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Seven Years War 1754-1763 (Nine Years War?! ). Blue: Great Britain, Prussia, Portugal, & allies Green: France, Spain, Austria, Sweden, & allies The First
Blue: Great Britain, Prussia, Portugal, & allies Green:
France, Spain, Austria, Sweden, & allies The First World
War?
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North American Theater: known as the French & Indian
War
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Proclamation of 1763
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Part of the treaty agreement with France after the French &
Indian War. Pushed Native Americans onto a reservation. Kept
colonists in the 13 colonies. Source of anger for the colonists who
felt they had a right to farm the land west as they grew. Great
Britain felt that if they allowed the colonists move west it would
incite a war with the Native Americans.
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Rise of Liberalism & Republicanism
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intellectuals began to examine the standards by which rulers
governed. The principles of this time held that everything,
including the government, was worth examination and scrutiny.
intellectualsstandardsprinciples These new liberal ideas stated
that individuals had natural rights and that government was an
agreement or contract between the people and their ruler. In this
governmental contract both the ruler and the citizen had rights and
responsibilities.rights responsibilities Power needed to be
separated and balanced so that individuals or groups did not become
corrupt through those powers. The people wanted a change from the
divine right of kings to constitutionalism. Constitutionalism was
the belief that the government contract should be written down,
making clear what powers were given to
whom.separatedbalancedcontract
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The philosophers believed that the government "contract" and
its supporting laws needed to reflect the "general will" of the
people. Laws should be agreed upon by both the ruler and those
governed. Assemblies of citizens should be formed with real power
to influence the government and judge whether rulers acted
properly.Assemblies influence
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Navigation Acts & Writs of Assistance
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Forbade importing to or exporting from the British colonies of
any goods except in English or colonial ships and it forbade
certain goods tobacco, sugar, cotton, wool, dyeing wools, etc. to
be shipped to any country, except to England or some English
plantation. Molasses Act of 1733prohibitive duties placed on
molasses and sugar, from the French West Indies to the colonies.
New England enjoyed a great trade with the islands, receiving
molasses and sugar for flour, stock, lumber, and fish. {The
northern colonies, which produced the same kinds of goods as
England produced, and consequently were barred from the English
trade, suffered deeply by the trade laws, while the southern
colonies, which raised commodities, such as tobacco and rice, which
could not be duplicated in England, suffered far less.} Navigation
Acts BUT THEY WERENT REALLY BEING INFORCED UNTIL.
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Writs of Assistance Shirley, the Governor of Massachusetts in
1757, passed an act in the British Parliament to strictly enforce
the Navigation Acts. General warrants were to be issued by the
courts to anyone they suspected of smuggling goods, allowing
officers to search and seize any illicit goods.
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Intolerable Acts & Boycotts
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Currency Act Great Britain forbid the colonies to issue lines
of credit. They lacked hard currency (silver and gold coins). The
only way they were allowed to obtain hard currency was by trade,
but they were only allowed to trade with Great Britain. GB did not
allow the colonies to print more paper money.
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Tea Act The act's main purpose was not to raise revenue from
the colonies but to bail out the floundering East India Company, a
key actor in the British economy. The British government granted
the company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the
colonies. The colonists had never accepted the constitutionality of
the duty on tea, and the Tea Act rekindled their opposition to
it.
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Also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties
Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great
Britain on April 5, 1764. The earlier Molasses Act of 1733, which
had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never
been effectively collected due to colonial evasion. By reducing the
rate by half and increasing measures to enforce the tax, the
British hoped that the tax would actually be collected. These
incidents increased the colonists' concerns about the intent of the
British Parliament and helped the growing movement that became the
American Revolution. Sugar Act
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Stamp Act Imposed a direct tax by the British Parliament
specifically on the colonies, and it required that many printed
materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in
London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. These printed materials
were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of
paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the stamp
tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper
money.
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Boston Tea Party & Boston Harbor Today
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Causes of the American Revolution Discussion 1. Have one person
in your group volunteer to be the discussion note keeper, and have
take notes of important points brought up in the discussion and at
the end (see #4 also). 2. Go around to each classmate, have them
share what they read and say why they think this was a cause of the
American Revolution. 3. Have the note keeper record answers to
these questions: Why do you think this was a cause? Why do you
think people were willing to sacrifice their lives for this
revolution? Would you be willing to sacrifice your life for
something you feel really strongly about? 4. Group agrees to a
reason why this was a cause to the Revolution and note keeper
writes it down. 5. When you are done, begin putting together your
mini-poster.
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Causes of the American Revolution Mini-Poster Requirements:
Must be visually appealing: include two or three pictures that
depict the cause. Must include: - a brief description of the cause.
-a brief explanation of WHY it is a cause to the Revolution
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Causes of the Revolution: Gallery Walk Expectations: Act as if
you are in an art gallery! Silently walk around the room
(CLOCKWISE) to view & read each mini- poster. If you must
speak, speak at a WHISPER. This is a level 1 on the volume scale.
At each poster write down answers to the questions below. Gallery
Walk Questions: 1. What is the poster about? 2. In examining the
visuals, do the pictures immediately represent what the poster is
about? 3. Why is this a cause to the Revolution? 4. If you were an
art collector, what price would you appraise the poster at and
why?