POL 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Charter Colony, Virtual Representation, First Continental Congress

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 313
• Professor: Sylvia Thompson

Document Summary

2. 5 million people living here start of american revolution: 20% of england, 20% of other great britain, 10% other part of world (africa) 2 charter colonies: established by groups by government, each had a colonial legislature and governor, legislature made up of people of the colony, elite group of voters/colonists. 3 proprietary colonies: would go to government for money, company in charge, each had governor and colonial legislature. Chosen by colonists and chosen by company. 8 royal colonies: set up by government, governor chosen by government in england, and came from england, colonial legislature: chosen by colonists, chosen by government. Colonial government would deal with domestic issues, made local taxes. Central government in england would do foreign policy, trade policy, etc. Englishmen felt like they had a progressive enlightened government proud. Hereditary monarch, hereditary parliament (elite class), house of commons. After seven years war (french and indian war) 1754 started having trouble: british debt after war.