HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Guerrilla Warfare, Bicameralism, Implied Powers
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Gb captured all important ports & held throughout revolution. Loyalists still , not used, left to dry w/o help, some converted b/c negligence. Blockade in atlantic by french to prevent british troops from landing. Guerilla warfare, ppl in england lose interest & support, open up negotiations. After yorktown, 1783 treaty of paris, colonies get territory to mississippi let us deal with indians in that land so gb can focus on canada. Letters from an american farmer - hector st. john. No real central authority, regulate trade, no tax (13 independent states) fear strong centralized govt. Competing claims, want national dominion over lands more cant tax so paid for continental army, prints own currency . Spain doesnt recognize border of us, closed mississippi to us traders. Congress turn to indiv states to raise money to pass up to congress states reluctant to tax, ma only state to do so.
