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Period 3
Following the French and Indian war during 1754-1776 tensions began to increase between the British and the colonists. France is no longer part of North America. As a result of Pontiacs rebellion, colonists established the proclamation line of 1763 which stated that colonists could not settle westward of the Appalachian mountains. Britain established several acts including stamp, Townshend and intolerable acts in order to increase revenue in the colonies. -
Seven Years' War
As a result of this war, the French influence in North America ended making this a shift in the American lifestyle. This war was to increase the expansion of land for the British in North American which drastically shifted the nation's and its colonies economy into debt. -
Salutary Neglect
This temporary behavior was one of the main things that made Great Britain tolerable to the colonists. When this neglect ended, and the British started to enforce new laws, it created a social, economic, and political shift. -
Sugar, Quartering, Stamp, Declaratory, Townshend, Tea & Coercive Acts
All of these acts had a negative response from the colonists in North America and caused the immense shift of feelings toward Great Britain. The coercion of these acts upon the colonists poke them in the direction to resent Great Britain and increased the feelings of independence. -
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
This was a social shift in the attitudes of colonists because this is them defying the acts passed by Great Britain. They took matters into their own hands and boycotted British goods and did non-importation movements. -
Intolerable acts
Again, the intolerable acts just transformed the feelings of colonists to the point of pushing them to look for freedom. These were political acts that just caused more political responses from the subjects of Great Britain because economically they did not agree with the previous acts like the taxation of the tea. Socially, the colonists found the intolerable acts to be violating their own rights. -
Minutemen
The minutemen were loyal colonists that gathered in the last minute to fight for their nation. This is a continuation of the needed help in wars. -
Prohibitory Act
When the British cut off all trade between the American colonies and England, and apart from that removed the colonies from the King's protection basically taking representation away. This was a political and social problem that clearly lead to the resentful emotions of the colonists towards Britain. -
Common Sense
In this book the idea of freedom was being planted on the minds of the readers. This book was basically advocating the independence of the U.S from Great Britain and it was created around the knowledge of the audience. That's why it is called common sense because it is for the common man to understand, which were the majority of the population, meaning if he wrote it in a way everyone could understand then more people would support independence. -
Declaration of independence
This momentary declaration was a major shift in all aspects because it was an actual start to the American identity. It still is the most important moment for the Americans because it declared their freedom. They were claiming their freedom against the rule of Britain. This is what started the identity that the United States was going to be a nation where opportunity and freedom was going to be given. -
Articles of Confederation
These articles were a change in the original identity that was brought in when they were under the Great Britain rule. By the creation of the articles they were making official their idea to be free and be a free nation. -
VA plan
These resolutions outlined a new form of government. This gave a representation is based on the size of the state with two houses. This is obviously a political change because it increased representation of the states. -
NJ Plan
This option of governing was a plan calling up for representation to e based on one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population. -
Federalists Era
During this era, the American political aspect was being run by federalists. This is a continuation of a government that contains a big amount of power. This can be viewed as a continuation of the British way of governing. -
Anti-federalists
The ideas of anti-federalists allowed for people that did not agree with a strong government to join them. The anti-federalists differ from the previous ideas that came from Great Britain because that's what they were trying to avoid. They were trying to avoid falling into another strong government that would take their freedoms away again. -
Bill of Rights
This bill of rights supports the ideal government that colonists were looking for. With the addition of these rights, the anti-federalists agreed with the U.S Constitution if these rights were mentioned because it assured their freedom. -
Citizen Genet
This was a political dispute caused by Genet. This clearly violated the proclamation of neutrality because he was inciting an international conflict that the majority of colonists were trying to avoid. -
Proclamation of Neutrality
The proclamation is one of those effects of separation and the building of the American identity that was being created. This established the ideas of foreign policy and was a way to maintain a division between the United States and foreign involvement. -
Washington's Farewell Address
With this address, Washington was giving a cautionary writing to the colonists to maintain their independence by trying to avoid involvement outside of the U.S. This was a political advice given by him to just maintain the goals they set themselves and to have the nation remain free. -
Alien&Sedition Acts
This was a continuation of the beliefs planted in Great Britain. The colonists in a way brought with them some beliefs and behaviors that compare to the Great Britain lifestyle which was the original identity at the start of this period. Here it can be portrayed how the belief of superiority still stands and is being put upon immigrants. There is still freedom being limited even though they are all about freedom. -
Continuation
As tensions continue, the U.S. constitution is written in 1787. Ratified in 1788, it sets up the government of the U.S. and also takes place of the articles of confederation. In general, the United States during this time period went through a transition of being governed to governed itself. -
Revolution of 1800
The importance of this revolution was a political shift from a Federalist party to a Democratic-Republican party victory. This changed things because the beliefs that come with the Democratic-Republican party is more in decentralizing the power of the government and giving it to the states. This supported the idea of the start of a new identity in North America.
