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Columbian Exchange |
New world : Disease 1738 Small Pox Cherokee pop halves. Labor shortage leads to Slavery instituted. Ships, Firearms, Horses. Old: Potatoes, Maize for Poor. Sugar and Tobacco for much revenue to Britain. Syphilis. |
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7 years war |
Britain debt doubles, mercantilism leads them to unfairly tax colonists. Britain infringes on colonists rights and liberties,, resent Britain. Becomes newly politically active. Sugar act 1764 Stamp Act 1765. Economic-Political-Ideological. |
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Confederation |
Weak national government, unclear diplomatically. Congress has no power to tax, states can refuse to pay. Leads to Shay's rebellion of 1786. Confederation could not halt Rebellion, weak. Provides no common currency. No president to enforce law. 1785 land ordinance good. |
