We the People i Rights of Englishmen I. the “uncollected” English constitution (3-17) A. Magna Carta, 1215 B. Petition of Right, 1628 C. Habeas Corpus Act, 1679 1. Whigs and Tories 2. Glorious Revolution, 1688 D [English] Bill of Rights, 1689 II. “Before the white man came…” (18-34) A. the real people 1. images B. origins to “contact” 1. Beringia C. Iroquois Confederacy “Haudenosaunee” (People of the Long House) 1. “Gayanashagowa” (Great Law of Peace) 2. Beaver Wars (1609-1711) D. the fall line III. the colonial experience (35-49) A. Virginia, 1607 ←1. precedents ←2. 1619-The 3 ‘B’s ←a. Black men ←b. Burgesses ←c. Brown “gold” (tobacco) ←3. 1500s-The 3 ‘G’s ← a. God ← b. Gold ← c. Glory ←B. Massachussetts, 1620 ← 1. religious roots
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We the Peoplei Rights of Englishmen
I. the “uncollected” English constitution (3-17)
A. Magna Carta, 1215B. Petition of Right, 1628C. Habeas Corpus Act, 1679
1. Whigs and Tories2. Glorious Revolution, 1688
D [English] Bill of Rights, 1689II. “Before the white man came…” (18-34)
A. the real people1. images
B. origins to “contact”1. Beringia
C. Iroquois Confederacy “Haudenosaunee” (People of the Long House)1. “Gayanashagowa” (Great Law of Peace)2. Beaver Wars (1609-1711)
D. the fall lineIII. the colonial experience (35-49)
A. Virginia, 1607←1. precedents←2. 1619-The 3 ‘B’s
←a. Black men←b. Burgesses←c. Brown “gold” (tobacco)
←3. 1500s-The 3 ‘G’s ← a. God← b. Gold← c. Glory
←B. Massachussetts, 1620← 1. religious roots
← 2. the foundation legends← 3. colonial charters- CT & RI
←C. Proprietary Colonies← 1. Maryland, 1632
← 2. Carolina, 1663← 3. Pennsylvania, 1681←
IV. 1676; the end of American independence (50-72)
A. Anglo-Dutch Wars (3 from 1652-75)←1. James, Duke of York and Albany, later king James II (1685-88)←2. Province of New York, 1665← a. “the center of empire in America”-Webb← 1. Daniel Garacontié (Onondaga sachem), Edmund Andros, and James Stuart
←B. “Gustawhenta” (the Covenant Chain)←1. mutual ambitions←2. Iroquois strike south
←C. Bacon’s Rebellion, 1676-77 ← 1. causes← a. Sir Wm Berkeley (1605-77)← b. Indian attacks
← 2. results← a. rebellion crushed← b. Berkeley’s regime replaced by Royal rule← c. “the end of American independence”
←D. King Philip’s War, 1675-76
V. the road to 1776 (73-91)
A. Dominion of New England, 1686-89← B. Mercantilism
←1. Bullionism-wealth = Au & Ag (gold & silver)← a. need for a “favorable balance of trade”-- exports > imports←2. colonialism← a. source of raw materials← b. market for manufactures←3. trade restrictions
← a. Navigation Acts, 1651-1772←C. Great War for Empire, 1688-1763← 1. King Wm’s War, 1688-97← 2. Queen Anne’s War, 1702-13← 3. King George’s War,1744-48← 4. French & Indian War, 1754-1763
←←D. Britain tightens control
←1. royal governors vs colonial assemblies←2. taxes, troops & tea
←E. Revolutionary War, 1775-83←1. from Rights of Englishmen to Independence←
VI. the state constitutions ( 92- 98)
1. George Mason (1726-1792) 2. The Virginia State Constitution, 1776
← 3. States as “laboratories of democracy”--USSC Justice Louis Brandeis←
←7/5/13←jbp
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