Flashcards
2) The War of Independence
Cards in this deck (12)
- 113 British ColoniesSouthern C.: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
Middle C.: Delaware, NY, NJ, Pennsylvania
New C.: Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine - 2Colonialism: Profits for BritainResources: fur, tobacco, rice
Taxes and duties: tea act, stamp act
Power - 3Development of Diversitypolitical: crown colony and privatly controlled colonies (Pennsylvania)
economic: farming (tabacco, plantations), trade-based economy
religious: Anglicans, Protestants, catholics, Quaker
ethnic: english, Irish, Jews, African, NA
lifestyle: frontier settlers, plantation "nobility", urban bourgeoise - 4developing sovereignityDevelopment of:
- local political institutions
- independent economy (trade, smuggling, slaves)
- aristoracy (plantation owner)
- colonial defense
- american identity
-interlectual elite - 5The Albany Congress1750s
Iroquois
support against other Natives and French
(defense) - 6the Albany plan of Unioninfluenced by Iroquois confederancy
envisioned as a union of the Northern Colonies enacted by the parliament
colonial gov elect a grand council
british gov establish a President General - 7French and Indian WarWashington leads troops + Iroquois against French to protect Ohio Company
Result: Treaty of Paris
- France lost power in NA - 8Stamp Act Congressdiscussing the response of stamp act
call for boycott of british goods
(sons of liberty) - 9Sons of liberty - Rebells or Patriots1770 Boston Massacre
1773 Tea Act
1773 Boston Tea Party - 10First Continental Congressdiscussing "Intolerable Acts "
called for another congress - 11Second Continental Congresspreparing Revolution
armee
currency - 12American War of Independence1775-1783
July 2, 1776 Decleration of Independence