Hist 1000 Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture The American Revolution as Political: The Establishment of Home RuleI. Making the Empire Pay: Royal EconomicsA. The Problem of Western Lands1. Royal Proclamation of 17662. Quartering Troops for DefenseB. Parliament and Taxation Without Representation1. Revenue Act of 1764 (Sugar Act)2. Currency Act of 17643. Stamp Act, 17654. Quartering Act, 1765II. The Emergence of an Organized American Political ResponseA. Disaffection With Parliament1. Stamp Act and the Formation of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, 17652. Boston Massacre, 17703. Boston Tea Party, 1774 and the Coercive Acts (or the Intolerable Acts, depending on your locationIII. Protest Becomes RevolutionA. The Politics of Independence and Home Rule1. The First Continental Congress and the Declaration of American Rights (September, 1774)2. Outbreak of War at Lexington and Concord (April, 1775) and the Second Continental Congress (May, 17753. Tom Paine, Common Sense (January,1776) and the Break with the King4. Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, July, 1776Outline of Current Lecture How did African slavery differ regionally in eighteenth-century North America?What factors led to distinct African-American cultures in the eighteenth century?What were the meanings of British liberty in the eighteenth century?What concepts and institutions dominated colonial politics in the eighteenth century?How did the Great Awakening challenge the religious and social structure of British North America?How did the Spanish and French empires in America develop in the eighteenth century?These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.What was the impact of the Seven Years’ War on imperial and Indian-white relations?Current LectureHow did African slavery differ regionally in eighteenth-century North America?- British Empireo Free labor working for wages was rareo Slavery was the norm- Africao Some places like Benin, did not participate in slave tradeo Most places had to because it offered the Africans weapons from the Europeans- British Colonieso Chesapeake Tobacco based plantationso South Carolina and Georgia Rice based plantationso New England and Middle Colonies Nonplantation slavery What factors led to distinct African-American cultures in the eighteenth century?- The reproduction of slaves that balanced the sex ratio and made more African American families possible- In South Carolina and Georgia they started to speak Gullah a combination of all the languages. Eventually started families as well and were able to name their children with African namesWhat were the meanings of British liberty in the eighteenth century?- Prided itself on being the world’s most advanced and freest nation- Believed that liberty was natural- Republicanismo Celebrated active participation in public life by economically independent citizens as the essence of liberty- Liberalismo Republican liberty had a public and social qualityo Individual and privateWhat concepts and institutions dominated colonial politics in the eighteenth century?- America had a more democratic quality than Great Britain- Gave power to the American Eliteso Made laws that helped them and gave most of the representation to them- The spread of the printing press and newspapers widely spread politics because more people could hear about the elections and candidatesHow did the Great Awakening challenge the religious and social structure of British North America?- Inspired criticism of aspects of colonial society- Some ministers were against slavery which was very against the social structure of the coloniesHow did the Spanish and French empires in America develop in the eighteenth century?- Spanisho Stabilized relations with Indians – comanches and apaches o Ordered the colonization of California- Frencho Was a place where exiles and social outcasts could goo Were outnumbered by the British ColoniesWhat was the impact of the Seven Years’ War on imperial and Indian-white relations?- George Washington ordered some men to buy as much Indian land as
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