Crash Course US History #6

More restricted on land War debt

Raise taxes especially on colonial trade Wool, hats, molasses to regulate trade in mercantilism way -->angers colonies

Lack of representation

Imports from Caribbean from .6 to 3 Gave Brits right to try colonial smugglers

All prints must have a stamp that as expensive Effected rich people the most

Boycott British goods First coordinated action by colonies United way

Organized dissidence against acts Helped boycott and become aware of liberties and uprising

Coordinated action

Repeal stamp act, but says England is the boss and maintains power or tax

New taxes stops smuggling Encourages boycotts

Artisans gained $, merchants lost $ BC they need imports/exports Effective

Cheap tea given to colonies Angered colonists because tea was about identity -->Brits could tax anything

1770 Colonists killed

Colonists dressed as Indians and dumped tea to show anger Thought Brits would back down but just got mad

Passed after tea party Sparked revolution

Curtailed independent governing

Forced colonists to house soldeirs

Extended boundaries of Quebec and granted Catholics tolerance (bad for awakening)

1774 Philadelphia Not included Georgia (12/13) Resistance against intolerable acts Encouraged domestic manufacturing First government of America Began to think about freedom Talked about rights of English, and inalienable rights of human Natural law

Before

1775 Minutemen At concord and Lexington began war (shot shard round the world) Not all colonists promoted independence

Colonists lost but Brits suffered major casualties

Saw revolution as combo on monarchy and republicanism Disagreed with independence

Said colonists wanted to be English Americans

Wrote common sense in 1766 Liberty Honesty Love Contributed to American sentiment of being special 150,000 copies Ridiculed Christianity

6 months after common sense Signed Declaration of Independence