Unit Guide and Primary Sources
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"These are the times that try men's souls..." |
The French and Indian War
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The French and Indian War - the North American theater of the Seven Years' War - marked a major turning point in the history of the Thirteen Colonies. Not only did it mark the first time that the colonies had cooperated with each other, but it also marked the end of Britain's longstanding policy of salutary neglect, which set into motion the colonial protests that began the chain of events leading to the American Revolution.
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YouTube Video Lessons
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Parliament Taxes the Colonies
(The Long Train of Abuses: Part I)
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Following the French and Indian War, Britain ended its policy of salutary neglect toward the colonies. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists to settle in the newly-acquired lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. In order to help finance the war debt and to help pay for the cost of quartering British troops in the colonies (something the colonists never asked for), Parliament passed three taxes: the Sugar Act (1764), the Stamp Act (1765), and the Townshend Acts (1767). These taxes were highly unpopular in the colonies - especially the Stamp Act, which colonists believed to be a violation of their rights to be taxed by their own representatives in their colonial legislatures.
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The Road to Revolution
(The Long Train of Abuses: Part II)
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After the Boston Massacre, things settled down for a bit as the British laid off imposing new taxes on the colonies. The passage of the Tea Act in 1773 set in motion the chain of events leading to the first shots of the American Revolution that were fired at Lexington and Concord.
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E-Lecture Available on YouTubeThe Road to Revolution
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PowerPoint PresentationThis material is currently part of the PowerPoint for the previous lesson.
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Declaring Independence
Legacies of the American Revolution
Video Lectures on YouTube
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