Study Guide 1.3 Test on October 23rd. Due to the French and Indian War the British had a huge debt. Patriots formed the Sons of Liberty in order to protest the Stamp Act. British P... Study Guide 1.3 Test on October 23rd. Due to the French and Indian War the British had a huge debt. Patriots formed the Sons of Liberty in order to protest the Stamp Act. British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because of the colonist's protest. George Washington was chosen as the military leader because he had experience. The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to the British to ask King George III to make peace with the colonist. Thomas Jefferson said that the power to rule came from the people. In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. At the Second Continental Congress the decision was made to form an Army. The weakness of the Continental Army was due to a supply shortage. British people did not support the war because the cost to the tax payers was too high. Inexperienced soldiers were the reason for the American Defeat in Brooklyn in August of 1776. George Washington's military strategy after 1776 was to fight a defensive war and tire the British out. France became an American ally after the victory at Saratoga. The American Revolution affected others parts of the world by encouraging other colonies to fight for their independence. Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War. The Join or Die Flag suggested to colonies that they should be united in order to survive the war. At the Boston Tea Party the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians then boarded the Dartmouth and threw all the tea into Boston Harbor. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. The Treaty of Paris of 1763 affected the Native Americans by displacing them and pushing them farther out west. Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine. Read more