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Colonial Reactions

Colonial Reactions. From Navigation Acts to the Declaration of Independence. 1650. Navigation Acts / British Acts of Trade Restricted use of foreign shipping Reinforced idea of mercantilism. 1763. Proclamation of 1763 From Britain’s Point of View

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Colonial Reactions

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  1. Colonial Reactions From Navigation Acts to the Declaration of Independence

  2. 1650 • Navigation Acts / British Acts of Trade • Restricted use of foreign shipping • Reinforced idea of mercantilism

  3. 1763 • Proclamation of 1763 • From Britain’s Point of View • More debt if continued defending colonists from natives in Ohio Valley • Costs to have troops in forts • Now needed gifts to natives to preserve peace with natives • Now had to purchase lands from natives • Britain needed revenue(incoming money)

  4. 1763 • Writs of Assistance • Could raise revenue if stopped smugglers • The writs are laws that sent smugglers to British vice-admiralty courts which were run by officers and had no jury. • Eventually the writs allow custom officials to enter warehouses or private homes without a court order to look for smuggled goods.

  5. 1764

  6. 1765

  7. 1766

  8. 1767

  9. 1768

  10. 1769

  11. 1770

  12. 1772

  13. 1773

  14. 1774

  15. 1774

  16. 1775

  17. 1776

  18. Dates • Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783 • Lexington & Concord April 19, 1775 • Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 • Battle of Saratoga Oct. 17, 1777 • Surrender at Yorktown Oct. 19, 1781 • Treaty of Paris Sept. 3, 1783

  19. Unique War • No desperation • No hunger • King George unjust – not oppressive • Colonists tied to England as English citizens. Geography separated them.

  20. Results • Boundary – from Atlantic west to Mississippi • 1300 battles • 25,000 killed / 6,000 in action • Debt - $11.7 million + • Government is trying to work under the Articles of Confederation • 5,000 blacks served in Rev. / England promised freedom to slaves if fought for English

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