POL SC 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: First Continental Congress, Articles Of Confederation, Intolerable Acts
3 Jan 2018
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2 forging a new government: the constitution: the colonial background. The people were dissatisfied with the church of england and sought a place where they could practice their religious beliefs. The compact they formed set forth the idea of consent of the governed: more colonies, more government, people in each of the colonies became accustomed to making decisions that affected the internal order of the colony. Although each colony had only limited authority to make decisions, in practice most governmental actions that affected the people were made within the colony. The colonies were not really united as a political force before the first continental congress (1774). Each colony was separate with its own decision- making government: british restrictions and colonial grievances, the british government decided to raise revenue by imposing taxes on the american colonies. The imposition of the sugar act (1764) and the stamp act (1765) resulted in a colonial boycott of english goods.
