fort Pitt
Who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
King George III
What were the boycotts?
Colonists refused to buy British goods
When was the Declaratory Act passed?
1766
What did Ohio Valley have a lot of?
Natural resources
What did the Treaty of Paris do?
Ended French power in North America
What did Britain need money for?
To pay for the French and Indian War debts and maintaining troops in the colonies
Who did colonists believe were the only ones allowed to tax them?
Only local assemblies
Who wrote letters that argued against Parliament taxing the colonies?
John Dickinson