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Salutory Neglect
Salutary neglect was an unwritten document by England towards the American Colonies.It also meant that Parliment would relax its enforcement of most of the regulations in return for the economic loyalty of the colonies. As long as raw materials were coming into England and colonists bought england produced goods, Parliment did not supervise the colonies closely. This was the seed to self government. -
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Mercantilism Theory
Mercantilism is when a nation has a balance of trade.
In order to maintain a favorable balance of trade a nation has to have more exports than it does imports. Britian looked to its American colones as a source for raw materials that were not nativee to Britian. Goods and materials were to be sold to other nations. In return the colonies were part of the biggest empire in the world and had the security of protection from the English navy and government -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war began in the 18th Century between in French and England.Both french and England were interested in the Ohio River Valley.Americans felt a great need for the fresh land but the boundary the English clamed had been met and any futher advancement west would infringe upon Native American and te french.The Iroqouis ( Indians) sided with both the French and the Indian but are allies with the French. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 forbidded anyone from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was done to prevent between the colonies and the natives.The colonist were mad , they believed they deserved the land, thats why they fought in the french and indian war. To make things worst the English government also expected the colonsit to pay for the expenses from the war. -
The Quartering Act
The Quatering Act was part of the Intolerable Act. Colonist were required to provide the soldiers with food and shelter.Being a solider for the English monarchy doesnt pay much so many soldiers worked extra jobs, colonist were upset that soliders often competed with them for jobs.With this tension between colonists and the mother country , violence erupted in Boston. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act was a new tax imposed on the American colonsts which required them to have a stamp on every legal document, license, newspaper, pamplet, almanas even on playing cars and dces. The colonsits who disobey this law were to be tried in the vice-admiralty courts. -
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765
The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting convened in New York City, respresented by nine colonies and 27 delegates. There the delegates approved a 14 point Declaration of Rights and Grievences , mostly written by John Dickerson of Pennsylvania.This reached the house of Burgesses, who argued that colonial taxation could only be carried on by their own assemblies. The delegates throw out the Stamp Act and use the vice admiralty courts for special criticism. -
The Declaratory Act of 1766
The Declaratory Act was a law that said Parliment had no right to gover and tax the colonies.The law clearly state the poition of the crown. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts of 1767 was a series of laws which set new taxes on British goods including paint, paper, lead, glass and tea. As a resulr the colonist responded buy refuing to buy the product.Patriots encouraged smugggled tea as a sign of polictial protest. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre began with a small argument between the British soliders and some colonist in front of the Custon House.What started out as a small arugement which esclate to shoting ad throwingg or snowballs. 5 colonist were killed from the shot. As a result 8 soilder, one office and 4 civilians were arrseted and charged with murder -
The Tea Act of 1773
American coloniest couldnt buy no tea unless it came from the East India Company.The Teaa Act lowered the price on tea so much that it was below tea from other supliers. Colonist saw this law as another way of taxation without representation.In response they refuse to unloaf the tea from the ships which led to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party of 1773
On the moonli evening of December 17, 1773 a large group of boston rebels disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Parliament responded by passing a series of measures called the Intorerable acts which shut doen the Boston Harbor because colonists refuse to pay for the damaged tea. The Quateriing act which allowed British troop into homes , Parliment also placed Boston under Martial Law which meant boston was ruled by military forces. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
The British called the responce to the Boston tea Party the Coercive. The boston Harbor was cloed to trade and town meeting were banned
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress came together and brought respresentatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their responce to the British Intolerable Acts.They wanted to appear as united colonies in their responce to Britian but no to seek independence from Britian.The members agrred to boycott british goods and passed resolutions asserting colonial rights. They also agreed to meet again in May 1775, if British did not change their policies. In retaliation, the King a -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolution. On April 19 700 British troop arrived in Lexington and came upon 77 militiamen gathered on the town green. Eight Militamen were killed only on redcoat was injured.The British continued toward Concord in serched for arms but found little , they decied to burn the little they foundand the fire got slightly out of control.Militanmen hurried to Concord North Bridge which was occpied by British soilders. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continenntal congress , members of all 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss their next move.The meeting started with the batle of Lexington and Concord, Miltia from New England were still outside of Boston trying to drive the british out.In the meeting they established the militia as the Continental Ary to represent all thirteen colonies and they elected George Washington as Commander in Chief -
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrtes Common Sense setting his arguments in favor for American Independence.Paine explained his own reasom against the king begun with Lexington and Concord.Paine argued that independence was American destiny ,which would allowed America to trade freely with other nations for ammunition and gun and would win foreign aid from British enemies. Independence would also creaate a better society, one free from tyranny, with equal social and economic opportunities for all. -
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress July 4,1776 and was written prmarly by Thomas Jefferson.The Decalsraion states that "all men are created equal". Events that lead up to Declaring Independence were, the Stamp act , Suger Act and The Intorable act, -
The American Revolution Ends (1781
The American Revolution consisted of thrirteen colonies on the east coasr of North American who fought to end their membership with the British Empire. The war for American Independence began with a mlitary conflict in 1775 which lasted until 1783 when the peace treaty with the British was signed.Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War and confimed the United States independence and set Boundaries of the new nation. The British didnt made any attempt to protect the land of their Native American allies. The conteninal Congress had Five member negotiate the treaty , John Adams,Benhamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens.
