1.28 lecture Flashcards
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Why did the British need to make taxes high ?
They were in debt because of the 7 years war
What were constitutions and permanent parliaments based upon?
popular sovereignty
what were all of the revolutions based upon?
the social contract/ popular sovereignty
when was the american revolution?
1775-1787
when was the 7 years war?
1756-1763
what happened to the french after the 7 years war?
they lost which resulted in them losing the colonies in north america
who was allied with the french in the 7 years war?
the native americans
what started the 7 years war?
the ohio company demanded that the french accept their claim
who was expected to pay for the 7 years war in britians eyes
the colonists
why did the colonists have an issue with the british after the 7 years war?
they were expected to pay taxes but they did not have any representation in Parliament
after the 7 years war how did the english treat the colonists?
they treated them as foreigners when before the war the colonist viewed themselves as englishmen
how did the british view parliament representation and how did the colonists view it?
british thought parliament represented the entire empire while the colonists thought they were not presented in parliament
what was the proclamation of 1763?
british parliament forbade settlement west of the appalachian mountains
what was the stamp act of 1765
requited the colonists to pay taxes on every print of printed paper
what was one of the reasons the stamp act of 1765 was imposed on the colonists
they needed to pay for the soliders stationed in america
what were the sons of liberty?`
a violent group of citizens fighting against the taxes imposed on the colonists
in regard to the stamp act what were the sons of liberty doing to fight against it ?
they were destroying stamps and forcing administrators to leave their offices and stop doing their jobs
when was the stamp act repealed?
1766
what was the declaratory act?
an act that gave parliament the power to pass new laws in the future for the colonists, it also came along with the repeal of the stamp act
what are better terms for how the british versus colonists saw parliament
the british thought the system was an association of equals while the colonists though the system was unequal parts
how did the patriots treat loyalists?
the patriots terrorized them by doing acts such as tar and feathering them
why did the colonists feel that new taxes imposed upon them by parliament were unfair?
they were taxed without their consent
what is the theory of virtual representation?
members of the parliament represented not only their district on britain but also the entire british empire
what was the boston massacres?
the boston massacre was not an actual massacre, it was started by the accidental fire of one of the soliders
