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←

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