Outline Of American Revolution
Outline Of American Revolution
1. Mercantilism was the economic theory and practice common in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century that promoted governmental regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of enemy nations.
2. Bounties were payments made to encourage production of certain goods in the colonies.
3. The French and Indian War was part of a great war for empire, a determined and eventually successful attempt by the British to attain a dominant position in North America, the West Indies.
4. Pontiac’s Rebellion in this the Indians of the Americas united under one leader to prevent further invasions in their land by British and French forces.
5. The Proclamation of 1763 was a program intended to reduce conflict between the settlers and the Indians in the western lands formerly clamed by France that now belonged to the British.
6. The Sugar Act 1764 was another program where Parliament hoped to raise money to help pay expenses of protecting and securing the colonies against attach from Indians and other nations’ troops.
7. The Currency Act of 1764 was yet another act passed by Parliament, which forbade the colonies to issue their own paper money. And, future tax payments were to be made by gold and silver coins.
8. The Quartering Act 1765 was the act that required the colonial authorities to provide barracks and supplies for British troops stationed in America
9. The Stamp Act was much like the Sugar act in trying to raise revenue to pay for defense of the colonies. The Stamp Act levied taxes on all licenses.
10. Repeal of the Stamp Act took place in 1766 when British officials accepted the news of colonial resistance to the act with mixed feelings. The British felt pressure by their own people who agreed with colonial resistance.
11. The Declaratory Act immediately followed the Stamp Act, and with this Parliament stated that it had full power to make laws that bound colonies and people of America in all cases present.
12. The Boston Massacre is the name given to a mishap that occurred on March 5, 1770. Where British soldiers were surrounded by a crowd and in the confusion an order to fire was made and 5 colonist were hit, 3 dead and 2 wounded. This seemed to be the spark to light the fire of revolution.
13. The Committees of Correspondence held special town meetings...