United States History 1760 1769 By Theresa Bruce

United States History 1760 -1769 By: Theresa Bruce

Political Problems • French and Indian War(Seven Year’s war) • - Britain went into debt protecting the colonies from the Indians and therefore began to tax the colonies to help pay some of its debt. • Proclamation of 1763 - Parliament stated that the colonists could not settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

Political Problems • Reinforcement of the Navigation Laws • - stated that the colonists could only trade its goods with Britain and no one else. • The government was still in the hands of only a few people.

Economic Problems • Navigation Laws are enforced • Taxes are imposed on the American colonists to help pay off Britain’s debt especially since the war started in the colonies. • Most of the money in the colonies was only controlled by a few people.

Political Prospects • Stamp Act Congress • - The Congress was created to draw up resolutions against the Stamp Act. The Congress also marks the first step in intercolonial unity. • Declaratory Act • - stated that the king and Parliament had full legislative authority over the colonies in all matters.

Economic Prospects • The colonists boycott English goods • The boycotting of English goods led to growth of industries in manufacturing.

Political Key People • King George III • - The king of Britain that imposed the taxes on the colonies • Patrick Henry • - a leader in the Revolution who denounced the Stamp Act and eventually the ratification of the Constitution

Political Key People • Samuel Adams • - Another leader in the revolution who helped organize the non importation agreement against Britain and the Committees of Correspondence • Greenville • - Ordered the British navy to strictly enforce the Navigation Laws and convinced Parliament to pass the Sugar Act.

Economic Key People • Charles Townshend • - persuaded Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts in the colonies that taxed everyday items (i. e. glass, paper, paint) • Merchants in general began to wield more power in the colonies.

Most Important Political Action • Proclamation of 1763 • - Colonists were outraged that the land that they had just fought the Native Americans for could not be inhabited by them.

Most Important Economic Action • Sugar Act • - Marks the beginning of the end of Britain’s policy of salutary neglect toward the colonies.

Social/Cultural Trends • In the West the social and economic structure is less rigid than in the East. • In colonies such as Virginia and Maryland political power is in the hands of the planter class. • Taverns become very popular as places of gossip and communication.

Social/Cultural Key People • Benjamin Franklin • - Publishes Poor Richard’s Almanac • Ben West • - a historical painter • Phyllis Wheatley • -an African American poet

Ethnic/Gender Issues • Only free white males could vote • - No Women, African Americans, and Native Americans • The populations of colonies began to rise • - Mainly because of the importation of slaves through the slave trade.

Migration/Density Issues • Cities began to grow • - Boston: 15, 000 thousand • - Philadelphia: 20, 000 thousand • - New York City: 16, 000 thousand • Population: 1. 7 million

Intellectual Trends • The newspaper is the most important and most read piece of literature in the colonies • Poor Richard’s Almanac is the second most read piece of literature • Applied Science was used in the controlling of land

Intellectual Key People • Benjamin Franklin • - Studied theoretical and practical sciences • Bartam • - Studied botanical information from the New World

Land Acquisitions • Appalachian region to the west. • Colonists started to expand into Tennessee and Kentucky.

Transportation/Communication • Canals and rivers were used in the south as means of transportation as well as a way to ship goods. • Newspapers were the number one way information was spread. • Committees of Correspondence • also spread information between colonies.

Questions?