HIST 2055 Lecture : History Notes - Beginning Of Class Up To 10-24
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Royal governors appointed by king himself are the people in charge. Bicameral two chambers - **fill in later. Navigation and enumeration acts were taxes on colonists but were accepted. Tax protests begin in 1765 britain passes the first tax stamp act on colonists: tax on all legal documents and certificates, wills, etc, etc. These acts create admiralty courts british officials would hear smuggling cases to enforce the taxing: colonists respond angrily say parliament does not respect them. Republicanism: balance between liberty and power, popular sovereignty (consent of the people, independent citizenry, virtuous population, fears, 1. Coercive acts (1774: boston port act, massachusetts government act, impartial administration of justice act, quartering act, quebec act. Prohibitory act parliament prohibits british from trading with the colonists. They set up a blockade to prevent them to trade this is to destroy the colonial economy.
