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Set up by Br Parliament
Established civilian governments (E & W Florida)
Temporarily forbade white settlement of the Appalachian Mountains |
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Boston port act- Boston port was closed until Am paid $$ to Br
Administration of Justice Act- Execution trials were moved to Br
Massachusetts gov act- gov advisors were appointed by King
Quebec act- moved Canada’s boarder to the Ohio river. |
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| Consequences of Fr-In war. (colonial result) |
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| America had to pay for it, though they didn't think they should have to since they didn't want to fight in the first place |
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| How would you characterize the change in Br philosophy in how they governed the colonies? |
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| They changed from being passive to be overbearing and demanding |
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| Committees of correspondence |
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The beginning factor of Unity among the colonies
12 (not Georgia) Colonies gathered, and distributed information about what Br had up their sleeves to other local gov, colony groups |
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| Secret group of radicals against Britain |
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| Br response to Am response saying no taxation w/o representation |
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| The British idea of Parliament was that it represented all the entities of Britain and their best interests, so Parliament didn’t need an actual representative from the colonies. |
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| What was the Boston Tea Party |
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1773
Br E. India Co. (not making $$)
Captain Hutchenson stayed in Boston with Br tea
“Indians” |
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| Br response to Am response saying no taxation w/o representation |
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| The British idea of Parliament was that it represented all the entities of Britain and their best interests, so Parliament didn’t need an actual representative from the colonies. |
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| Why did the English pass the stamp act? |
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| So they could raise back the money they had lost in the war |
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First Internal tax
Required that all legal documents, newspapers, papers and playing cards bear a government-issued stamp (which costed a tax)
Raised Constitutional Issue of being taxed without representation |
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| Parliament could more or enact any law at any time with any case whatsoever |
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| What were the accomplishments of the first Continental Congress? |
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| Called for nonimportation and boycott against Britain |
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| Parliament represents everybody no matter if they have a representative present or not |
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| Tactics colonies used to avoid British taxation |
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| Didn’t export to Britain, boycotted |
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| What year did George III come to power? |
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| Required that colonial assemblies to provide barracks for the soldiers |
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| Arose because the Indians felt threatened by the British and they had no allies left in North America. They rose up in Virginia combined with many other tribes. They made no progress and Britain took some of the territory in return for compensation and guarentees that traditional hunting grounds in the Ohio Valley would remain theirs. |
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| hunting grounds in the Ohio Valley would remain theirs. When British officials attempted to curb the American legislatures |
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| Made the list of things to pay taxes on and things that could only be sent to Britain longer |
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| Made the list of things to pay taxes on and things that could only be sent to Britain longer |
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| If there was a smuggling dispute, the trial would be held in Nova Scotia |
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Allowed police to question you under suspicion without warrant
No benefit to colonists |
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| What is important about the Stamp Act Congress? |
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| They adopted the declaration of rights and grievances which denied Parliament the right to tax the colonies and petitioned both King and Parliament to repeal the stamp and sugar acts |
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| Imposed new taxes and hired new, more stern customs commisioners. This led to a more common feeling of distaste towards British authority and a general sense of unity among the colonists. |
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| What was the applicability of mercantilism as they applied to the colonies? |
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| Maercantilism applied to the colonies because they were the object of Britain's economic/mercantilistic moves: America had all the raw materials, which they sold to Britain at cheap prices and then Britain was able to sell these materials back to America for inflated prices. |
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| How would you characterize the political change from the 1760-70's? |
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| There was a political split between the Colonial royal loyalist and the liberalists, and as Br. caused more and more political disputes, the number of loyalists decreased while the number of liberalists increased. |
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| Difference between Commitees of Correspondence and Sons of Liberty? |
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COC - passive aggressive
SOL - violent |
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