HIS 2151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stamp Act Congress, Sugar Act, First Continental Congress
26 Jan 2016
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1774: the coercive acts and the quebec act. Control of new england and new york frontier, st. France to great britain: increased friction between colonies and england/royal officials. England reorganizes imperial administration: board of trade, royal governors given more power, attempts to enforce policy. Economic regulations tie england more closely to its colonies. In 1754, the albany conquest occurred: this demonstrated early efforts to unite the colonies, it wasn"t successful. At the age of 21, he began his military career. As british colonies grow, conflicts with the french increase: fort-building along the british-french border. English send thousands of troops: initial french victory, indigenous peoples allied with the french. There was a lot of pressure for the land to be used and the potential for conflict. Indigenous leaders use european powers against each other. French defeated by 1760: capture of montreal, fighting continues elsewhere. England had defeated the power of france in north america.
