HIST-H 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Stamp Act 1765, Albany Plan, Sugar Act
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French and indian war (seven year war: 1754-1763 french vs english, started when george washington surrendered ft. Pennsylvania: french traded what they receive from indian hunting. 1754 albany, new york: colonists and new york mohawk meet to discuss war, ben franklin created albany plan. 1763 british win: peace of paris, rename (cid:498)new france(cid:499) to canada, 1. Colonists kept trading with french who lived in caribbean to get molasses and rum: blank search warrant for smuggled goods, violated rights of englishmen, 2. native americans. Approximately 200 colonists die: proclamation line of 1763. Violates rights of englishmen (right to own property) Colonists send representatives to london to argue against it: british national debt doubled after war, 1764 sugar act. New tax on sugar, coffee wine and luxury goods. Cut tax on molasses in half if colonists tried to smuggle luxury goods they wer sent to military: 1764 currency act. Pay taxes with british currency: 1765 stamp act.
