Revolutionary america war notes

The Revolution began in 1775 and lasted until 1783. The British policies caused disagreement. In 1756, King George III used an old navigation law to make the colonists pay taxes for goods owned by the governments. So, the colonists smuggled the goods. Soon the British won the French Indian war, which lasted from 1754-1763. This put the Britts in huge debt, in which they taxed the colonies for defending them in war.

Writs of Assistance, which was another old law, made search warrants legal. This let Britts search your house. This angered the colonists, which caused protest.

The proclamation of 1763 was an act in which the king said no to settling west of the Appalachian mountains. The colonists did it anyway. By 1763 the colonists had their freedom.

The Sugar Act of 1764 lowered taxes from the molasses act, but was a lot more strict, the Stamp Act of 1765 placed taxes on any articles written on paper. This included pamphlets, newspapers, literally anything with ink on it. The quartering act of 1765 made colonists provide salaries, housing, and supplies for the British Soldiers.

The Townshend act of 1767 placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea and was used to pay salaries of colonial officers. In 1768, the British were sent to Boston which led to the Boston Massacre. It occurred on March 5th, 1770, and happened when tension built up between the colonists and redcoats. Colonists had almost nothing to defend themselves. The British had guns and cannons. So, the colonists threw wood and stones to defend themselves.

Crispus was the first to die in battle. The British were put on trial, defended by John Adams. The British were set free, which angered the colonists.

The Committee of Correspondence: Founded by Samuel Adams, James Warren, and Mercy Otis Warren in 1772. They wrote letters to colonists to stir hatred of the British. Mercy drafted the first American History of the Revolution.

The tea act of 1773 was passed by parliament so that British tea Companies could sell tea cheaper than the price of smuggled tea. This ignited the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party occurred on December 16th, 1773, when Sam Adams led a group of patriots disguised as Indians on a raid of British Ships. They dumped all the tea overboard.

The Intolerable Act of 1774 punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, Self government was denied in Massachusetts, and the quartering act was reinforced.

Continental Congress: September 5 to October 26, 1774. In Philadelphia, 55 men met up- The political body- and represented the colonies.  They discussed patriotism.

Massachusetts-Sam and John Adams

New York-John Jay

Virginia- Patrick Henry and George Washington

Sons of Liberty were constructed, liberty poles. They were led by Sam Adams and John Hancock.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord: The British planned to capture John Hancock and Sam Adams and destroy their military supplies. It was the first battle of the war.

The Declaration of Independence 1776: The main authors were Jefferson and Lafayette. It was signed on July 4th, 1776. It declared Life, Liberty, and Happiness.

Battles: Battle of Long Island, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, Battle of King's Mountain, Battle of the White Plains, and the last Battle that ended it all; The Battle of Yorktown.

Some Important figures in the war; Alexander Hamilton, Hercules Mulligan, Lafayette, George Washington, Ulysses Grant, and John Laurens.

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the years following the end of world war i were a period of deep social tensions, aggrevated by high wartime inflation. food prices more than doubled between 1915 and 1920; clothing costs more than tripled. a steel strike that began in chicago in 1919 became much more than a simple dispute between labor and management. the steel strike of 1919 became the focal point for profound social anxieties, especially fears of bolshevism.

organized labor had grown in strength during the course of the war. many unions won recognition and the 12-hour workday was abolished. an 8-hour days was instituted on war contract work and by 1919, half the country's workers had a 48-hour work week.

the war's end, however, was accompanied by labor turmoil, as labor demanded union recognition, shorter hours, and raises exceeding the inflation rate. over 4 million workers--one fifth of the nation's workforce--participated in strikes in 1919, including 365,000 steelworkers and 400,000 miners. the number of striking workers would not be matched until the depression year of 1937.

the year began with a general strike in seattle. police offers in boston went on strike, touching off several days of rioting and crime. but the most tumultuous strike took place in the steel industry. then some 350,000 steelworkers in 24 separate craft union went on strike as part of a drive by the american federation of labor to unionize the industry. from management's perspective, the steel strike represented the handiwork of radicals and professional labor agitators. the steel industry's leaders regarded the strike as a radical conspiracy to get the company to pay a 12-hour wage for eight hours' work. at a time when communists were seizing power in hungary and were staging a revolt in germany, and workers in italy were seizing factories, some industrialists feared that the steel strike was the first step toward overturning the industrial system.

the strike ended with the complete defeat of the unions. from labor's perspective, the corporations had triumphed through espionage, blacklists, and the denial of freedom of speech and assembly and through the complete unwillingness to recognize the right of collective bargaining with the workers' representatives.

during the 1920s, many of labor's gains during world war i and the progressive era were rolled back. membership in labor unions fell from 5 million to 3 million. the us supreme court outlawed picketing, overturned national child labor laws, and abolished minimum wage laws for women.