Unit 1 (1607 - 1750)

Whigs:
Attacking the authoritarian government (abuse of power by the king)

Caused by a need for a more personal relationship with a deity
Threw away old conventions
Started by Wesley brothers and George whitefield in England before crossing over to America in from 1720 to 1760
Argued against the old lights (Congregationalist preachers BORING)
Preaches fire and brimstone and hope
Causes people to challenge the system
Breaks down social barriers by calling everybody a sinner and preaching in the open
Brings people together from all the different colonies
It did change people theories

Cause or Foundation of the Revolution
Yes:
Occurred across Social boundaries (Rich and Poor, Men and Women, Urban and Rural, Racial)
Empowered People to stand up against leaders
Anti Authoritarianism
Connected the different colonies and set up an organized base for the rebellion
No:
Based in "Secular" Enlightenment Philosophy
Different Generation
Not Colonial wide, strong in new england

Zenger was a publisher of the New York Weekly Journal where he wrote about his disagreement with polices by the government.
He was taken to court on November 17, 1734 for "divers scandalous, virulent, false and seditious reflections" and was released not guilty by the jury.

So What?
"In successfully defending Zenger in this landmark case, Hamilton established the precedent that a statement, even if defamatory, is not libelous(lies) if it can be proved, thus affirming freedom of the press in America."
Also sowed doubt about the british and established that he could tell about the government.

British fight French and Indians for America and the Lucrative trade of skins
War started by George Washington when he was sent out on patrol with the british to raid french settlements where the french say that he killed a british governor.
George washington kidnapped by french and forced to sign a document saying that he killed the governor
There is a culture clash between British soldiers and British colonists.

Colonys flourished on their own and were neglected by british
The british want to recoup their losses by taking over french trading system and taxing the colonists without giving them land to west or a presence in parliament
The colonists do not like this and due to their change of governments systems they do not like the new government
Writs of Assistance essentially give the british power to barge into peoples homes and audit them
James otis challenges the writs of assistance to enforce the navigation acts by saying that "no taxation without representation"
The newspapers begin criticizing the british and start calling the people together to act against the british

The french have given up but the indians have not
The indians in the ohio river valley unite and try to drive away the british
Jeffrey Amherst gives the indians blankets infected with smallpox to try and kill them
The proclamation line is brought online to appease the indians but causes rebellions in the colonys
The colonists break all the new laws with even more impudency

The first proclamation by the british to tax the sugar going into the colonies which the respond to by boycotting sugar and drinking tea without it.

Important is because it was the first tax and that it shows the first response from the settlers.

The colonists may not print their own money and they must use the british pound and sterling.
Shows more intrusions by british into the colony governments and the lack of respect for said governments.
Response: The assembly of New York and Massachusetts tries to tell Great-Britain that they do not have a presence in parliament, and therefore the taxes are going against their rights as englishmen

Led by sam adams, these guys did the tarring and feathering of the tax collectors