HIST 2055 Chapter : Build Up To The American Revolution
Document Summary
England gained french canada and all land east of ms river except for land around new. Colonial merchants had traded illegally with the enemy during the war. Significant amount of new land to administer-fear of colonists clashes with native. There english and colonial difficulties after the french and indian war. Americas were ungrateful at the privileged position they were in. They were children in need of a good spanking . They should be end of salutary neglect (george grenville) He orders in council-seizing of merchant ships in engaged in illegal trading. They needed to pay for the privilege of being part of the british empire. The proclamation of 1763 drew a line in the west: Anything to the west of the line was reserved for native americans. 10,000 british troops would remain in america to protect colonists (had to be paid for) The sugar act of 1764 : duties on foreign goods (coffee, indigo, sugar, wine, etc. )
