POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 1 Current Lecture State and Local Politics French called their fort Fort Duncan American territory was run by George Washington French and Indian War 1754 1763 British Empire won but won for American behalf The French land on the East went to Britain while the west was occupied by the west After 1763 the British Empire was at peace and in debt The British Empire in Debt Taxes on sugar and other goods The Stamp Act 1765 which put a tax on all printed materials The Tea Act 1773 tea was usually sold by merchants injure the well being of local merchants would hurt the local economically people in Massachusetts The Intolerable Acts 1774 Port of Boston closed powers of self government for Massachusetts reduced Royal officers could be tried in England and other colonies Colonists forced to quarter British troops Independence Colonies held their first Continental meeting In 1776 colonies declared independence from Great Britain The Articles of Confederation 1777 1789 A confederation of 13 independent republics no executive branch no Judiciary no system of federal court The control of government had no real enforcement 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 Congress did not have the authority to levy taxes or regulate commerce among the states 9 of 13 states ratified to agree for new legislation to be passed the amount of all 13 states was required to amend the articles Weakness at Home and Abroad Domestic economy not fully integrated No army or navy British did not fulfill their treaty obligations after 1783 maintained frontier posts did not pay restitution to slave owners no ambassador sent to U S 1787 Constitution A centralization of political authority in response to problems that became evident under the Articles of Confederation Creation of presidency ability to tax raise an army clear authority with respect to foreign policy and interstate matters such as trade The Separation of powers Federalism