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Governing America

Governing America. USH 1.2. I. Early Government. Early English colonists brought the concepts of British gov’t with them Manga Carta recognized the rights of Englishmen English Bill of Rights said king should be limited and people have religious freedoms

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Governing America

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  1. Governing America USH 1.2

  2. I. Early Government • Early English colonists brought the concepts of British gov’t with them • Manga Carta recognized the rights of Englishmen • English Bill of Rights said king should be limited and people have religious freedoms • Political tradition said that everyone had rules and everyone had to follow them

  3. II. Here in America… • By the start of the American Revolution all 13 colonies had a representative assembly • House of Burgesses • The Virginia Co. allowed the colonists to create this body to run things and attract new settlers • Only men with property could vote • King sent a royal governor by the 1620s

  4. II. Here in America… • Mayflower Compact • Written by the Pilgrims before they got off the Mayflower • Said that the people will get to decide what happens • Democracy spreads as Puritans spread in New England • Leads to town meetings with representatives having to go to General Court in Boston • Only Puritans could vote at 1st but then all men gained suffrage

  5. III. Back in England… • English Civil War • Lots of fighting with lots of dead kings and no king for a while • Ends with the Glorious Revolution and William & Mary taking over from James II • They agree to follow the English Bill of Rights and be limited monarchs • Parliament is the legislative body that is supreme • Colonies are left alone

  6. III. Back in England… • Salutary neglect • Colonies were left alone to run themselves • Parliament was too far away and didn’t care too much • Colonies could tax themselves

  7. IV. The problem starts • The French and Indian War is expen$ive! • Fought between GB and Fr over land in America • GB wins! • GB has the colonists help pay for their protection • Sugar Act = indirect tax on sugar and stops smuggling with admiralty courts • Courts w/o a jury of peers which is in the Magna Carta

  8. IV. The problem starts • Stamp Act = direct tax on paper and paper products • “No taxation without representation!” • Colonial boycott of British goods • Sons and Daughters of Liberty • Stamp Act Congress • It is finally repealed

  9. IV. The problem starts • British troops are stationed in Boston lead to the Boston Massacre • British troops fire on a crowd, killing 5 • Townshend Acts = more direct taxes • Household items like glass, paint, and TEA! • Met with another boycott • Removed all taxes EXCEPT tea

  10. IV. The problem starts • Tea Act = gave British East India Company exclusive rights to sell tea in the colonies • Led to the Boston Tea Party • Intolerable Acts • Laws and taxes meant to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

  11. V. Continental Congress • Each colony sent representatives to Philadelphia • 1st = 1774 • 2nd = 1775 • Wrote the Declaration of Independence

  12. VI. “The shot heard ‘round the world” • British troops march out of Boston to capture arms and John Hancock & Sam Adams • Meet with militia at Lexington Green and exchange fire on April 19, 1775 • No one knows who fired first • Move on to Concord and fight some more • March back to Boston getting harassed all the way • American Revolution had begun

  13. VI. “The shot heard ‘round the world” • Revolution spreads to all 13 colonies • Fighting from 1775 – 1783 • France joins on the US side • GB surrenders at Yorktown, VA

  14. Closure • Important timeline: • English Civil War • Salutary neglect • French and Indian War • Sugar Act • Stamp Act • Boston Massacre • Townshend Acts • Tea Act • Tea Party • Intolerable Acts • Continental Congress • Lexington and Concord • American Revolution

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