HIST 1100 Lecture 1: American History Fordham: All Notes
14 Sep 2018
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Modern concept: its idea goes back to the colonial foundation. We no longer use the term of discovery of america: now: european. It was not until about 1500 that amerigo vespucci demonstrates . Indian war: british win britain triples its territory in north america. Time of worry and turmoil for british empire, britain went broke. Acts pass by the britain empire: stamp act crisis. Despite war does not start yet 5 years later, official fire starts. 1776: americans take that step and declare independence. Turning point: october 1777: americans win battles of saratoga america is no longer a colony fighting the british: french and spanish intervention. End of major hostility, britain finally recognized the american. Independence. (roughly 20 years of the timeline of the revolution) Different motivations and view points to justify these actions: 2 in particular. What caused american revolution: americans didn"t want to pay their taxes. 1. : british taxes, cities like boston and new york, affected the poor.
