Exam 2 American Revolution Colonial Society Eclectic society o Englishmen o French o Dutch o Native Americans o African americans Young 60 are less than 21 Wealth is unevenly distributed South o Value of slaves Middle colonies o Agricultural exports Exporting food New England o Shipping Effects of the French and Indian War England and the Colonies are in debt Inflation is used to cover revenue o Decrease in purchasing power of a currency They levy taxes on English citizens whether they are in England or in The colonies don t like it because they aren t represented in Talks of natural unaliable rights Philosopher who says to have a fair government you must have the ENglsh Parliament the colonies parliament John Locke consent of the people England in the Colonies Troops o Safety of colonists o Taking care of Native Americans o Safeguarding Canada which they have earned o Safeguarding Florida Problem for Indians Now that the French are out the Indians only have the British England to deal with o One trading partner Pontiacs War 1763 o Indians against British Shaky Peace Paxton Boys o Between the British and Native Americans o Lancaster Pennsylvania used to be run by quakers until they became a minority o British kill the Indians and Christian women and children Benjamin Franklin Doesn t agree with this ling of war o Unrest in the colonies Managing Empire Board of Trade Navigation acts continue them profit though Growing Tension Sugar Act 1764 o Colonial manufactures are restricted England only wants the colonies to produce what could give The colonist want to try and make a bang for their buck o Reduction on molasses duties Only want them to import molasses from the British not from the Dutch or French Less taxes on it o Goods shipped only to England no where else o Strengthened vice admiralty courts prosecuting violations of Vice admiralty colonist don t get a say because there is no trade acts jury Townshend Duties Things not produced in the colonies only made in England o Paper lead painters colors Stricter enforcement of customs collections Hurting British merchants because they are having them pay more and more colonies are deciding not to import goods Encouraging colonial production Repealed Stamp Act 1765 must place stamp on commercial documents like Newspapers Legal Documents Academic diplomas Reaction to stamp act o Virginia They get together at the House of Burgesses Say they only want taxation by consent Pass many resolutions Patrick Henry In house of Burgesses o Very unhappy and loud about it o Massachusetts Andrew Oliver the one enforcing the stamp act Brother in law of Thomas Hutchison Lt gov o Stamp Act Congress In New York 1765 9 colonies show up Recall Albany Congress that didn t work To many different interests This time it works They say taxation without representation Colonial Reaction to stamp act and to all of this Boycott They are importing and British goods This causes the merchants to be threatened since no one wants imports The Women Reaction to step act They refuse to buy textiles or fabric They make homespun fabric Avoided the merchants Avoided all items taxed by parliament British Reaction to Stamp Act Repealed Stamp Act 1766 o It was to much work Boston Massacre 1770 Gov Thomas Hutchinson o Troops out of Boston o Soldiers arrested Acquittal o John Adams Crispus Attucks was at the scene o Runaway slave o Sailor Sons of Liberty o Artisans and Shopkeepers o Violent protests The Boston Tea Party East India Company imports nay to the colonies Small tax Small tax Cheap tea by avoiding the middles men Colonists dressed up as Indians Dumped the tea in the Boston Harbor Samuel Adams praise the action Reaction to the Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts o Closed port of Boston Participant in Committees of Correspondence They have a network o Restricted local courts o Restricted town meetings o Quartering of army troops The situation deteriorates o Samuel Adams The Quebec Act 1774 o Effects Expanded territory Catholicism American colonists object First Conyinental Congress 1774 All these people get together o John admass o Samuel Adams o George Washington o Patrick Henry I am not a Virginian but an American o Richard Henry Lee Some disagreement Shots fired in 1775 Seize colonial armaments End up in Lexington Trying to get to Concord Second Continental Congress 1775 Continental Army Gen George Washington to be in charge British Measures Prohibitory Act o Interdicted with colonial trade o Blocked ports o Seized colonial ships o Virginia s Lord Dunmore freed slaves if they took up arms againt masters o Common Sense by Tom Pain 1776 Rejected Monarchy Wanted a government based on the people Presented New social and political order Appealed to commoners Declaration of Independence Rights 2 elements o Rights Men are all equal Endowed with right Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness Governments Powers from consent of governed Right of people to alter of abolish the governmet o Grievances Dissolved representative houses Judges dependent on him Kept standing armies Cutting off trade Abolishing our laws British Strengths Has 4x the population Great manufacturing base experiences well trained army Had lots of money to buy Hessians to fight German mercenaries Dominant navy Colonial strengths Uncongenial warfare Vast terrain Final attempt at Reconciliation 1776 Demand that colonies have to revoke the Declaration of Independence Commitment o Political ideology o Protecting Families and home Battle of Bunker hill 1775 British prevailed took 3 attempts Americans could fight British Actions British departed Boston in 1776 o Colonist had put cannons at top of hill British arrive in New Your 1776 o Has Port o Supplies o Loyalist Independence Factions Farmers o Good sales Through exports as well as domestic sales Population growth because of health Good living standard No troops No customs officials o The War o British Actions British departed Boston 1776 British arrived in New York 1776 Port Supplies Loyalists o Gen Washington at War Washington defeated in New York Brooklyn Heights Kip s Bay The British want to wipe out the Continental Army o Final Attempt at Reconciliation Fall 1776 have a meeting at Staten Island Admiral Richard Howe John Adams and Benjamin Franklin show up British demand to have peace we must revoke the Declaration of Independence o American Victories o Trenton NJ o Princeton NJ o Monmouth NJ o British Plan o Coming from the South Gen William Howe o Coming from the