HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture 3: American Revolution
12 Jan 2017
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The american revolution: started with 13 british colonies - eastern sea board, local government, british insist on mercantilist economic policies, when british set up settlement colonies, they justi ed by saying we are spreading. English liberties - their empire is more important: navigation acts. Passed in the 17th century; main mercantilist legislation in the british empire. Restricted trade between american colonies and non british merchants and places. Limits who they can trade with, when they import to other countries, heavy taxes and duties. Trade between england and africa, sent them to work on plantations, triangular movement of people and goods: american colonies and the seven years war, 1756-1763. Use local indigenous habitants of america as allies. Britain want to expand territory - running up against resistance. British wins, as a result, the brush will take over good portions of french north. Push french out of india, they will be successful in the caribbean.
