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US History 201 Mod 3
Question | Answer |
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Why did British need to tighten the policy? | Suppress colonial smuggling 2. control Westward expansion of Amer. Colonists to avoid conflict w/ NA. 3. Pay for troops in frontier of colonies; Forced American colonies under greater Brit. control |
Causes of the Amer. Revolution | Fact: 1st modern revolution; The Enlightenment ideals; some enlightenment scholars (John Locke ,Thomas Hobbes); Much more than a revolt of British taxes; Tightening of imperial policies caused Amer. to side w/ patriot cause |
Proclamation of 1763 | Prohibited westward expansion; Regulation NOT Protection primary goal of Briti. |
Prewar VS Afterwar Boundaries | |
British need for money produced what? | Brit paid 26 shillings Amer. paid 1 in taxes; Gold and silver drain used to pay Brit debt, more taxes and trade imbalance causes conflict must use and pay for Brit. goods |
American smuggling | 1.Orders of council 1763: used to stop illegal trading by Brit in Amer. waters 2. Vice Admiralty courts: judges paid for conviction- profit for errant cargo from ships 3. Writs of Assistance blanket search warrants violate due process |
What laws were created to help the Brit. revenue? | Sugar Act 1764 Stamp Act 1765: first direct tax to affect all colonial population for revenue purposes Townshend Acts 1767 |
The Stamp Act Crisis |