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Changes to American Society and Culture from 1700 to 1812
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French and Indian War
After France's expansion into the Ohio River valley conflicts quickly arose between the France and Britain over claims of the British colonies.The French and the English officially declared war May of 1756 in what is known today in America as the French and Indian War. The British won this battle.
1. History.com Staff, "French and Indian War," 2009: http:www.histoy.com/topics/french-and-indian -
Treaty of Paris 1763
After many years of war in 1763, the Seven Years' War also known as the French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The British gained control over the area west of the 13 British Colonies all the way up to the Mississippi River.
1. United States. Department of State, Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776–1949 (compiled under the direction of Charles I. Bevans), vol. 12 (1974), pp. 8–12. (primary source) -
The Boston Tea Party
In December, 1773 Colonists disguised themselves as Indians and boarded three British tea ships and dumped 342 chest of tea into the ocean in protests to the British Parliament's Tea Act of 1773. 1.View Of The Long Warf & Port Of The Harbour Of Boston In New England America, Paint (Boston: Boston Public Library, 1750-1799).(primary source)
2. History.com Staff, "The Boston Tea Party," History.com, 2009, , accessed June 22, 2017, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-tea-party. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was written as a formal statement for the British America colonies to gain Independence from Great Britain.
1. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Declaration of Independence (1776).” SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/declaration/ (accessed June 17, 2017). (primary source) -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Americans went to war with the British for Independence between 1775-83 and in 1783 officially won the Revolutionary war and gained Independence from Great Britain with the signed Treaty of Paris 1783.
1.Treaty of Paris, 1783; International Treaties and Related Records, 1778-1974; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives. (primary source) -
War of 1812
The U.S. fought Great Britain in 1812 due to British attempts to restrict American trade and the United State's desire to expand their territory. The U.S. took the victory and celebrate the War of 1812 as a second war or independence from Great Britain.
1.History.com Staff, "War of 1812," History.com, 2009, , accessed June 22, 2017, http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812.
