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French and Indian War Between Britain and France Indians allied with French –Ended in 1763, France lost Britain in debt –Taxed the colonists Ben Franklin’s plan to unite the colonies: Albany Plan

Post War Problems Proclamation of 1763 Writs of assistance: search w/o probable cause Quartering Act Taxation No representation

Resistance Sons of Liberty: “no taxation without representation” –Samuel and John Adams Committees of Correspondence Sent mail, urging independence Militia: colony military units

First Continental Congress Sept 1774 Appoint Washington as leader Sent Olive Branch Petition to King George British Response –Lexington: shot heard around the world –Then to Concord – F4http:// F4

Rebellion Bacon’s Rebellion –Frontiersmen join together to oppose England’s unjust taxation system Boston Massacre –5 colonists killed in confrontation with British soldiers

5. Zenger Trial New York newspaper printer, John Peter Zenger, was tried for libel (printing falsehood) by royal judges for attacking the colony’s royal governor Laid the ground work for freedom of expression and the press as well as the cause of liberty

A History of Neglect Britain’s policy of –salutary neglect: Colonies were left alone as long as they bought good and sent resources Colonists could mainly govern themselves

Second Continental Congress Thomas Paine: Common Sense –“common sense to quit following the brute” Second Continental Congress –May 1775 –Debate over Independence Loyalties –Loyalists/Tories: Britain –Patriots: Independence

Enlightenment New Ideas about government Rousseau: Social Contract Theory –Consent of the governed –When the gov’t fails to live up to our expectations, we can get a new one Thomas Hobbes: –All men are “brutes” that need gov’t to survive –Wrote Leviathan.

Enlightenment and Philosophy John Locke: Natural rights of life, liberty, property –Alter or abolish gov’t that does not protect natural rights –tremendous impact on Dec. of Independence and Constitution Montesquieu: Separation of Powers –Checks and balances

The Real Revolution Radical change in beliefs –What made authority legitimate –Natural rights for all –Consent of the governed –Government must respect liberty