Road to the Revolutionary War

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Who was Britain's biggest rival by the mid 1700s? Options: The Spanish, The French, The colonies, Germany

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The French

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What war broke between Britain/Colonies and France?

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The French and Indian War

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What treaty was signed after the British won the French and Indian War?

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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The Treaty of Paris issued the following: French would give up their land, the borders of GA increased, and the Spanish had to give their land to the British

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French would give up their land, the borders of GA increased, and the Spanish had to give their land to the British

Front

After the French and Indian War, what did the King issue to make peace with the Natives and enforce the colonists to move back to the original colonies?

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Proclamation of 1763

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Why didn't the Proclamation of 1763 affect the colonists of Georgia as much?

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The Georgians were happy about the border expansions received for their colony and many of them lived on the coastline of GA already.

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Why did the British Parliament enforce taxes on the colonists after the Proclamation of 1763?

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To raise money and repay the debt that the French and Indian War caused

Front

How did the colonists feel about the taxation placed on them by the King and British Parliament?

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They were upset and felt like they didn't have a voice. No representation from the colonist in Parliament.

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What was the first tax enforced on the colonies?

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Stamp Tax

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What is the best way to describe the Stamp Act?

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A tax place on printed materials and all legal documents