a nation is born 1750-1800
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A Nation Is Born 1750-1800. Enlightment or Age of Reason. Characteristics: -Valued reason over faith -Believed people were by nature good -Reason could further human progress. French and Indian War. Occurred before American Revolution -1754-1763 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Nation Is Born1750-1800
Enlightment or
Age of Reason
Characteristics:-Valued reason over faith-Believed people were by nature good-Reason could further human progress
French and Indian War
• Occurred before American Revolution
-1754-1763• The war was named the French and
Indian War because Native Americans participated in the battle.
-YET: Indians fought on both sides
British Control
• King George imposed taxes upon the colonies to raise funds that would pay for the war.
-Stamp Act-Townshead Act-Tea Act
Stamp Act of 1765
• The colonists react negatively:-beat up stamp
distributors-burnt stamps
• Stamps had to be adhered on 54 common items, including:
-wills, legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets,
and playing cards
Townshead Act of 1767
• Taxed:-paper, paint, glass,
lead, and tea• Eventually led to the Boston
Massacre.– 5 fatalities– Heightened Colonist’s
dissatisfaction– Parliament repealed the Act
Tea Act
• Gave an English company a monopoly on the tea market in the colonies.
• Colonists reaction: The Boston Tea Party
Coercive Acts
• The Coercive Acts were a result of the Boston Tea Party.
• Shut down Boston’s port.• Stopped all annual town meetings.• British troops were allowed to reside
in colonists’ homes.Colonists dubbed the
Intolerable Acts
April 19, 1775
• A day in American history called:“The shot heard around the world”
• Left 8 Americans dead
• The American Revolution had begun.
After the Revolution
• Articles of Confederation constructed the “league of friends”.
• Development of Constitution and Bill of Rights
• George Washington elected as President of the United States
Aphorisms:
• What is an Aphorism?-A brief saying
embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principal or precept given in pointed words.
Example: Haste makes waste.