APUSH Period 3: 1754-1800

British attempts to assert tighter control over its North American colonies.
1. The competition among the British, French, and American Indians for economic and political advantage in North America
  1. Colonial rivalry intensified between Britain and France in the mid-18th century, as the growing population of the British colonies expanded into the interior of North America, threatening French–Indian trade networks and American Indian autonomy.
    1. Seven Years War
      1. Britain achieved a major expansion of its territorial holdings by defeating the French, but at tremendous expense, setting the stage for imperial efforts to raise revenue and consolidate control over the colonies.
        The End of Salulatory Neglect
        The desire of many colonists The imperial struggles of the mid-18th century, as well as new British efforts to collect taxes without direct colonial representation or consent and to assert imperial authority in the colonies, began to unite the colonists against perceived and real constraints on their economic activities and political rights.to assert ideals of self-government in the face of renewed British imperial
        Taxation Without Representatin with the Sugar Act (1764), Stamp Act (1765), Quartering Act (1765), Declaratory Act (1766), Townshend Acts (1767) and Tea Act (1773)
        Forms of Rebellion fuel by the attrocities done on Americans such as the Boston Massacre
      2. After the British victory, imperial officials’ attempts to prevent colonists from moving westward generated colonial opposition, while native groups sought to both continue trading with Europeans and resist the encroachments of colonists on tribal lands.
        Proclamation of 1763
The American Revolution’s democratic and republican ideas inspired new experiments with different forms of government.
1. The ideals that inspired the revolutionary cause reflected new beliefs about politics, religion, and society that had been developing over the course of the 18th century
  1. The Creation of the Two party System
2. After declaring independence, American political leaders created new constitutions and declarations of rights that articulated the role of the state and federal governments while protecting individual liberties and limiting both centralized power and excessive popular influence.
  1. Articles of Confederation
    1. Major Flaw: This System provived the governing power to local bodies and put the ability to pay taxes as a choice.
      1. Shaay's Rebellion:A uprising that shows the failure of the articles. Revolted over whiskey and had to be quelled by state milatia, not a national
  2. The Constitution
3. New forms of national culture and political institutions developed in the United States alongside continued regional variations and differences over economic, political, social, and foreign policy issues.
Migration within North America and competition over resources, boundaries, and trade intensified conflicts among peoples and nations.
1. In the decades after American independence, interactions among different groups resulted in competition for resources, shifting alliances, and cultural blending.
2. The continued presence of European powers in North America challenged the United States to find ways to safeguard its borders, maintain neutral trading rights, and promote its economic interests.
  1. George Washington's Farewell Address

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