C-SPAN
On This Day: The Stamp Act
A thought-provoking resource explains the motives behind the Stamp Act, how it worked, and the colonists' reactions to the new tax. High school scholars also learn how the French and Indian War impacted the creation of the Stamp Act.
C-SPAN
On This Day: The End of the French and Indian War
Most Americans don't connect the French and Indian War with the American Revolution. Yet, scholars consider the expensive war as a major cause of the conflict. Watching video clips of historians speaking about the conflict, budding...
Crash Course
The Seven Years War
Colonial America brought two nations to war: the British and the French. Scholars research just what caused this conflict to take place, while looking into the long-term ramifications in the American colonies, with an informative and...
Crash Course
The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening
This fantastic video discusses the economic foundations and major implications of the Seven Years War in the United States. It begins by covering the roots of the war in the battle between the British and French over trade in the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Seven Years' War (The French and Indian War): Battles and Legacy
An overview of the North American battles during the Seven Years' War (The French and Indian War) and the Treaty of Paris 1763 which led to the Proclamation of 1763.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Seven Years' War (The French and Indian War): Background and Combatants
The Seven Years' War (The French and Indian War) also known by other names, was the first global war whereby the British and the French competed to be the world's foremost imperial power. The background to the conflict and what the...