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Frenchindianwar
Frenchindianwar
HowandwhydidtheFrenchandIndianWarandits
outcomeschangetherelationshipbetweenthe
coloniesandGreatBritain?
Argument
Notes/Evidence
AfterthewarkingGeorge
the3rdmademany
restrictionsonthe
colonies.
StampAct
TheTownshendActs
TheQuarteringAct
TheseweretheactstheBritishimposedon
thecoloniesaftertheFrenchandIndian
war.
PrimarySource
Support(atleast
3outof4)
ThecoloniesandGreat
Britainwerebittertowards
eachother.
Iproposedinmylasttojoinyouin
LetterfromGeorge
attemptingtosecuresomeofthemost
Washingtonto
valuableLandsintheKing'spartwhichI
WilliamCrawford
thinkmaybeaccomplishedafterawhile
notwithstandingtheProclamationthat
restrainsitatpresentandprohibitsthe
Settlingofthematall
Washingtonwasbitterandwantedtotake
someofthelandinNorthAmericathatwas
seenasvaluable,andbelongedtotheking.
Thetrustwaslostbetween
GreatBritainandthe
colonies.
Thattheyraiseandpaysoldiersand
buildfortsforthedefenceofanyofthe
Colonies,andequipvesselsofforceto
guardthecoastsandprotectthetrade
ontheocean,lakes,orgreatriversbut
theyshallnotimpressmeninany
Colony,withouttheconsentofthe
Legislature.
Thisactsettheguidelinesforhowthe
Britishweregoingtotreatthecolonies.
TheBritishhadtogetpermissionfrom
thelawbeforetheycoulddosomething.
Act15ofthe
AlbanyPlanof
Union
Theguidelinesmayhavebeensetupas
awayofensuringthattherecouldntbe
anactofbetrayalfromtheBritish.
Theproclamationof1763in
whichthecoloniesrebelled
bycrossingtheappalachian
mountains.
Originaltextfrom
WHEREASwehavetakenintoOur
theproclamationof
RoyalConsiderationtheextensiveand
1763.
valuableAcquisitionsinAmerica,
securedtoourCrownbythelate
DefinitiveTreatyofPeace,concludedat
Paristhe10thDayofFebruarylastand
beingdesirousthatallOurloving
Subjects,aswellofourKingdomasof
ourColoniesinAmerica,mayavail
themselveswithallconvenientSpeed,of
thegreatBenefitsandAdvantageswhich
mustaccruetherefromtotheir
Commerce,Manufactures,and
Navigation,Wehavethoughtfit,withthe
AdviceofourPrivyCouncil,toissuethis
ourRoyalProclamation,herebyto
publishanddeclaretoallourloving
Subjects,thatwehave,withtheAdvice
ofourSaidPrivyCouncil,grantedour
LettersPatent,underourGreatSealof
GreatBritain,toerect,withinthe
CountriesandIslandscededand
confirmedtoUsbythesaidTreaty,Four
distinctandseparateGovernments,
styledandcalledbythenamesof
Quebec,EastFlorida,WestFloridaand
Grenada,andlimitedandbounded
ThiswastheFirstparagraphinthe
proclamationof1763thisbasicallyjust
saidthatthecoloniesweregonnabe
retainedbehindtheappalachian
mountains.