Michael Mancini

Chapter 7 outline
The Deep Roots of Revolution
American hadnt had a history of oppression
Republicanism involved suppressing ones self interest for society
The Whigs thought authority of the crown was a threat to society
The Colonists had already had a history of running the show on their own
Mercantilism and colonial grievances
Only Georgia was founded by the British
British practiced mercantilism meaning they measured a country by the gold in its vaults
Colonies provided the British with New Markets and areas to garner more raw materials.
Navigation laws stopped Dutch trade and encouraged all products to go to England
before they could be exported to America.
British Taxes caused a currency shortage
Colonies issued paper money, but the Parliament said it was illegal
King had the power to nullify laws
The Merits and menace of Mercantilism
The Navigation laws werent enforced in the beginning
London Paid lots of bling to the colonies to build ships
Virginian Tobacco was a monopoly in Britain
Mercantilism kept the colonies reliant on Britain rather than themselves
The Stamp tax Uproar
Britain had 140 million pounds in debt
Greenville in 1763 ordered the navigation laws to be enforced
Sugar act, quartering act, then stamp act
The actual British already paid all the taxes that they were imposing on the colonists
The sugar and the stamp act violations were not at trials by jury
Colonists questioned why the tax after the threat had passed
No taxation without representation
The colonists didnt care about legislation, they only worried about taxes
Through virtual representation, all members of the British empire were somewhat
represented
Forced repeal of the stamp act
Stamp act congress, assembled of delegates from multiple colonies, came together to
oppose the stamp act
Most people agreed to nonimpotation agreements to stifle British trade until the act was
repealed.
Women made clothes at home instead of buying them from the British.
Sons of Liberty tarred and feathered all who didnt support the agreements
British population 7.5 million
American population 2 million
British Repealed the stamp act after the protests

The Townshend Tea Tax and the Boston Massacre

Townshend was a drunk
The tea tax was terrible because the colonists drank lots of tea
The revenues of the Townshend acts were used to pay for the salaries of the Judges
The colonists renewed boycotts
Smuggling became an ideal activity
The Boston Massacre was an event leading from the Townshend acts
The Seditious Committees of Correspondence
George II surrounded himself with yes men especially Lord North
The Townshend acts only mad about 200 pounds
The British got rid of the Townshend acts
Samuel Adams and John Adams were cousins
Sam favored the mob mentality of the revolution
Sam helped organize the committees of correspondence which sent the framework for
colonial cooperation
Tea Brewing in Boston
In 1773 the British granted a monopoly to the EATC and the colonists hated it even if
they got tea for cheap
Not a single crate of the tea was sold in America; it was all either thrown into the ocean
or turned away
Hutchingson, the owner of the ship that went to Boston Harbor, did not like the tea tax
1773 the Boston Tea party happens
The intolerable acts
Boston Port act- Closed Boston harbor until the tea was repaid.
Quartering act II- You must feed and house soldiers
Quebec act- Colonies loose land to Quebec and Catholicism is encouraged.
Bloodshed
The other colonies sent stuff to Boston because they were angry with the British
Continental congress came together in 1774 to try to find ways to work out pronlems
with the crown
Congress deliberated for seven weeks
John Adams got the congress to consider revolution
Called for the association a complete boycott, refusal to export and refusal to use all
British goods
The Congress did not really want a rebellion, but rather a redress of grievances
Failure to comply tith the association lead to tar and feathering
April 1775 was the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Imperial Strength
Britain had more wealth
Britain had more people
Britain hired Hessians
Britain Hired Loyalists

 Britain Hired Native Americans

Britain had problems with France and Ireland
Wigs supported the colonists because they feared what the kings rule would do
British Generals were terrible
Britain was 3000 miles away from the colonies
America to big to loose
American Plusses and minuses
Good leadership of geo wash
Foreign leadership helped out
Americans fought defensively
Rebels badly organized
Fought without a constitution
Jealousy of colonial appontments was apparent
Had to print lots of money
Tin line of heroes
The colonists had no supplies to fight a war
In valley forge many people starved because of no food
Clothing and shoes were scarce
Most men at valley forge had no clothes
Many soldiers had no training
Baron von Steuben trained the American soldiers
African Americans fought in the war for freedom
Other Africans fought because the British promised them freedom
Only a minority supported the revolution
Chapter 42 outline
Economic Revolutions
General motors became one of the largest corporations
The pace of the information age accelerated
The communications revolution was full of promise and peril
The speed and efficiency of the new communications were deleting occupations
Dot com businesses started to boom
Scientific research propelled the economy
There were new ethical questions
Affluence and Inequality
Americans were affluent in the beginning of the 21st century
Americans were not the wealthiest people anymore
Inequality was rampant
The income gap could be caused by policies
The Feminist Revolution
Americans were caught up in the economic changes of America
Many all male schools allowed women in in the 1960s

 Many feminists were still frustrated due to inequal pay

Mens lives changed to provide paternity in the 60s
New families and old
The nuclear family was destroyed in modern America
Traditional families were slow to form
Parent-substitutes like childcare were becoming increasingly common
The family itself was still a huge part of American society
Aging of America
Americans began to live longer
Senior citizens had made many triumphs in social security
The baby boom presents a future problem for the aging population
The new immigration
There were a lot of new immigrants
The newest immigrants were coming for opportunities
There are a lot of Hispanics in the southwest
Some people are worried about the impact of immigrants
Foreign born people accounted for 11.5% of Americans in 2002
Beyond the Melting Pot
Latinos were becoming an important minority
Latinos elected mayors of Miami
Asian Americans were the fastest growing minority
Native Americans have 2.4 million people
Cities and Suburbs
Cities were growing rapidly
Migration from cities to suburbs was common in the mid 1990s
Suburbs grew fastest in the West and Southwest
Minority America
Racial and ethnic tension was trouble for cities
Los Angeles riots testified for blacks
American cities have always been diverse
Single women held about 43% of black families
Blacks advanced into higher education and improved
Ethnic pride increased
Life of the Mind
Americans became more educated
Populations began to shift westward
African American authors and artists also increased
Asian American authors flourished
Latino writers improved
Women writers did the same
New York became the art capital of the world
Architecture became more modern

The American Prospect

The American spirit was prominent in the 21st century
Environmental worries began to rise
Hybrid cars were invented
9/11 was a big issue