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American History I
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Mercantilism
The British interest in establishing colonies was influence by the theory of mercantilism, which held that a country's ultimate goal was self sufficiency and that all countries were in a competition to acquire the most gold and silver. -
Salutary Neglect
When England seemed to tighten its grip on the colonies, in reality it loosened its hold. The English officials gently enforced the new measures as they settled a new colonial policy we now know as, salutary neglect. Salutary neglect meant that England calmed its obligation or most regulations for the economic loyalty or the colonies. As long as the raw materials continued to be imported and exported among the colonies, parliament did not inspect the colonies closely. -
French And Indian War
The French forced George Washington to surrender in July, although both of the sides did not know it. The battles at Fort Necessity, which George Washington built, was the opening of the war called the French and Indian War. This was the fourth war fought between Great Britian and France to control North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
In order to evade problems with the Native Americans, the government of Britian issued a proclimation we know as the Proclimation of 1763. This proclimation banned ALL settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. This established a proclimation lines which colonists, under no circumstances were to cross. Due to the fact that the British were not able to enforce the ban any more effactivly as they could the Navigation Acts, colonists still moved west onto the Native Americans land. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp act was passed on March 22, 1765. This tax was imposed on all of the American colonists and required them to pay taxes on all printed paper. Stamps, documental sheets, and even cards used for playing. -
The Quartering Act
The quarteing act was passed June 2, 1765, against the wishes of colonists. This act made the colonists furious. This act required the colonists to provide barracks and supplies to these British troops. -
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765
The stamp act congress also know as one of the first congresses in the American colonies. This congress was held between October the seventh and twenty fifth in New York City. This congress contained some representatives of the British colonies. This was the first gathering of elected representatives from many different American colonies. -
The Declaratory Act of 1766
The Declaratory act of 1766 was a British declaration by the British parliament that reapealed the Stamp Act. The Declaratory act stated that British parliament taxing authority was the same in America as well as Great Britian. The parliament direcly taxed the colonies for revenue in the sugar, and stamp act. -
The Townshend Act
After the parliament repaled the Stamp Act, whithin a year, Charles Townshend, who was the leading government minister at the time decided to gain revenue from the American colonies by creating a new method. Charles proposed revenue laws that became know as the Townshend Acts in 1767. The Townshend act was not like the stamp act, due to the fact that the stamp act was a direct tax, the Townshend Act was not. The Townshend act was an indirect tax that imposed on important materials such as glass. -
The Boston Massacre
On March fifth 1770, which was a cold afternoon, a fight broke out over jobs. There was competition for jobs between the colonists and the poorly paid soldiers who looked for extra work in shipyard during their off-duty hours. That evening an angry mob of colonists gathered in front of the customs house and insulted the guards. When Attucks and many dockhands appeared on the scene, an armed clash erupted, killing Attucks and wounding two other men who died later on. -
The Tea Act of 1773
The tea act, was passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773. This act granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American Colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party of 1773
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a large group of Boston rebels decided to disguise themselves as Native Americans and proceeded to take action against three British tea ships that were docked in the harbor. These "Indians" dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Atlantic ocean. This incident later became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
The Intolerable Acts
King George III was absolutly furious by the organized destruction of British property, thus, he pressed the Parliament to act. In 1774, the Parliament responded by passing a series of measure that the colonists called the Intolerable Acts. One law shut down the Boston Harbor beacuse the colonists refused to pay for the damaged tea. -
First Continential Congress
The committees of correspondence moved into action and established the first continential congress. In September 1774, fifty six delegates met in Philadelphia and made up a declaration of colonial rights. They defended the right of the colonies to run their own affairs, supported protests in Massachusetts, and even stated tat if the British used force against the colonies, the colonists should fight back. -
The Battle Of Lexington and Concord
On April 19 1775, a British armed force, which included about 700 men marched from Boston to destroy the American military weapons at the town of Concord, Massachusetts. On the night on April 18, men by the name of Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode out to spread the word of the 700 British army soldiers were coming for Concord. The colonist minutemen were spotted by the British commander and were ordered to leave, they turned to leave not laying their muskets down. -
Second Continential Congress
In May, during the year of 1775, a few colonial leaders assembled a second Continential Congress in Philadelphia to see what move they would make next. Events continued moving quickly, due to the fact that minute men and British soilders clattered in a bloody battle just outside of Boston. The loyalties that divided the colonists had endless debates at the second Continential Congress. This congress was held in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, shortly after the warfare of the American Revolution begun -
"Common Sense" By Thomas Paine
Common sense was a fifty page pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine. This Pamphlet inspired people in the thirteen colonies to declare and fight for their personal independence from Great Britain. This took place in the summer of 1776 -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declatation of independence was a fundamental document that established the United States as one nation, which was adoped July 4th, 1776. The declaration was approved vy the Continental Congress and was written mainly by Thomas Jefferson. -
End of the American Revolutionary War 1781
On October 17, 1781, Cornwallis finally raised the white flag, thus ending the American Revolutionary war in Yorktown. A triumphant Washington, French generals, and their troops decide to accept the British surrender. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed September 3, 1783. This Treaty ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America. France, Spain, and the Dutch had separate agreements.
