Exchanges Between Great Britain and Colonial America APUSH 2.2 (I)
Impacts of These Exchanges Over time the British Colonies experienced Anglicization Process where the British Colonies began to become more like Britain in many ways: Culturally Economically Religiously Judicially Politically
Impacts of These Exchanges Several factors promoted Anglicization in the British colonies: the growth of autonomous political communities based on English models House of Burgesses (1619) The Mayflower Compact (1620) the development of commercial ties and legal structures the emergence of a trans-Atlantic print culture Protestant evangelism religious toleration the spread of European Enlightenment ideas.
British Mercantilism ( ) Britain desired to incorporate its North American Colonies into a coherent, hierarchical, and imperial structure to create wealth for the mother country. The purpose of the American colonies was to supply raw materials and serve as a market for the finished goods that had been made in England.
Issues in Enforcing Mercantilist Policies Navigation Acts (1650) Leads to smuggling Dominion of New England ( ) British attempt at unifying the New England Colonies, New York, and New Jersey Easier to control and defend Problem? Terminated local assemblies Taxation of colonists without consulting their representatives Ending smuggling through strict enforcement of the Navigation Acts With the removal of James II during the Glorious Revolution, the British adopted the policy of salutary neglect
Rejection of Imperial Control Why? Local Experiments with self-government Ideas of what liberty is Political thought of the Enlightenment Genuine belief that the imperial system of control was corrupt
What impacted the Colonists the relationship with Britain? The Enlightenment (1620s-1780s) An new movement in thought the promoted the idea of human reason. Question traditional forms of authority Redefined natural law and applied it to humanity Less God, more what is the natural state of humanity Notable Figures: Voltaire John Locke Francis Bacon Immanuel Kant John Locke
What impacted the Colonists the relationship with Britain? The Great Awakening ( ) Promoted the idea of pietism An emotional, evangelical religious ideology that emphasized the individual Christian's pious devotion to God Old Light vs. New Light Traditional religion vs. New Age religion Why? Ministers were concerned that the rapidly expanding country was becoming too obsessed with economic prosperity and the Enlightenment rationalism was cooling religious zeal Notable Figures Jonathan Edwards George Whitfield Broke down sectional boundaries in the colonies and acted as a unifying force