Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 2, Lesson 2: Growing Conflict with England (pp. 54-59)
I. Rivalry for North America Leads to Seven Years' War
B. The Seven Years' War, fought between England and France from 1756-1763, was one of a series of wars fought between these two countries.
C. After several years of struggle, the British won control of Canada and the French lands east of the Mississippi River.
II. British Policies Stir Colonial Protests
B. The British angered the colonists by requiring colonial cities to give food and shelter to British troops sent to guard the frontier.
C. When the British government attempted to raise taxes through the Stamp Act, the colonists protested so fiercely that the tax was repealed.
III. Tensions Reach the Breaking Point
B. Tensions increased as colonists protested the new laws and boycotted newly-taxed goods.
C. Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met as the First Continental Congress to support protests and try to resolve the conflict with Britain.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. As English settlers moved into the Ohio River valley, they faced resistance from both the French and the Indians.
A. Most colonists felt cheated when the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 which forbade colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
A. Britain continued to pass laws, trying to control and tax the colonies.
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