The Road to The Road to RevolutionRevolution

Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect

British MercantilismBritish Mercantilism

British Economic British Economic Policies in the ColoniesPolicies in the Colonies

Use your knowledge of the 13 colonies to answer Use your knowledge of the 13 colonies to answer the following questions for both photographs the following questions for both photographs

pictured below.What regions are they located in? pictured below.What regions are they located in? Describe the geography of each photo and address Describe the geography of each photo and address

the type of economy each region would have?the type of economy each region would have?

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The Proclamation Line of 1763The Proclamation Line of 1763

Colonist felt that England Colonist felt that England was attempting to control was attempting to control themthem

England wants to avoid England wants to avoid Indian troubleIndian trouble

Colonies were angered Colonies were angered over idea that they must over idea that they must pay for cost of war and pay for cost of war and British troops nowBritish troops now

Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect British have left the British have left the

colonies alonecolonies alone British try to enforce laws British try to enforce laws

and taxes after the French and taxes after the French and Indian War without and Indian War without the consent of the coloniesthe consent of the colonies

British do not understand British do not understand colonists are used to colonists are used to representative governmentrepresentative government

Colonies have formed Colonies have formed own governmentsown governments

Colonist are used to Colonist are used to managing their own managing their own affairs with their elected affairs with their elected representativesrepresentatives

““Taxation without Taxation without representation”, colonist representation”, colonist want to have a say in want to have a say in government through government through elected reps.elected reps.

British MercantilismBritish Mercantilism

System were England controls colonial trade System were England controls colonial trade and taxesand taxes– Colonies provided raw materials for BritainColonies provided raw materials for Britain

– If colonies received imports the goods had to If colonies received imports the goods had to arrive on British Shipsarrive on British Ships

– Certain colonial goods were sold only to England, Certain colonial goods were sold only to England, but not to other countriesbut not to other countries

– Colonies were to serve as a market for English Colonies were to serve as a market for English manufactured goodsmanufactured goods

Navigation Acts 1650-1763Navigation Acts 1650-1763

Restricted colonial trade, Restricted colonial trade, manufacturing and shipping manufacturing and shipping to other countries to other countries

Colonists smuggle and Colonists smuggle and disregard Actsdisregard Acts

Salutary Neglect: Britain has Salutary Neglect: Britain has allowed the colonies to allowed the colonies to prosper under their protection prosper under their protection with little or no controlwith little or no control

Sugar Act 1764Sugar Act 1764

Tax placed on sugar and Tax placed on sugar and molasses because molasses because colonists are British colonists are British subjectssubjects

Colonist protest and Colonist protest and smuggle sugar and smuggle sugar and molassesmolasses

Quartering Act 1765Quartering Act 1765

Required colonies to Required colonies to provide British troops provide British troops with quarters and with quarters and suppliessupplies

Colonial assemblies Colonial assemblies vote to refuse to supply vote to refuse to supply British soldiersBritish soldiers

Stamp Act 1765Stamp Act 1765

Any item that was made Any item that was made of paper required a of paper required a stamped tax payment to stamped tax payment to be madebe made

Colonists argue Colonists argue “taxation with “taxation with representation”, Stamp representation”, Stamp Act is repealed Act is repealed

Townshend Acts 1767Townshend Acts 1767

Tax on glass, lead, Tax on glass, lead, paper, paint and teapaper, paint and tea

Colonist smuggle Colonist smuggle goods, boycott British goods, boycott British goods, and fight with goods, and fight with British troops British troops

Tea Act 1773Tea Act 1773

Tax on tea, it is a plan Tax on tea, it is a plan to bail out East India to bail out East India Tea company through Tea company through tax on teatax on tea

Boston Tea Party and Boston Tea Party and smuggling of teasmuggling of tea

Intolerable Acts 1774Intolerable Acts 1774

Response to Tea Party, Response to Tea Party, assembly and town assembly and town meetings dissolved, port meetings dissolved, port of Boston closed,and of Boston closed,and British tried in EnglandBritish tried in England

Militias form, colonies Militias form, colonies send representatives to send representatives to 1st Continental 1st Continental Congress meets and Congress meets and starts colonial boycottstarts colonial boycott

Quebec Act 1774Quebec Act 1774

Prohibited colonists Prohibited colonists from moving into Ohio from moving into Ohio River Valley, Catholic River Valley, Catholic religion in regionreligion in region

Colonists expected to Colonists expected to settle into the regionsettle into the region

Monarchy vs. Representative Monarchy vs. Representative GovernmentGovernment

In a monarchy the In a monarchy the governing power lies governing power lies with a king and those with a king and those that he appoints to that he appoints to officeoffice

Parliament was the Parliament was the lawmaking body in lawmaking body in EnglandEngland

Citizens elect their own Citizens elect their own representatives who will representatives who will represent them in represent them in governmentgovernment

People create their People create their government and have government and have the right to make the right to make changes when they see changes when they see fit (laws, elections)fit (laws, elections)