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Mercantilism Theory
The mercantilism theory held that a country's ultimate goal was self-sufficiency and that that all coutries were in a competition with each other for gold and silver. This was the foundation for a self sufficient society for the colonists. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was when England left the colonies alone as long as they received the proper amount of money from the colonies. This allowed the colonies to have their first taste of freedom away from British control. This also developed a sense of self government in the colonies. -
French and Indian War
After the British won the Frech and Indian War, they grew apart from the colonists. This happened because of all the taxes the British imposed on the colonists and this made the colonists angry, having already felt freedom. This caused the colonists to want freedom again and lead to rebellion. -
Proclimation of 1776
The Proclamation of 1763 banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains because of the indians. This angered the colonists and they felt that the British government no longer cared for their needs. This was the first strike for the colonists. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act, passed by Parliament, required the colonists to purchase certain paper for every legal ocument they needed to write. This tax led to colonial protests which resulted in no stamps being sold. This brought the colonies together and allowed them to feel bound with friendship and support. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress was the first congress to meet together as a representative body. This prompted the colonists to see how governing worked and furthered their ideas of government. -
The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was securing the dominion over colonists and how they depend on the king. This made the colonists want self government to show the king they can govern themselves. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts promted by the British government after the French and Indian War. The colonists resisted most of these acts. This was a way for the colonists to show that they didnt like the idea of British government and wanted their own way to govern themselves. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when the British generals killed five of the colonists in an open fire. The people were protesting and the generals were provoked into an open fire. This showed the colonists the British no longer cared for them and their needs. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was to send the colonists a big amount of unsold tea. This act was how the colonists recieved their abundance of tea. There was to be no need for a tax on tea. The colonists were proud of their own agreement with the other people. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists dressed up as indians and dumped tea into the harbor because of a tax on the tea they hae recieved. This was the last straw for the colonists and the British Government -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of colonists that met together. This was the first form of congress in the colonies. This resulted in the making of malitia's to resist the Intolerabe Acts. This furthered the colonists away from the British and supported the theory of governing themselves. -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts placed on the colonists to punish them for the Boston Tea Party. The Coercive Acts were what they wee refered to in Britian. These Acts angered the colonists and forced them to separate further from the British Government. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act authorized British commanders to house soldiers in the homes of colonists at anytime. This angered the colonists because they had just recently rebelled against Britain government and now they were being punished. This widened the gap of trust between the colonists and the British government. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial delegates that met after the Revolutionary War had begun. This congress adopted more ideas of independence and planning for the Declaration on Independence. This allowed colonists to taste the freedom they could have. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by all the men in the continential congress. This document was the colonists final write of freedom. The colonists had dreamed of independence from Britain since the theory of mercantilism came along and on July fourth they finally recieved that independence. -
Thomas Paine Writes Common Sense
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine, challenged the British government and the British Monarch. This was the first time anyone spoke for the colonists and openly asking for Indepence from Great Britian. This allowed the colonists to take another step towards independence. -
The American Revolution Ends
The colonists defeated the British and won freedom from the British government. The Battle of Yorktown, lead by George Washington was a victory the encircled the French in a defeat. The americans had won the Battle at Yorktown and defeated the French. The colonists had won the battle of freedom. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed at the end of the Revolutionary War by Great Britian and America. The Treaty was signed at Hotel d'York in France. This treaty ended the war for good and recognized American independence. The Americans had won a long battle that begun at the very beginning with the colonists.
