The French and Indian War began in 1754 (Check dates)
a. The British fought against the French and its Native Indian allies for control of the Ohio River Valley
b. A critical event in history, as noted by author, E.G. Storke in his book, The History of Cayuga County, “the French were vanquished and the sovereignty of the country conceded to England”
A humiliating defeat for the French and its allies, Britain gained ---------------------- an enormous amount of territory Canada all lands east of the Mississippi River what other lands?
This victory - An affirmation of power for Great Britain
B. Transition - While the American colonists’ fought as allies of the British during the French and Indian War, the British victory greatly affected
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o Did it restrict colonists from importing and exporting this product?
• The colonists resisted yet again – united, they stood
• Boston Tea Party-December 13, 1773
• Eyewitness account George Hewes
• George Hewes, a Boston shoemaker and active political protestor recalls this event:
It was now evening, and I immediately dressed myself in the costume of an Indian, equipped with a small hatchet, which I and my associates denominated the tomahawk, with which, and a club, after having painted my face and hands with coal dust in the shop of a blacksmith, I repaired to
Griffin's wharf, where the ships lay that contained the tea…We were immediately ordered by the respective commanders to board all the ships at the same time, which we promptly obeyed…We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and take out all the chests of tea and throw them overboard, and we immediately proceeded to execute his orders, first cutting and splitting the chests with our tomahawks, so as thoroughly to expose them to the effects of the