Studied by 1 personHow did the French and Indian War impact Native Americans, French settlers, and British colonist
French- were eventually kicked out of the New World by the British and will side with the colonist to get back at the British
Native Americans- They are forced to fight with French (connected with them through fur trade), there was increases violence and death between them
British colonist-start of unity in the colonies, didn't really help the British that much
In what ways did the French and Indian War alter the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies
The British was in major debt after this war and since part of it was fought in the colonies, they should pay to make up for some of the debt. The colonist didn't like the out of the blue control by the English without getting their opinion
How and why did Britain attempt to increase its control over the colonies?
They stricken their mercantilist policies and placed taxes (sugar, Townshend, stamp act) on the colonists
How and why did colonists resist British control?
boycotts, protests, propaganda to gain support to resist the British taxes
How did the Declaration of Independence become a road map for the new republic as it extended the franchise, provided for equality of opportunity, and guaranteed "unalienable rights"
It was a list of grievances (explaining how the king was abusing his power and not giving liberties to the people) and it justified why they were separating and paved what the county's main expectations should be
What factors contributed to the victory of the American rebels?
-had a strong belief in cause
-knew the land they were fighting on
-foreign military and financial aid (France)
How did America's pre-Revolutionary relationship with England influence the structure of the first national government
they didn't want to create a government that would end up in a tyranny so they created a weak central government that couldn't impose taxes or really do anything because the states had so much more power
What weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to the effort to draft a new constitution?
-weak federal government
-Shay's Rebellion
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention balance competing interest?
-The Great Compromise
-3/5 Compromise
-Electoral College
-Trade Compromise
What is the relationship between the three branches of government? Between that national government and the states?
Each branch of the government has a system of checks and balances to make sure one branch doesn't become more powerful than the other. The national government is stronger than the states government but the states have their own powers such as instate taxes
What were the major arguments for and against the Constitution of 1787 in leading Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings and in the ratification debates?
-anti-feds thought that fed were taking away their liberties (feds- system of checks and balances)
-anti-fed wanted to just reform the AoC while feds wanted to scrap the AoC and create the Constitution
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