Compare And Contrast African Americans After The French And Indian War

Tony Le

History

Campbell - MW

Final Exam

1). Following the Seven Years War or French and Indian War, the British were in massive debt. The war resulted in a countless loss of lives and the British struggled financially. The cost of the war was over 75 million in 1754 and 133 million by 1763. Because of debt, the British needed to find ways to pay it off. One of many ways was to impose taxes on settlers and the colonists. Whether it was on items, materials and/or land, tax was imposed without the people’s permission. This action and others ultimately led to dissatisfaction of the colonists and resulted in rebellions and revolutions across the land.

In 1763, the British issued an order called the Proclamation of 1763 stating that colonists

After being captured and transported to the Americas to work as a slave, he was able to earn enough money to pay for his and his family’s freedom. His idea of liberty was to simply be free and buy the freedom of his family members so they can be reunited. Broteer also fought for Lord Dunmore, the leader of the Ethiopian regiment whose motto were to liberate the slaves. Ezekiel Brown on the other hand, was an imprisoned African American shoemaker who was thrown in jail for debt. He, like many African Americans, thought that joining the Continental Army was a way for freedom imprisonment. He initially did not know which side he was fighting for. His idea of liberty was to save himself. Other colonists at this time who fought alongside the French wanted to be liberated from the hands of the British. They believed in the idea of freedom, new life, equality, and a greater country. They hung onto their beliefs and fought for a nation they believed would thrive. This idea was the more common one that most revolutionist shared. Joseph Brant was a Native American loyalist who was aligned with the British Empire. His idea of liberty was for his Native people. He believed in fighting for the sake of his tribe and to protect his land. He was also fighting to protect the idea of sovereignty, which would be taken away if the revolutionaries had won. Hermand Husband was a farmer and leader of the regulator movement.

It began with disputes pertaining to how the government wanted the colonies to be ran. Originally, the Federalist supported the British. After the Declaration of Independence, they brought the idea of the U.S. Constitution to eliminate, or ‘make-up’ for the Articles of Confederation. Federalists believed that the U.S. should have a strong Central or National Government which was the complete opposite of the Articles of Confederation. The Federalists were responsible for creating the first national bank for the government. They also thought that only wealthy and educated people should govern the states because the common people did not necessarily know what was best for the nation. The United States Constitution is a product of federalist strategies because it gives the federal government power to deal with national problems. The central government can enact laws, levy taxes, and declare