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Chapter 7 The __Road to Revolution__ Key facts and ideas

//The deep roots of the revolution// 1. Idea of republicanism- people give up selfish interests and the government gets its power from the virtrue of the people 2. radical whigs fear that their liberty is threatened by the british monarch

//Mercantilism and colonial grievances// i. mercantilism is the idea that if exports > imports then the more country wealth you have= the more country power you have
 * 1) mercantilism is embraced by british
 * 1) parliament pass various laws regulating trade so the british benefit most at the cost of others (ex. Navigation act)
 * 2) colonists are deeply upset

//Merits and menace of mercantilism//
 * 1) pros of mercantilism for colonies- easy to avoid, tobacco industry had little competition, protection of british navy from pirates
 * 2) cons – economy can grow only a little, colonies felt like their being used

//The stamp tax uproar//
 * 1) the seven years war left Britain with a big empire and a huge debt
 * 2) parliament decides to tax colonies
 * 3) stamp act and quartering act made colonists very angry and was rallying point for opposition and resentment against crown

//The forced repeal of the stamp act// i. boycotts ii. sowing bees to raise money iii. woolen clothes made fashionable instead of british clothes iv. occasional violence
 * 1) resistance of stamp act included
 * 1) lack of income causes many lay offs in Britain
 * 2) stamp act repealed declaratory act passed – proclaims parliament’s right to pass laws

//The townshend tea tax and the Boston massacre//
 * 1) townshend acts passed indirectly taxing tea, paper, paint, glass, ect
 * 2) boycotts come back and smuggling increases
 * 3) soldiers deployed in Boston
 * 4) Boston massacre happens

//The seditious committees of correspondence//
 * 1) townshend acts repealed
 * 2) tax on the tea remained

//Tea brewing in Boston//
 * 1) East India Company awarded tea monopoly in the Americas and legal tea prices drop
 * 2) colonists believe they are being tricked by cheap tea
 * 3) no tea is unloaded anywhere in the colonies
 * 4) Boston tea party occurs
 * 5) parliament angered

//Parliament passes the intolerable acts//
 * 1) parliament passes intolerable acts
 * 2) parliament passes Quebec acts

//Bloodshed//
 * 1) continental congress is formed
 * 2) militia and minutemen are formed
 * 3) militia and british soldiers skirmish at Lexington and Concord

//Imperial strengths and weaknesses// 1. british and its armies’ pros i. Britain had larger population ii. Had largest fleet iii. Well trained army iv. Could hire mercenaries 2. cons i. poor government leadership ii. poor military leadership iii. food was often bad iv. distance from Britain caused a delay in orders v. british soldiers would have to conquer all the colonies to win the war

//American pluses and minuses// 1. colonies and the rebel pros i. great leadership ii. eventual foreign help iii. high moral iv. fighting for what they believe in v. fighting a defensive war vi. colonies self sufficient vii. large army 2. cons i. little money ii. small fleet iii. army vastly untrained iv. army had disunity at first because of different colonies v. some only interested in self gain vi. poor supplies vii. paper money printed but soon devalued viii. soldiers unreliable in battle

//A thin line of heroes// 1. Baron Von Steuben helped to train rebel soldiers 2. blacks fought with rebels as well as helping with cooking, cleaning, spying, building, ect 3. blacks also joined british ranks because of the promise of freedom 4. many colonists tried to make a profit from the war