Boston Harbor

1. Boston Harbor • Salutary Neglect A. During the early years of settlement England largely ignored her colonies.

2. Baltimore Harbor 1752 II. Navigation Acts A. Colonists export crops and raw materials to England. B. Colonists import all their manufactured goods from England. C. All goods flowing into or out of the colonies had to be carried in English ships.

3. Virginia Assembly • Colonists settling in America hold beliefs about the rights of an English citizen. A. Right to trial by jury. B. Right to live under laws passed by parliament.

4. Virginia House of Burgesses II. Virginia House of Burgesses A. First elected law making body in America. B. By 1750 all 13 colonies had an elected assembly.

5. Ohio Valley • Ohio Valley center of Conflict between French and British A. George Washington sent to build a fort. B. French arrive first and build Fort Duquesne. C. Washington builds Fort Necessity 1. First conflict in French and Indian War a. Washington’s troops defeated and Native Americans side with French.

6. French and Indian War I. French and Indian War began badly for British A. Native Americans use forest warfare tactics II. In 1759 British defeat French in a surprise attach on Quebec A. 1763 French and British meet to make peace

7. Treaty of Paris • Treaty of Paris A. French give up Mississippi River Valley B. Native American’s still fighting British a. Proclamation of 1763 1. Colonists could not settle past Appalachians

8. Proclamation of 1763 IX. Enforce Proclamation of 1763 A. British plan to send 10,000 soldiers to America 1. Huge war dept a. British look to colonies as a source of revenue.