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Salutary Neglect (Teigan).
A non-official British policy which regulated trade policies between the American Colonies between the 17th and 18th century -
Salutary Neglect (Demetrio)
S.N was a law from the Crown that meant if the colonies stayed loyal that they would be able to get around trade laws along with other laws put in place by parliament. This pretty much was a bribe to hope that the colonies would never revolt. For example, under the Navigation Act in 1651, all goods had to be shipped on English vessels, or wherever they came from, but with S.N these laws laxened. This obviously did not phase the colonist; they still did not agree with the policies of the Crown. -
The Albany Congress (Teigan)
In June of 1754, representatives from seven colonies met with 150 Iroquois Chiefs in Albany, New York. The purpose of this meeting was to try to secure the support and cooperation of the Iroquois in fighting the French, and to form a colonial alliance based on a design by Benjamin Franklin. The union passed easily, however the delegates could not get a single provenience to ratify it. -
Proclamation of 1763 (Meach)
The French-Indian war finally ended. Colonist occupied all of the British land on the East coast, and were under the impression that when England received all that Westward land that they would be able to settle there. England disagreed, and instead told Natives to move West and then they would no longer bother the colonist. -
The Sugar Act (Teigan)
On April 5th, 1764, Parliament passed a new version of the Sugar Act and the Molasses Act. The Sugar Act reduced the tax on molasses from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon. The act also listed more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and further, regulated the export of lumber and iron. -
The Stamp Act (Meach)
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on all legal documents of the colonist. In other words, for a legal document to be official, it needed an official stamp from the British government to prove tax has been paid on it. This money from the Stamp Act was then used to benefit Parliament and England. -
The Quartering Act of 1765 (Teigan)
An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty's dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. -
Patrick Henry Virginia House of Burgesses (Meach)
Patrick Henry was a radical colonist. On May 29, 1765 made a speech against the Stamp Act. He in fact, didn't just give a speech, but he proposed a plan that would resolve all unfair parts of the Stamp Act. The fact that someone stood up to the crown like this was astonishing to people. And just like that, the revolution was brewing. the 5th resolution was particularly alarming to the crown because it states that anyone who imposes taxes on the colonies is their enemy. -
The Stamp Act Congressional Meeting (Teigan)
A congress that was held in New York. This congress was held to go over The Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was an act the taxed everything that was to be written by making it be written on paper that was stamped by the British. -
The Declaratory Act (Meach)
After a lot of outrage from the Stamp Act, on March 18, 1766 Great Britain repealed it. But as they repealed it they put in place a new law called the Declaratory Act. The Declaratory Act was not very much better than the Stamp Act, because the Declaratory Act guaranteed that Britain could tax the colonist on anything they want. -
The Townshend Revenue Act (Teigan)
An act the granted special duties to the British colonies and plantations in America The British Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the colonies for the purpose of raising revenue. Taxes on items imported to the american colonies. -
The Boston Massacre (Meach)
It was common for colonist to start small riots, but this one in particular was different. A mob of patriots were assaulting British soldiers with snowballs, sticks, rocks etc. The soldiers called in back up but it didn't work. When the crowd got too out of hand the soldiers fired into the crowd ultimately killing 5 total people. -
The Gaspee Affair (Teigan)
Lieutenant William Duddington was charged with patrolling the waters of Narragansett Bay, which led to his ship being attacked. It was brought to shallow water, and grounded. The ship was bored, the crew and captain were all captured and tied up to watch the ship be looted and burned -
The Tea Act (Meach)
The Tea Act was the last straw for the colonist before true revolution. On May 10, 1773 the Tea Act was passed to target the East India Trading Company, and the colonist saw this as a threat. Although it was pointless, the colonist were outraged over it. -
The Boston Tea Party (Teigan)
An English ship carrying tea which was to be collected and taxed by the American Colonies was overthrown by Bostonians and all the tea was thrown into the Boston Harbor. -
Boston Port Act (Meach)
The Boston Port Act, also the first if the "intolerable acts" was passed by Parliament to close the port of Boston. This was put into place to punish the Boston people for the Tea Party. The result of this was that there was now a shortage of goods with no constant trade going on in their port. -
Administration of Justice Act (Meach)
This was the second of the "Intolerable Acts." The Administration of Justice Act was used to punish the people for rebellion, which was pretty much just causing more rebellion. This Act ensured fair trials for British soldiers/officials that were being charged with major offenses. -
Massachusetts Government Act (Meach)
The Massachusetts Government Act is another intolerable act. This act was written in by parliament and it gave the governor of Massachusetts an overwhelming amount of power. This was put into place to scare the other colonies away from rebellion, but weirdly, this fueled them even more. -
Quartering Act of 1774 (Teigan)
The Quartering Act of 1774 was the third straw of the "intolerable acts." Established on June 2, 1774, the Quartering Act wrote that British troops were allowed to be housed in civilian homes in the case of a shortage of room in the barracks. It was also forced upon these civilians to treat the troops with complete hospitality. This also gave the British the power to pretty much even kick you out of your house, or take over your barn for their use. Refusal to comply would result in arrest. -
The Quebec Act (Meach)
The Quebec Act really did not have a direct effect on the colonist, but they perceived it as a threat. The Quebec Act was made to institute territorial laws between England and France. The colonist did however see this as a threat to their government, therefore they deemed that they should protest against it. -
First Continental Congress (Teigan)
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. The plan of the Congress was, in summary, a meeting discussing weather or not they should overthrow Great Britain and how they would do it. -
"Give me Liberty, or give me Death." Speech (Meach)
At the second Virginia Convention, patriot Patrick Henry was clearly outraged. Henry's speech was aimed towards the idea that the colonist must fight back to the British, even if it meant bloodshed. At the end of his speech he said, "Give me Liberty or give me Death." This ultimately became a famous phrase for people to join the revolution. -
The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes (Teigan)
This was when Paul Revere saw if the British were coming by land or by sea. However there was another, lesser known, rider who had significance on that night as well, William Dawes. Dawes set out to a British guardhouse in order to stop the march to Boston that night. -
Fort Ticonderoga is Seized (Meach)
The Revolutionary War was fresh, and the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen get a valuable victory in taking Fort Ticonderoga. In just a month of the war beginning, Ethan Allen had an idea of a surprise attack on the British. It was well unexpected, and Allen successfully captured the fort and the small amount of British soldiers. This was the first move made by the Americans offensively. -
The Battle on Bunker Hill (Teigan)
This Battle had American troops move out of their camp, carrying picks, shovels, and guns to Bunker Hill. From the hill the troops could attack the town and British ships in Boston Harbor. However they accidentally went to Breed's Hill putting them closer to the British and in a bad attacking position. -
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine was Published. (Meach)
"Common Sense," was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. This was the first piece of writing that offered the idea of independence to the Crown. "Common Sense," much like the title, basically summarized why the British rule made no sense, and how the colonies would be better without the monarchy. It was very well perceived because of his strong and easy to understand arguments.
