HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Quebec Act, Suffolk Resolves, Olive Branch Petition
Document Summary
French and indian war (seven year"s war) 1754-1763. Started when the british crossed the allegheny mountains into ohio river valley. George washington started the war when he built fort necessity. Ended with treaty of paris (1763: britain took all of france"s possessions east of mississippi river (except new. It was also a war in britain"s colonies around the world. Great britain in the 19th century is the empire in which the sun never sets. Heightened a sense of identity among colonists in america: separate entity as a cohesive unit, zinn talks about a movement toward colonial unity. French and indian war heightened that sense. Strengthened colonists" pride in being members of the british empire colonists thought they were/wanted to be loyal citizens; but wanted their grievances to be heard. Defeat of the catholic french seemed to be a triumph of liberty over tyranny: pesky catholics were defeated; protestant liberty was the winner, colonists continue to be suspicious of catholicism.
