The Road to Revolution

After victory is the Seven Years War and the expansion of the British domain in North America, how many more troops were needed on the frontier? 10,000

What did the British government request from the colonies? Why? The British government requested that the colonists pay some of the costs that developed from having to station more troops along the frontier for their protection.

Arguments erupted over … Economic policies (revealed serious differences in political principles)

Republicanism Defined a just society as one where all citizens willingly made private interests second to the common good Stability of society and authority of government depended on this virtue of citizenship Opposed aristocracy and monarchy in its very principles

Radical Whigs Feared threat to liberty posed by the power of the Monarch and Parliament Attacked and warned against corruption such as bribes and patronage Americans had grown accustomed to running their own affairs If you are a colonist do you think you would identify more with the Republicanism or Radical Whig ideas?

Explain the ways that Britain had power over the colonies through Mercantilism Colonies provided Britain with raw materials, Britain also acted as a sure market for colonial exports. Colonies exported tobacco, sugar, and ship masts to Britain while Britain imported manufactured goods exclusively from Britain

What body passed laws to regulate the Mercantilist system? Parliament

What did the Navigation Law of 1650 say? The Navigation Law of 1650 said that all commerce flowing to or from the colonies had to be transported by British vessels All European goods destined for America had to go to Britain first so that they could collect the taxes on the goods.

What product from the colonies was allowed to be shipped only to Britain and to no other country? Tobacco

What kind of shortage did the British often inflict upon the colonies? Explain how and why this occurred: Colonists usually bought more from Britain than they sold which resulted in a currency shortage. Many colonies had to issue their own money which Parliament prohibited because it depreciated the value of British money.

When currency was not available what did many colonists do? Traded goods Would you have been a proponent of your colony creating its own currency?

In the last part of this section, the book talks about a very important power that the British had over the colonies: What was this power called, what could it do, and what kind of affect did it have on the colonists?

The British had the power to nullify any legislation passed by colonial assemblies if laws effected the Mercantilist system. The colonists greatly resented this.

Until 1763 various Navigation Laws were loosely/strongly enforced. Loosely

How did John Hancock achieve his fortune? Wholesale smuggling

Write three benefits of the Mercantilist system for the colonies: London paid colonial ship builders VA tobacco planters monopolized the British market Colonists were protected by the British army and navy

Write three negative affects of the Mercantilist system on the colonies: Stifled economic initiative Imposed dependency on British agents and creditors Colonists felt used