Colonial+America

10/3/11: French Indian War Assignment- Notes~
 * French set up trade posts in Canada and around the great lakes for fur trade, they created relationships with the Native Americans. British colonists took land from the Native Americans and pushed them back further inland.> I think it was very wise for the French to create relationships with the Native Americans because they've lived there all their live and know the land very will. By creating the a relationship with them and staying on their good side, the French can rely on them in times of war and trade. As for the British, they should've tried to create with the Native Americans as well. It was their home and the British just came and pushed them away, stealing their land without a care for the Natives that already lived there.
 * "...the Indians that were Friends to the English might not be Permitted to Live and Trade Among the English and have Hunting Ground sufficient to Support themselves and Familys as they had no where to Flee Too But into the Hands of the French and their Indians who were their Enemies" (Shingas' section: giving the reason why the Natives of Ohio went to war against Britain )> Like Shingas, I can see why the Ohio Natives decided to have war with Britain . The British practically drove their allies into the French and other Natives who didn't become allies with Britain. That's not something you would do to a friend. So, the British either took their friendship for granted or they were just naturally bad friends. *Negative*
 * "General Braddock said that No Savage Should Inherit the Land" (From Shingas' section)> Thanks to the general's remark, the colonists lost some potential allies to the French. *Negative*
 * One of the things the English king expected from the colonists in return for war support was the troops' pay> That meant that the soldiers couldn't get paid and lost money/Didn't have money to support their families and whatnot. *Negative*
 * The Northern colonies objected when Lord Loudoun demanded that they provided a specific number of soldiers for military campaigns.> England and the American colonists had more disagreements. *Negative*
 * Gave the Natives two blankets and a handkerchief as a gift for now attacking them> An attempt to befriend the Natives a little bit better. *Positive if it had the desired results*
 * Near the end of the war Britain got Florida and French Canada from France and Spain.> Their land increased and the war was finally settled. *Positive*
 * War increased increased Britain's national dept by almost double.> This meant Britain lost owed more money. *Negative*
 * Financial crises led to both the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary wars> *Negative*
 * //French and American colonists established an alliance with each other during the American War of Independence.>// American colonists gain strong allies to help them gain their independence. *Positive*

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 * //Positive>// American colonists gained control over French Canada and Florida, became allies with France during the American War of Independence
 * Negative>American colonists lost most(or all) Native American allies, had a financial crisis after war, many people died in the war, put Britain in massive debt, many colonists were taken by Native Americans.



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10/5/11: 1. Magna Carta- Opposed England's rights to tax colonists~ Stated that no tax shall be imposed on the colonists. 3. The Works of Samuel Johnson- Britain did have rights to tax colonists~ They could tax them bec 4. Virtual Representation- Did have the rights to tax colonists~ The Parliment had the interests of the country and empire as a whole. They wanted to benefit the whole country, not just the colonists. 5. British Seven Years War Debt- Britain did have rights to tax colonists~ Britain helped the colonists in the French and Indian wars, causing themselves to fall into dept.
 * 2. Mayflower Compact- Opposed England's rights to tax colonists~ Only colonists had the right to tax themselves. (My number)**

10/7/11:

media type="custom" key="10792872" The title of the video should be: "How colonists reacted to the Stamp Act"

11/17/11: Hessian Soldier (Officer) Account: media type="custom" key="11361814" Colonial Soldier (Rank Unknown, but if I had to make a guess I'd say private) Account: media type="custom" key="11361820"

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Regiments (Probably wasted my time doing this one...)- media type="custom" key="11362960"

11/18/11: Sites I can use for History Project- []