Revolutionary Era, The

di Marcus Sullivan Hayes (Autore)

Sally Stephens LLC, 2025

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The transformation of thirteen disparate British colonies into a unified revolutionary movement did not occur overnight. The seeds of American independence were planted decades before the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, germinating in the fertile soil of colonial grievances, philosophical enlightenment, and economic frustration. Understanding the Revolutionary Era requires examining not merely the dramatic events of warfare and political declaration, but the deeper currents of social change, ideological development, and institutional evolution that shaped early American society. The economic foundations of colonial discontent emerged from Britain's evolving imperial policy following the French and Indian War. The massive debt incurred during this conflict led Parliament to reassess its relationship with the American colonies, viewing them increasingly as sources of revenue rather than partners in empire. The Sugar Act of 1764 marked the beginning of a systematic attempt to extract greater profits from colonial trade, followed by the more notorious Stamp Act of 1765. These measures represented a fundamental shift in British colonial policy, moving from the relatively benign neglect that had characterized much of the early eighteenth century to active intervention in colonial economic affairs. Colonial merchants, who had grown accustomed to operating within a framework of minimal imperial oversight, found themselves suddenly constrained by new regulations and taxes. The Stamp Act particularly rankled because it affected virtually every aspect of colonial commercial and legal life, requiring tax stamps on newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and numerous other items. More troubling still was the principle it established: that Parliament could tax the colonies directly, without their consent or representation in that body.

• Autore: Marcus Sullivan Hayes
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 00:54:51
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Sally Stephens LLC
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9798318435621