EE 2950 Chapter : February 21 Impact Of The French Indian War
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Impact of french & indian wars: conflict (1754-1763, english actions afterward, proclamation line of 1763 settlers cannot go west of this line. Meant to prevent another war with the indians: send a standing army, colonists needed to pay. Britain sends troops to major american cities: boston massacre - Developing a revolutionary mentality: republicanism, american fears, fear of corruption stamp act, townshend acts, fear of loss of independence boston massacre (march 1770) The final crisis: english attitudes, tea act - tea act (1773) aided the east india company and reminded colonists of the residual townshend acts. Allowed the east india company to bypass the navigation acts and gives them a monopoly on tea. Soon after they create the first continental congress. Meets in philadelphia in 1775 and send a petition to the king to get rid of the coercive acts or they will boycott all of. The colonists start making a lot of things themselves.
