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Chapter 5 Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776 Introduction 4 questions addressed in Ch. 5 How did Britain and its colonies view their joint victory over France in the Seven Years? War? How did colonial resistance to the Stamp Act differ from earlier opposition to British imperial measure? In what ways did colonists? views of parliamentary authority change after 1770? What led most colonists in 1776 to abandon their loyalty to Britain and choose national independence? Triumph and Tensions: The British Empire, 1750-1763 A Fragile Peace, 1750-1754 Since neither France or Britain gained dominance in North America, the skirmishing in the Ohio Valley continued 1753=French began building a series of forts between the Ohio River and LA Drive out colonial traders from the Valley

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Mercantilism the belief that wealth is power and measured by bullion Navigation Laws laws that restricted commerce to the bounds of the British empire salutary neglect the beneficial relaxed enforcement of the Navigation Laws John Hancock The ?King of Smugglers,? who became wealthy via smuggling George Grenville The Prime Minister, who called for the enforcement of the Navigation Laws and enacted a sugar duty. Sugar Act (1764) A high duty on sugar imported from the West Indies. Quartering Act (1765) Required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops Stamp Act (1765) Tax requiring use of stamps on commercial and legal documents virtual representation

America: a Narrative History by Tindall and Shi notes Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 Tindall Outline From Empire to Independence The Power of England The Treaty of Paris in 1763 kicked the French out of North America and made England more powerful. King George III took power in 1760. The Heritage of War Though both the colonies and England celebrated the victory of the Great War, problems were brewing; colonists were starting to develop a sense of nationalism. The brutal acts committed within the British army horrified Americans and further widened the gap between the colonies and England. Lots of new British burdens: debt from the war, managing the Native Americans, what to do with the colonies, and how to keep them from illegally trading. British Politics

Liberty

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The Seizing of the Liberty A riot broke out yesterday at the docks when the customs officials there attempted to seize a merchant ship. The ship (called the Liberty) is owned by one of the more wealthy merchants of Boston, John Hancock. Mr. Hancock is reported to be in league with the Sons of Liberty, a group made up of lawyers, merchants, and artisans. They?along with the Daughters of Liberty?are known for boycotts, burning stamped papers, and violent protests.

Chapter 5: Roads to Revolution

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Chapter 5- Roads to Revolution: I. Triumph and Tensions: The British Empire, 1750-1763 A. A fragile peace, 1750-1754 1. Cause: Ohio Valley- claimed by all 2. French building forts in Ohio Valley a. VA sent troops led by Washington b. Native Americans wouldn?t back Washington so British left 3. Britain called meeting of colonists to negotiate a treaty with the Six Nations Iroquois-- called Albany Congress a. VA or NJ didn?t send delegates b. Iroquois suspicious of British c. Delegates purposed the Albany Plan of Union 1) Based on ideas of Ben Franklin and Thomas Hutchison 2) Called for a Grand Council of all colonial assemblies 3) The Albany Plan came to nothing b/c no colonial legislature approved it

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Mark Gilbert Imperial Reform: The great war for empire left england with an enormous debt the war exposed weaknesses in the royal governors had to share power with colonial assemblies afterwards the british deployed a 10,000 man army in north america in order to george III wanted military commands for his friends subdue native americans secure the dependence of the colonies on great britain To pay for this army and the debt, prime minister began heavy sales taxes on the middle and lower classes in england British taxpayers were now paying over 5 times than free americans england started the currency act of 1764 ban on paper money in new england therefore all american workers would pay debts in gold and silver

Chapter4 -- Unfinished Nation (Brinkley) Reading Focus Questions

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Chapter 4?The Empire in Transition I.Loosening Ties?What kind of control did Great Britain have over its American colonies after the Glorious Revolution? A. A Tradition of Neglect 1. Growing Power of Parliament?Why did Parliament under Walpole not strictly enforce the Navigation Acts? 2. Decentralized Colonial Administration?Why were the administration of the Navigation Acts in America largely unsuccessful? 3. Powerful Colonial Legislatures?What powers did colonial legislatures claim? How did they maintain their powers over the king?s representatives in the colonies? B. The Colonies Divided?During the early 1700s, to whom did the colonists feel most loyal: England or each other? 1. Albany Plan?Who proposed this plan, what was it, and what happened?

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