Anglicization and War

1
Anglicization and War

• HST 303--T.Hall

2
American Society at 1750 Social Structure

• A middling sort of place
• No Aristocracy
• Mostly Farmers--well over 90
• Growing stratification in Cities
• Slavery legal everywhere
• South contains Slave Societies
• Virginia 40 slave population
• South Carolina 60 slave population

3
American Society at 1750Growing Diversity
4
America at 1750Anglicization

• Consumption
• Religion
• Politics
• Warfare

5
AnglicizationPolitics

• Englands Mixed Govt
• King--Monarchy
• Lords--Aristocracy
• Commons--Democracy
• Franchise 40-shilling freehold

• Colonial Govts
• Governor--Monarchy
• Council--Aristocracy
• Assemblies--Democracy
• Franchise 40-shilling freehold

6
AnglicizationWarfare

• 1689-97 War of the League of Augsburg or K. Wms
• 1702-13 War of Spanish Succession or Q Annes
• 1743-48 War of Austrian Succession--K. Geos
• 1756-63 Seven Years War

7
Seven Years War in America

• Growing competition w/ French in Ohio Country
• French est. Ft. Duquesne
• Va. Militia fails to dislodge
• Braddocks Defeat 1755
• 2500 men to Duquesne
• Ambushed at Monongehela R.
• 70 of troops lost

8
Pitt and Victory

• Wm. Pitt takes charge in England
• America a major theatre
• New Commanders in America
• Gen. Geoffrey Amherst
• Maj. Gen. James Wolfe
• New Money into America

9
Quebec Turning Point

• Amherst and Wolf conduct pincer operation
• Wolfe at Quebec Summer, 1759
• Quebec City attacked Sept. 13, 1759
• Wolf, Montcalm die in Battle
• Quebec surrendered to Britain
• Montreal Surrenders 9/8/1760

10
Victory at Quebec
11
Consequences of Victory

• Vast New World Empire
• Problems of Administration
• Huge War Debt
• Problems of Finance