The Imperial Crisis Flashcards
1
Q
Road to Revolution
A
- Seven Years’ War - victory for Britain over France (1763)
- Britain controls North America
- Britain has massive debt to pay for war
- the coming together of the colonies gives them reason to believe they could be a country on their own
2
Q
Republicanism
A
- Belief that all citizens put aside selfish interests for the common good
- opposition to hierarchy control
- Whigs (starts in Britain) feared total control from monarchy
3
Q
Colonists Bear the Burden
A
- Mercantilism - imports should outnumber exports (Britain). American colonists were “tenants” who furnish products
- Sugar Act (1764) - taxes raised in colonies
- Quartering Act (1765) - colonists must take care of British soldiers
- Stamp Act (1765) - Massive tax on anything paper oriented in the colonies
4
Q
remember this…
A
no taxation without representation
5
Q
which is the best definition of republicanism
A
less government and more of people in control
6
Q
how did the king of England pay for the French and Indian war?
A
taxes
7
Q
according to the Navigation Acts, products to and from the colonies could only come from
A
England
8
Q
the idea of _______ really flourished beginning in the Seven Year War
A
republicanism
9
Q
who was king of England during the French and Indian War
A
king George III
10
Q
which taxes did not pay for the French and Indian War
A
meat tax
11
Q
what is said to be true of King George’s beliefs
A
more government and less people control
12
Q
what group was affected the most by King George III’s taxes
A
colonists
