PO225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: First Colony, Quartering Acts, Intolerable Acts
Document Summary
Notion of loosing british identity little by little and doesn"t happen over night. The worlds oldest written constitution- in the fact that it is all in one location altogether. Canadian- hybrid of britain and american constitution. Canadian constitution- rules of which the organization should follow. July 4th 1776- was a very gradual process. Most taking up arms first fight for the british not the americans. Quartering act- not enough room in the barracks, british soldiers can be taken. Intolerable acts into a persons house and you cant do anything about. 13 different colonies at this point, which are all different with different attitudes. 1774- continental congress- all the colonies coming together. 1776- continental congress- which later leads to the constitution and the military. Washington"s army was not well supported or paid well and would leave when it was agriculture season. Annapolis convention- doesn"t go anywhere, call for new continental congress. Biggest state at the time was virginia.
