Quarrels with England

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Quarrels with England

• By Mr. Hunter

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Orders from Abroad

• George Burrington replaced Sir Richard Everard as
  governor.
• George Burringtons orders came from the crown of
  England, not proprieters.
• What kinds of conflicts do you think this caused
  to the colonists?

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Orders from Abroad

• NC, as a royal colony, fell under the
  jurisdiction of the English Board of Trade.
• One of the primary goals of the Board of Trade
  was to make royal colonial officials more
  dependent upon England.

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Orders From Abroad

• They accomplished this goal by appointing all of
  the royal governors and judges and removing them
  if they fell out of favor with England.
• They fixed the salaries of these individuals, but
  colonial assemblies still paid the salaries.

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Orders from Abroad

• They gave Burrington the right to decide on the
  number of assembly representatives.
• They gave Burrington the right to veto colonial
  laws.

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Orders from Abroad

• They had him enforce the Navigation Acts.
• The Navigation Acts said that all goods shipped
  to and from the colonies had to be carried by
  English ships.

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What were the results of their acts?

• The Assembly tried to restrict NCs charter.
• It sparked controversies between the Assembly and
  royal governor over the assembly representatives
  and their validity (Were they really there to
  support the views of the colonists or England?)

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Another example of quarrels with England
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Allegiance with the Iroquois

• Great Britain expected resistance from the French
  when they wanted to take over their territory, so
  they attempted to have the northern colonies form
  an allegiance with the Iroquois (who accepted
  their gifts, but made few promises.)

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Unity Rejected

• _____ , a delegate from Pennsylvania, suggested a
  plan that promoted _____ among the colonies.

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French and Indian War

• George Washington carried a letter from
  Virginias governor Dinwiddie to the Ohio River
  Valley.
• The letter said that the French should surrender
  their land in the Ohio River Valley.

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French and Indian War

• Washington had orders to build a fort where Fort
  Diquesne (a French fort) had already been built.
• Washington constructed a fort quickly- Fort
  Necessity (LOL).

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Fort Necessity vs. Fort Duquense
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French and Indian War

• Washington attacked a band of French troops,
  killing 10 soldiers and capturing 22 in 15
  minutes.
• The French attacked Washington two months later,
  and news spread like wildfire. Colonies were
  asked to help and Englanders traveled to the
  colonies.

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Where did NC stand?

• NC agreed to send troops to Virginia and levy for
  a special tax that supported the efforts.
• Colonel James Innes was sent to meet with
  Washington.
• The two agreed to build a fort at the head of the
  Potomac River- Fort Cumberland.

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Fort Cumberland

• Innes waited for the arrival of General Edward
  Braddock from Britain who would eventually lead
  the NC troops to take over Fort Duquesne.
• What mistakes in critical thinking did Braddock
  make in organizing and moving the troops? (He
  really messed up!)

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French and Indian War

• What was the cost of those mistakes?

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Native Americans

• 1. What were two reasons Native Americans sided
  with the French?
• 2. ________ constructed _________, a few miles
  north of Statesville.
• 3. How did this North Carolinian help the British
  gain control of Fort Duquense?

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French and Indian War

• 4. What did William Pitt do to aid the British?

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How did this all end?

• The British victory at Quebec
• Treaty of Paris
• Great Britain won what is now Canada and most of
  the French holdings east of the Mississippi.

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French and Indian War

• Later down the road, NC protested British
  Policies after the French and Indian War.
• These colonial protests were the first steps
  toward the American Revolution.

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Pontiac- We Build Excitement!

• 1. Why did the natives seek out Pontiac to be
  their leader?
• 2. What were the terms of the Proclamation of
  1763?

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British Policies to pay for the French and Indian
War
Policy Name Policy Details/Consequences
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Duties of 1767
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
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Sugar Act

• 1764
• Raised duties on luxury items and imposed strict
  enforcement of molasses tax
• New England merchants protested the tax and
  search warrants used to collect it

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Quartering Act

• 1765
• Required colonists to feed and shelter British
  troops
• Caused great resentment

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Stamp Act

• 1765
• Required official stamps on taxable paper items
  and documents
• Colonists claimed taxation without representation

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Stamp Act

• Protests and mob actions broke out
• People refused to pay.
• Sons of Liberty were formed.

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Sons of Liberty

• Their motto was Join or Die.
• The members broke into the homes of the tax
  collectors and beat them. They then burned the
  hated tax stamps.
• The British sent 40,000 soldiers to help the tax
  collectors.

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Taxes of 1767

• New duties on English tea, glass, paint, lead
• Caused outrage and calls to boycott certain goods

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Tea Act of 1773

• Another tea tax
• Prompted Boston Tea Party and boycotts

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Intolerable Acts 1774

• In response to tea party destruction, British
  sealed Boston harbor and put colony under
  military rule.
• Colonists protested and continued to organize.

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What do you think?

• Why might colonists have seen the boycotts as a
  useful form of resistance to British rule? Do you
  think they were effective or not?

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You are a colonist. Write your reaction to each
of the following.

• 1. Sugar Act/Quartering Act
• 2. Stamp Act