HIST205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: List Of Colonial Governors Of Connecticut, Charleston, South Carolina
23 Mar 2017
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British official"s mini monarchs influence over colonies; 80% colonial gov. born england. Some stayed england and orders through subordinate, other colonies. Patronage positions: customs services controlled by british; officials fought with colonial assemblies" rules and tradition representative gov. Heated political struggles legislation laws difficulties over communication. New stamp act protest colonial assemblies; patrick henry"s (lawyer) va resolves. House of burgesses protesting stamp act- foundation radical opposition. 6th resolution people va british citizen"s same rights and privileges but that va gov. only right tax va- newspaper printed all resolutions. Some assemblies" radical solutions but 1765 all agreed parliament power over colonists as british subjects; distinguished external taxes regulate trade and internal taxes stamp. Act self- imposed and affected people livelihoods depended paper goods. Boston samuel adams town politician mobilized shopkeepers master craftsmen, dockworkers, and laborers sons of liberty. Large street demonstrations protest taxation without representation; mock executions convince stamp distributor andre oliver danger; 1765 effigy tree.
