HIS 213 Lecture 3: History Lecture Notes 3
11 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
English Politics in America
Charles I: Civil War
-Exodus in New England
Oliver Cromwell: Protectorate
-Immigration to New England slows
Charles II: Restoration
-Middle colonies founded
Conquest of New Amsterdam
-New York
Proprietary Colonies: New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Domination of New England
Changes in Colonial Government
James II to William and Mary
Glorious Revolution
-Colonial uprisings
Revel governments dissolved
-Royal governors appointed
Voting qualifications change:
-Property: not church membership
English provide protection from: hostile natives and French
Colonial America in the 18th Century
Part I: Ethnic and religious diversity in colonial America
Part II: Growth of slavery
Part III: Economics
Building a Republic: 1775-1779
Part 1. How to create a government
Part 2: Strengths/weaknesses of the articles of confederation
Part 3: The constitution and distributing power
The Declaration of Independence: Creating a USA
Process
Richard Henry Lee (VA)-introduced a resolution that "these united Colonies are, and of right
ought to be, free and independent states."
June 11, 1776--committee appointed to draft declaration of independence
-John Adams (MA) chair, Robert Livingston (NY), Thomas Jefferson (VA), Roger Sherman
(CT), and Benjamin Franklin (PA)
-Adams designated Jefferson to draft
Congress revised and cut 1/4 from the draft
July 4, 1776 Congress approved of the final draft
Text
Intro: explained reasons for separating from Britain
2nd: Defense of liberty and equality
Bulk of text: list of grievances against George III
Domestic-made case for Americans' independence
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