the historical context of federalist # 10 economics and politics before the revolution
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The Historical Context of Federalist # 10
Economics and Politics Before the Revolution
A.The Colonial Economy1. Virginia: Tobacco and Indentured Servitude
2. The Carolinas: Naval Stores, Indigo, and Rice
3. Georgia: Rice
4. New England: Timber, grains, Rum, Ships
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B. Colonial Politics
1. Bicameral Legislatures – a. House of Burgesses in Virginia
founded 1619 b. Population Based
c. Legislatures Expanded as PopulationExpanded
d. Legislatures Very Active – Land had to be distributed; public facilities had to be provided for an ever rapidly growing
population
2. Social Classes were Very Fluid -- No Real Aristocracy
3. Economy Rapidly Shifted as it Diversified with the
Rapidly Expanding Population -- This Constantly Produced
New Self-Made Men -- Successful Merchants, Shippers,
Growers, Mechanics, etc. -- So Political Alliances were
fluid and were in constant ferment.
4. The Royal Governors did not have enough British Troops
to enforce their will so they were never able to assert
much control.
5. The combination of Fluid Social Classes
and little or no British Military presence
meant that the rampant factionalism was
uncontrollable.
C. The Economic Grievances that led to the War for
Independence
1. The Navigation Acts and Enumerated Articles
2. The Cost of the French-Indian War 1753-1763
3. British Payment of Defense Costs of Colonies Led
to Attempts to Tax
D. The Political Grievances that led to
the War for Independence
1. The Economic Burden of Taxation by Britain
2. Winners and Losers From the Navigation Acts
3. Various Acts of Parliament 1763 - 1774 that
Negated Fundamental Rights of the Colonists