Road to Revolution

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Road to Revolution

• 1763-1775

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Whig Ideology

• Idea that concentrated power leads to corruption
  and tyranny.
• Emphasis on balanced government where
  legislatures check king
• Parliament gains power.

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Regulators and Paxton Boys

• Purpose??
• Compare to Leislers and Bacon Rebellions.
• Outcome.

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King George III

• Surrounds himself with inward looking men
• five prime ministers in 1st 10 years.
• Sought to exercise control over colonies
• Whig power gives way.

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Acts and Enlightenment

• How are they paving the way towards colonial
  unity and separation?
• Which groups were impacted more by the acts or
  enlightenment?
• Driving force?

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Legislation vs Taxation

• Legislation external taxes, the right of
  parliament regarding empire ex trade.
• Taxation internal taxes exclusive right of the
  local popularly elected government. Attacking
  sacred right of property.

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Direct Representation?

• Why didnt the colonists want direct
  representation? What would that have meant?

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Answer to Direct Representation

• Increased taxes
• increased responsibilities to the crown.
• Colonial reps would be outnumbered in Parliament.

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Letters from a farmer in Penn

• Challenged distinction between internal and
  external taxes.
• Denied right to levy taxes for purpose of
  revenue.
• Prompted Massachusetts circular letter.
• Called for British to repeal acts
• nonimportation agreements
• British exports fell 40

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First Continental Congress

• Bostonians adopted a solemn league and covenant
  against all trade with Great Britain.
• 12 of 13 (Georgia) represented
• Endorsement of Suffolk Resolves
• Rejection of Galloway Plan
• Declaration and Resolves

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Suffolk Resolves

• Denounced Intolerable Acts
• urged growth of militia
• suspend trade with G.B
• urged citizens not to pay taxes

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Declaration and Resolves

• Legal right to assemble
• Bill of Rights --gt Declaration of Independence.
• The Association complete boycott of British
  goods nonimport, export, and consumption.

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Response to Declaration and Resolves

• King denied it?
• Why? What would it have meant?
• Reaction of King Thomas Gage

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Strengths and Weaknesses

• British
• Population 7.5 -2.5
• superior monetarily
• loyalists (Georgia and Carolinas)
• Freedom to Slaves
• Indians sided
• standing army
• mercenaries (german)

• British
• enormous distance
• communication problems
• America too large to occupy
• British generals --gt poor leaders
• America only had to tie
• France
• King George and Lord North

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Strengths and Weaknesses

• Colonists
• outstanding leadership
• Economic aid
• Defensive military tactics
• competent marksman
• moral advantage

• Colonists
• badly organized and prepared
• Continental Congress weak, ineffective
• no constitution
• jealousy among colonies (sovereign)
• little metal money
• soldiers deserted
• military supplies
• american profiteers