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From Colonies to Nation: The Long Road to America Independence, 1760-1776

From Colonies to Nation: The Long Road to America Independence, 1760-1776. Dr. Kyle F. Zelner University of Southern Mississippi, Department of History. English Country Ideology + Political Philosophy of John Locke + Political Writings of Classical Greece & Rome = Colonial American

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From Colonies to Nation: The Long Road to America Independence, 1760-1776

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  1. From Colonies to Nation: The Long Road to America Independence, 1760-1776 Dr. Kyle F. Zelner University of Southern Mississippi, Department of History

  2. English Country Ideology + Political Philosophy of John Locke + Political Writings of Classical Greece & Rome = Colonial American "Republican Ideology" ↓ American Revolution

  3. Aristotle's Government in Civil Society Monarchy (Tyranny) Aristocracy (Oligarchy) Democracy (Anarchy)

  4. Imperial Wars, 1689-1748 • King William’s War (1689-1697) • Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) • War of Jenkins Ear (1739-1742) • King George’s War (1744-1748)

  5. French and Indian War, 1754-1763

  6. Peace of Paris, 1763

  7. Aftermath of the French & Indian War

  8. George III and his Minister of the Treasury, George Grenville

  9. The Stamp Act, 1765 James Otis, Jr.“No Taxation without Representation.”

  10. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty Andrew Oliver

  11. The Declaratory Act, 1766 Stamp Act Repealed

  12. Townshend Duties, 1767 Duties on: glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea Charles Townshend Chancellor of the Exchequer

  13. Non-Importation Associations

  14. Troops to Boston

  15. The Boston Massacre, 1770

  16. HMS Gaspee Incident, 1772

  17. Tea Act, 1773

  18. Boston Tea Party, 1773

  19. Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts, 1774

  20. First Continental Congress, 1774 Peyton Randolph Patrick Henry George Washington Sam Adams John Adams

  21. The Continental Association and Committees of Public Safety, 1774-5 “To obtain redress of these grievances, which threaten destruction to the lives, liberty, and property of his majesty's subjects, in North-America, we are of opinion, that a non-importation, non-consumption, and non-exportation agreement, faithfully adhered to, will prove the most speedy, effectual, and peaceable measure . . . We will, in our several stations, encourage frugality, economy, and industry, and promote agriculture, arts, and the manufactures of this country . . .” Committee of Public Safety (Militia) “That a committee be chosen in every county, city, and town . . . whose business it shall be attentively to observe the conduct of all persons touching this association . . .

  22. Preparations for Conflict: The Minutemen

  23. Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775 General Sir Thomas Gage

  24. Second Continental Congress, 1775--1781

  25. The Continental Army is Established Washington meets his Officers

  26. Olive Branch Petition and Prohibitory Act, 1775

  27. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, Jan. 1776

  28. The Question of Independence

  29. The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . . . ‘

  30. From Colonies to Nation: The Long Road to America Independence, 1760-1776 Dr. Kyle F. Zelner University of Southern Mississippi, Department of History

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