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| Partly as a result fo the gowing unresles leadrs throuout the colonies determined to mme and agree on a univgied response to britatin., 9 colonies sent delagates, and met in new york on 1765, led to adoption of the Declaration of Rights and Grievances |
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| Partly as a result fo the gowing unresles leadrs throuout the colonies determined to mme and agree on a univgied response to britatin., 9 colonies sent delagates, and met in new york on 1765, led to adoption of the Declaration of Rights and Grievances |
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| Vigilante groups emerged in NC in response to coruption and in SC in response to lawlesness. IN NC the currency act made an unlivable burden in taxes, In SC went after outlaws stealing livestock |
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| resulted from months of increasing friction between townspeople and british tropps tationed in the city. Frightened british soldiers fired on a corwd that was peolting them with sticks and stones, 5 men died. Crsipus Attucks dies 1770 |
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| really the American Revenue Act. For improving the revenue of this kingdom" Combined new and revised duties for colonial exports, in the French west indies, lowerd tax to bypass corrupt officials, lenthed list of enumerated products, made elaborate paperwork of cargo, harsh consequences, used Royal navy for enforcement, made custom inspectors collect duties personally, cases were tried in Remote Halifax to discourage breaking law |
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| intened to help pay the cost of goverment in america, it imposed new duties for external taxes, but no direct or internal taxes like the stamp tax. Covered imported products like tea. |
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| Made up of Coercive acts and Wuebec acts. Coercive acts several acts like the Boston port act which closed the port until duties were paid to England, The admisistration of Justice act, Declared an official who killed a colnist would be tried in england. Massachuetts goveremnt act, modified colony charterCrown appoited memeber to governors coucil, Sherrifs name juries. Another act made the General Thomas Gage governor of Mass. Quebec act, Enlarged Quebec's boundaries south and appointed governor and council |
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| Valley Forge and Saratoga |
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| Surrfering in winter 2,500 troops died, some officers tried to replace washington with Gates. Under Geral Von Steuben drilled and transformed army to professional fighting force. Ouside Phili while british occupied interior |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Drafted by John Dikinson but heavilly modified created a loosely affiliated group of sutonomous states. Said no more power for coninental congress no judicial or executive branch. made Congress the sole insturment of national authority, but had safeguars taht kept it from threatening the interests of the states.Each state had only 1 vote regardless of size. Imporatnt measures suchas finaces or war required approval form a majority of nie states. COngree had authority in areas of foreign policy and national defense No power to raise tropps and money, it could settle disputes between states, 1776 |
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| Gave small states 2 representatives in the Senate and a porportion of representatives to pop was given in the lower house. Free residents were to be counted precisely and to that was addeed indians that were not taxed, and 3/5ths of other persons. Slave states gained addtional political repesentation while the states in the north recieve assurance that the owners of nonvoting slaveswould have to bear part of the cost of any direct taxes. |
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1. Recognizing the 13 colonies to be free, sovereign and independent States, and that his Majesty relinquishes all claims to the Government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof;[1]
2. Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America
3. Granting fishing rights to United States fishermen in the Grand Banks
4. Recognizing the lawful contracted debts to be paid to creditors on either side;
5. The Congress of the Confederation will "earnestly recommend" to state legislatures to recognize the rightful owners of all confiscated lands "provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British subjects [Loyalists]";
6. United States will prevent future confiscations of the property of Loyalists;
7. Prisoners of war on both sides are to be released and all property left by the British army in the United States unmolested (including slaves);
8.Great Britain and the United States were each to be given perpetual access to the Mississippi River;
9. Territories captured by Americans subsequent to treaty will be returned without compensation;
10.Ratification of the treaty was to occur within six months from the signing by the contracting parties. |
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