POLS 206 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I Democracy and Political Principles and Ideology Outline of Current Lecture The Constitution II The 13 Colonies a 150 1732 III The start of the break up between the Colonies and Britain how the Colonies react to Britain appointed laws and regulations a 1764 1776 IV Different Method of reaction and rallying the people a Common Sense Current Lecture l The 13 Colonies a 1580 s Sir Walter Raleigh receives a land grant b 1587 First Settlement Lost Colony Roanoke Island The colony mostly big burly men were led by John White Arrived in 1587 but soon ran out of supplies due to lack of knowledge about crop growing White leaves but was could not come back until 1590 due to the Spanish Armada in 1588 When White came back everyone was gone in Roanoke c 1607 First Permanent Settlement Jamestown d 1620 Plymouth Colony Massachusetts established rules and regulations Mayflower Compact outside the Virginia Charter the original destination e 1732 the Colonies were established with very strong connections to Britain very dependent on Britain i The Colonies are trying very hard to establish themselves making their own laws and legislature for each Colony The King of Britain on the other hand does not approve of this and appoints governors for each Colony and vetoes the laws the Colonists make ii 1756 1763 the French and Indian War Seven Years War very expensive as a result Britain is practically broke ll Things really start to go Wrong with Britain a Due to Britain being very short on money Britain decides the Colonists should help for the help they ve been given and begins to heavily tax the Colonists Taxation Without Representation b 1764 The Sugar Act tax on sugar i A problem because sugar the trade is a big basis for the economy especially rum and this upsets the Colonists ii Samuel Adams the troublemaker rebel comes in He starts the Sons of Liberty sort of getting the rebellion of the British started c The Stamp Act of 1765 tax on printed goods i In reaction the people from the Stamp Act Congress people come to together and discuss what is wrong ii They decide to petition the King of Britain and make the Declaration of Rights and Grievances d 1767 The Townshend Acts tea tax and people are not happy about it so do not buy tea i Enforced by mob rule tarring and feathering of tax collectors is happening here e 1773 Boston Tea Party Colonists dress up as Indians in the middle of the night sneak on tea ships and throw tea overboard into the harbor They knew they would have to pay for the tea if they just went there in normal attire so used the disguises in order to avoid that f 1774 The Intolerable Coercive Acts i In response to the Boston Tea Party the King of Britain closed Boston Harbormajor event because Boston s major economy was importing exporting goods ii This definitely placed the city under British control One result is Britain decides it s soldiers can just stay in the Colonist s houses they are not very good house guests and everyone is miserable this really gets the Colonists riled up and decide they want change what is happening g 1774 In result to the Intolerable Coercive Acts reactions Jefferson writes the Summary View on the Rights of British Americans the people are deciding to go to war i April 19 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord The shot heard round the world start of the American Revolution h 1776 The Second Continental Congress meets and George Washington is appointed Commander in Chief lll Common Sense a Written by Thomas Paine b Extremely popular had a different approach to sort of rallying the people He wrote in a more relatable way using simple language so it was easier for people to understand what was going on
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