1. Chapter 4 Empire in Transition

2. SALUTARY NEGLECT SALUTARY NEGLECT

3. George I

4. Robert Walpole

5. Navigation Acts: Laws that control trade and restrict manufacturing in the Colonies

6. Most government officials in England had never been to America How do you make informed decisions?

7. Colonial Agents Men who represent a colony and try to influence MPs

8. The colonial agent for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Georgia:

9. Royal officers in America: Some good Some get job thru bribes or family connections Substitutes hired to go in place of appointee

10. By 1750 Colonial Assemblies see themselves as mini- Parliaments Claim power to tax and pass laws

11. Power of the Purse

12. Albany Plan: Parliament sets up a government to oversee the colonies and handle common issues such as Indian relations Colonies keep internal power

13. Who’s idea? Ben Franklin

14. Iroquois Mohawk Seneca Cayuga Onondaga Oneida

15. European Wars: King William’s War Queen Anne’s War King George’s War

16. FORT DUQUESNE

17. Governor Robert Dinwiddie

18. Col. George Washington

19. Fort Necessity

20. Start of: French & Indian War Which turns into Seven Years War

21. British & Americans have to fight together, but can’t get along British think colonist are, “lowest dregs of humanity” Colonist think British officers are too aristocratic and refuse to drill like British Regulars

22. Colonist do not fight in classic European style British call it irregular war or American way of war

23. 3 Phases of the war 1.Local war in Ohio Valley 2.War goes to Europe 3.England wins

24. Phase 1- Local War England sends new general to defeat French Edward Braddock

25. Edward Braddock

26. French Indian War

27. Phase 2 War spreads to Europe, England suffers several defeats Select a new head of government

28. William Pitt

29. Phase 3-England Kicks Butt Fort Duquesne falls Quebec – Wolfe Montreal

30. Wolfe at Quebec

31. Peace of Paris 1763 France off of North America Just some Caribbean islands

32. Results of French and Indian War

33. *England’s War Debt *England feels Colonist did little to help *Outside threat gone

34. *New lands open up *France wants REVENGE !!!

35. Problems for England Debt - £140 million Indian uprising – Pontiac’s Rebellion British spending £7000 to collect £2000

36. George Grenville

37. *Standing Army *Enforce Nav. Acts *Regulate Expansion *New Revenue

38. Proclamation Line of 1763

39. George III

40. Sugar Act Reduced tax from 6 pence to 3 But, enforced it !

41. Rights imply equality Less than Englishmen

42. Virtual Representation

43. Currency Act of 1764 Colonial Assemblies must recall any paper money issued

44. Colonies hurt by lack of unity *between colonies *within colonies

45. Conflict between established areas and frontier Frontier feels underrepresented, over taxed and unprotected

46. 1763 Paxton Boys - Penn. march on Phily 1771 Regulator Movement-NC fight with colonial militia

47. New policies have something for everyone to hate Merchants Settlers Planters City workers New taxes, enforcement Proclamation of 1763 Tariffs raise prices No manufacturing

48. STAMP ACT 1765

49. While Sugar Act affected only some colonist, mostly New England, Stamp Act falls on all Americans

50. Virginia Stamp Act Resolves Patrick Henry Have rights of English men Can only be taxed by House of B.

51. Massachusetts James Otis Gets assembly to issue call for inter-colonial meeting about the Stamp Act

52. STAMP ACT CONGRESS

53. 9 of 13 colonies show up Decide on boycott of british goods Sons of Liberty to enfoce decision

54. Stamp Act Out 1766 Declaratory Act In

55. Charles Townshend

56. Quartering Act 1765 Colonies must provide quarters and supplies for troops in America New York refuses

57. Townshend Act PaperPaint GlassLead Tea

58. American Board of Custom Commissioners

59. Massachusetts Circular Letter Sam Adams

60. Letters From a Farmer John Dickinson

61. Non-importation Imports cut by >50% NY £482,000 to £74,000

62. Parliament has the right to regulate trade. Does not have the right to raise revenue “we are all but parts of a whole”

63. Virginia Resolves Only House of B. can tax Virginia

64. Boston Massacre

66. Committee of Correspondence

67. John Locke Social Contract

68. Gaspee

69. Tea Act 1773

70. Boston Tea Party

71. Who is this man?

72. Coercive/Intolerable Acts

73. Boston Port Act Massachusetts Gov. Act Admin. Of Justice Act Quebec Act

74. 1sr Continental Congress September 1774 Philadelphia 12 colonies

75. Reject Galloway’s plan of colonial union Nonimportation Statement of grievances Agree to Suffolk Resolves Meet again next spring

76. Lexington Commons

78. Buckman Tavern