Hist 1501 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last Lecture I. The EnlightenmentA. Scientific RevolutionB. Galileo Galilei, Carl Linnaeus, Isaac NewtonC. Rationalism: Disenchantment of the worldD. EncyclopédieE. PoliticsF. John Locke,Baron de MontesquieuG. British Political SystemII. The Enlightenment in America A. GeorgiaB. Benjamin FranklinC. Deism: The Jefferson BibleOutline of Current Lecture III. Seven Years War A. Proclamation of 1763B. Salutary NeglectC. War DebtD. Taxes E. Stamp Act (1765)F. Virginia ResolutionsG. Stamp Act Congress (October 1765)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.H. Guy Fawkes Day (“Pope’s Day”) MobsI. Andrew Oliver and Thomas HutchinsonCurrent Lecture•British and French were at war and it became a world war- fighting took place in not Caribbean, Asia, America’s, and Europe•For anyone and it was a significant when but it still led to the impaired real crisis and the eventual loss of the colonies•There were territorial disputes between the French colonists and British colonists•No real fighting had occurred over it up over trying to set on the terri-tory•There was tensions but no open warfare•In 1760 for the governor Virginia send young representative (21 y/o George Washington) to the territories who was inexperienced and didn't speak French and had to work West Indian allies and as they were talking A Washington Indian ally killed the French representative which began the war•By 1763 are in had won the war and France lost all North American Ter-ritories, Spain took the southern ones and Britain took the norther onesincluding Canada•The colonists were looking into expanding westward which started con-flicts with Indians•In order to maintain the peace between Indians and colonist Britain past the proclamation of 1763 that says colonists couldn't expand west of the Appalachians•England and its colonies were seen as a strong liberty seeking empire with lots of patriotism •Previously England didn't pay much attention to the colonies and had saw you Terry neglect where the collies could run themselves with only some economic restrictions to benefit the empire•Changed after the seven years war and drain became more instead and overseeing the colonies since it wasn't aware that they wanted and had believe the colonist had started it, Britain's debt also dou-bled from the war•Britain believed the colonists benefited and started this war and should have to help pay for it and we're previously under taxed •Britain about to get more taxes from the colonists, enforce trade re-strictions that the colonists had ignored, and stop smuggling•Taxes is what the colonists reject and ended up protesting even though it was less than what the English paid-it was the principle andthey believe that it goes against the British ideas of liberty because they had given no consent•Colonists were in an uproar when they had no representative in Parliament for the passing of the taxes•The colonists were never looking for independence but to restore to what they had before 1763 and the status quo that they had•Both sides refused to back down since England wanted colonies to pay for their fair share in the colonist wanted to decide for themselves•Stamp Act crisis (1765): Parliament votes to impose the stamp act on the colonies that already existed in England (they're not expecting resistance)-with a six-month delay affect-any printed material on paper that exchangedhands had to have a stamp affixed to it to show you paid the taxes-i.e. books, newspapers, contracts, diplomas, playing cards, etc•Caused and up for in the colonies because it was a direct tax in-stead of an indirect tax on trade; they believed only colonies assem-blies could directly tax themselves and denounced the act•Sets a pattern until the revolutionary war•merchants wanted to boycott British imports and local and state as-semblies met and he announced the stamp act and questions who had control over the colonies•Virginia House of Burgesses (assembly) passed many resolutions that denounced the Stamp Act and said that Virginians were En-glishmen so thus have all the rights of Englishman and can only be taxed with their consent, so the house of burgesses was the only one who contacts Virginia•There was 4 basic resolutions that were passed but three more radi-cal ones were not, but the newspapers published all seven which spread into the other colonies•9 out of the 13 colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in New York which was unusual since they had previously operated independently, they passed the four basic Virginia resolutions, de-clared the stamp act unconstitutional, called for an organized non-importation of British goods, and sent a petition to the king hoping he would reign in Parliament (didn't want to recognize parliaments power by sending it to them)•While waiting for a response from the king more violence broke out-Boston had the fiercest resistance•Guy Fawkes Day (“Pope’s Day”) wasn't annual Boston holiday protesting Catholics and had typically ended with a big brawl in early November•Bostonians decided to use their anger in August 1765 and joined mob forces to protest the Stamp Act •Andrew Oliver was the one who was supposed to enact the Stamp Act and Boston created an effigy of him and trashed his house as a warning because he became a symbol of the Stamp Act•Thomas Hutchinson was Lieutenant also became a symbol of the Stamp Act that his house was completely destroyed•Authorities in Boston can stop this•Similar groups amerce another colonies and became known as the Sons of liberty who would protest of Stamp Act and give warnings•They said that anyone here you stand paper was subject to intimi-dation and threats•When the Stamp Act was supposed to come into effect in November it didn’t because of the mob violence and intimidation (fear of unrest) •This for the lesson for the colonies that their tactics weren't risky but effec-tive •In March 1766 a year after it was created the stamp act was repealed be-cause it recognized it was more problems than it was worth•Declaratory Act: asserts parliaments right to make laws in the colonies the matter the circumstance •With the Stamp Act repealed things calm down in the colonies and relationsimproved•The pattern was set that the colonies