jueves, 27 de enero de 2011

Causes of the Revolution

Many of the causes of the Revolution come after the French and Indian War. One of that reasons is that because the war was to gave their colonies more land they actually doubled their National debt, and because of the debt of the country they decided to tax the colonies. The only problem in the British plan was that the colonists were not happy with the taxes because they said that they did not have a representation on the British Parliament so they will not pay a Tax. The colonists agreed that they will pay the taxes that they decided th choose. The taxes that cause the colonists to get angry were the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act.

domingo, 23 de enero de 2011

The French and Indian War 1754-1763

The French and Indian War is also knowns as the Seven-Year war between English andFrench with the help of the Native Indians. The war started in 1754 when Major George Washington ordered his man to open fire against a French scouting party. During the first two years of the war the French and Indians defeated almost always the British forces. The biggest victory for British forces was the victory over the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. The result of the Battle allowed the British to capture the French city of Quebec. The next year they captured Montreal, and with that the war in North America came to an end. In February 10, 1763, the war was officially over when both parts signed the Treaty of Paris. That stated that France have to gave all their territories in North America, west of the Mississippi River.