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Chapter 4 Section V and VI

Chapter 4 Section V and VI . Clash of Political Cultures Century of Imperial War. Clash of Political Cultures. The English Constitution Not formally written Three parts: Monarch, House of Lords (180), House of Commons (558) The Reality of British Politics Very few represented

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Chapter 4 Section V and VI

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  1. Chapter 4 Section V and VI Clash of Political Cultures Century of Imperial War

  2. Clash of Political Cultures • The English Constitution • Not formally written • Three parts: Monarch, House of Lords (180), House of Commons (558) • The Reality of British Politics • Very few represented • As of 1715, only 20% of adult males had the right to vote • Corruption and bribery • Commonwealthmen-John Trenchard & Thomas Gordon

  3. Political Culture cont.. • Governing the Colonies: The American Experience • Royal Governors • Possessed enormous powers (veto legislation, dismiss judges, served as military commanders) • Colonial assemblies vs the House of Commons • No “rotten” boroughs existed (too many landowners) • Colonial Assemblies • Really believed in the purity of a balanced constitution • Source of shared political information-weekly journal • Demographics: lawyers, shared commitment to the preservation of English common law.

  4. French/English British maintained military superiority Impressive army Population French 75,000 English 1.2 million English-divided/more suspicious of eachother King William’s and Queen Anne’s Wars 1689-fighting over the entire West French-planned to “encircle” the English/they thought rivals intended to seize all of N.Amer Century of Imperial War

  5. 1743-1748 Colonist scored a victory over the French June 1745-English captured Louisbourg British colonist were able to fight and to mount effective joint operations End of the war-British gave France Louisbourg back in exchange for concessions elsewhere Exposed deep ambivalence Why would the British accept treaty terms that so blatantly ignored colonial interests King George’s War and Its Aftermath

  6. Albany Plan Envisioned by Benjamin Franklin Grand Council, made up of delegates from various colonies Oversee matter of common defense Western expansion Indian affairs Authorized to collect taxes to cover military expenses Assembly: jealous of their fiscal authority English: felt is undermined the crown’s power over American affairs Albany Congress

  7. May 18, 1756-British officially declared war on the French William Pitt: Minister in George II’s cabinet Expel the French from the continent, however great the cost Jeffrey Amherst & James Wolfe July 26, 1758 captured Louisbourg-cut the Canadians’ main supply line with France Sept. 1759 Wolfe assaulted Quebec with 9,000 men Took the French from the rear by surprise French & Indian WarSeven Years’ War

  8. Military struggle forced colonists to cooperate on an unprecedented scale Closer contact with Britain Acquired a more intimate sense of an America beyond the plantation War trained a corps of American officers Americans: supplied 20,000 soldiers & spent over 2 million pounds Perceptions of War

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