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Chapter 4 Empire in Transition
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SALUTARY NEGLECT SALUTARY NEGLECT
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George I
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Robert Walpole
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Navigation Acts: Laws that control trade and restrict manufacturing in the Colonies
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Most government officials in England had never been to America How do you make informed decisions?
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Colonial Agents Men who represent a colony and try to influence MPs
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The colonial agent for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Georgia:
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Royal officers in America: Some good Some get job thru bribes or family connections Substitutes hired to go in place of appointee
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By 1750 Colonial Assemblies see themselves as mini- Parliaments Claim power to tax and pass laws
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Power of the Purse
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Albany Plan: Parliament sets up a government to oversee the colonies and handle common issues such as Indian relations Colonies keep internal power
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Who’s idea? Ben Franklin
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Iroquois Mohawk Seneca Cayuga Onondaga Oneida
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European Wars: King William’s War Queen Anne’s War King George’s War
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FORT DUQUESNE
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Governor Robert Dinwiddie
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Col. George Washington
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Fort Necessity
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Start of: French & Indian War Which turns into Seven Years War
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British & Americans have to fight together, but can’t get along British think colonist are, “lowest dregs of humanity” Colonist think British officers are too aristocratic and refuse to drill like British Regulars
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Colonist do not fight in classic European style British call it irregular war or American way of war
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3 Phases of the war 1.Local war in Ohio Valley 2.War goes to Europe 3.England wins
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Phase 1- Local War England sends new general to defeat French Edward Braddock
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Edward Braddock
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French Indian War
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Phase 2 War spreads to Europe, England suffers several defeats Select a new head of government
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William Pitt
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Phase 3-England Kicks Butt Fort Duquesne falls Quebec – Wolfe Montreal
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Wolfe at Quebec
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Peace of Paris 1763 France off of North America Just some Caribbean islands
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Results of French and Indian War
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*England’s War Debt *England feels Colonist did little to help *Outside threat gone
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*New lands open up *France wants REVENGE !!!
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Problems for England Debt - £140 million Indian uprising – Pontiac’s Rebellion British spending £7000 to collect £2000
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George Grenville
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*Standing Army *Enforce Nav. Acts *Regulate Expansion *New Revenue
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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George III
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Sugar Act Reduced tax from 6 pence to 3 But, enforced it !
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Rights imply equality Less than Englishmen
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Virtual Representation
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Currency Act of 1764 Colonial Assemblies must recall any paper money issued
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Colonies hurt by lack of unity *between colonies *within colonies
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Conflict between established areas and frontier Frontier feels underrepresented, over taxed and unprotected
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1763 Paxton Boys - Penn. march on Phily 1771 Regulator Movement-NC fight with colonial militia
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New policies have something for everyone to hate Merchants Settlers Planters City workers New taxes, enforcement Proclamation of 1763 Tariffs raise prices No manufacturing
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STAMP ACT 1765
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While Sugar Act affected only some colonist, mostly New England, Stamp Act falls on all Americans
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Virginia Stamp Act Resolves Patrick Henry Have rights of English men Can only be taxed by House of B.
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Massachusetts James Otis Gets assembly to issue call for inter-colonial meeting about the Stamp Act
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STAMP ACT CONGRESS
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9 of 13 colonies show up Decide on boycott of british goods Sons of Liberty to enfoce decision
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Stamp Act Out 1766 Declaratory Act In
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Charles Townshend
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Quartering Act 1765 Colonies must provide quarters and supplies for troops in America New York refuses
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Townshend Act PaperPaint GlassLead Tea
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American Board of Custom Commissioners
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Massachusetts Circular Letter Sam Adams
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Letters From a Farmer John Dickinson
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Non-importation Imports cut by >50% NY £482,000 to £74,000
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Parliament has the right to regulate trade. Does not have the right to raise revenue “we are all but parts of a whole”
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Virginia Resolves Only House of B. can tax Virginia
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Boston Massacre
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Committee of Correspondence
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John Locke Social Contract
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Gaspee
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Tea Act 1773
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Boston Tea Party
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Who is this man?
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Coercive/Intolerable Acts
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Boston Port Act Massachusetts Gov. Act Admin. Of Justice Act Quebec Act
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1sr Continental Congress September 1774 Philadelphia 12 colonies
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Reject Galloway’s plan of colonial union Nonimportation Statement of grievances Agree to Suffolk Resolves Meet again next spring
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Lexington Commons
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Buckman Tavern
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