HIST 1003 Chapter : American And French Revolution
Document Summary
Beginning of 1764, parliament tried to tax america and failed to find something they could tax to get $. Revolutionary events: 1774 continental congress called for boycott of british goods, april 1775: lexington and concord, 1781: decisive victory at yorktown, 1783 treaty of paris. Impact on europe: how the political contract was suppose to work. (declaration of independence, state constitutions. New political contracts (constitutions) (all of america"s documents such as declaration of independence were and they realized it was a good idea and that"s how it should work with writing out printed in european newspapers. They were aware of what was going on in america the documents. ) But everyone else were rich merchants and lawers etc. had $. There was no need for the spit within the society: government is still absolute monarchy but growing increasingly feeble. No solution found: parlement of paris 1788(court system , not parliament in.
