TheAtlanticWorldTheTransferofIdeas

Thepoliticalideas/valuesthatweretransferredfromEuropeandtheirimpactonthecolonies
Thecommercial(economic)ideas/valuesthatweretransferredfromEuropeandtheirimpacton
thecolonies
Thereligious/philosophicalideas/valuesthatweretransferredfromEuropeandtheirimpacton
thecolonies
HowtheEnlightenmentandtheFirstGreatAwakeninghelpedtofacilitatethistransferof
ideas/values

NOTES:
DOC#1:TheTrialofJohnPeterZenger,1736
In1734JohnPeterZengerwasarrestedforprintingarticlesaccusingNYgovernorof
corruptionandfraudcolonistswereprotestinghisarrest,andhislawyer,Andrew
Hamiltonarguedthathisclientsaccusationsweretrueandnotlibel
Libel:astatementundermininggov.Authorityregardlessofitbeingtruthful
Animportantmoneyinthespeechandthepress
Hamilton'sspeechtoldus:
AnymisbehaviortoagovernorinthePlantationswillbejudgedorpunishedas
thoughanunduefullnesswouldbetooursovereign(king)??
Basicallygivesanexampleabouthowifthecitizenswouldbepunishedifthey
hadcommittedacrimeoroffensiveactiontowardsajudge,soshouldntthe
samegofortheotherwayalongwithhowtheywouldbebeinglibelwhichhis
clientwasnot.
DOC#2:ThomasPaineandCommonSense
PainewantspeopletousetheircommonsenseandrealizethatAmericadoesntneed
BritaintheproductsthatAmericaproducedwouldallowhertocarryonasa
selfsustainingcountry.
InvolvementwithBritain=involvementinEuropeanwarsandpoliticaltiestoEurope
preventsAmericafromitsfullestpotential
PeacefulattemptsatsolvingproblemswithKingGeorgehavebeenrejectedthe
coloniststriedtomakeamendswithKingGeorgebutattemptsatreconciliationwereover
afterthefirstshotsfiredatLexingtonandConcordonApril19,1775.

DOC#3:AnExcerptfromDocumentB3JeffersonsDeclarationofIndependence(The
Preamble)(1776)
OnJuly2formallycutalltieswithBritain
ContinentalCongresshadappointedacommitteetoprepareanappealastowhy
theywerebecomingindependent
ThomasJefferson(July4th,1776)
JohnLockesancientcompacttheoryofgovernment
Withinahumanlifetime,itbecomesnecessaryforpeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands
thatbindsthemtogether

IMPORTANTLINEOFTHEYEAR:Weholdthesetruthstobeselfevident:thatall
menarecreatedequalthattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienable
rightsthatamongthesearelife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.
Tosecurethisrightswehave:THEGOVERNMENT
Whenanyformofgovernmentbecomesdestructiveinnature,thepeoplehave
therighttoabolishitandmakenewgov.toinsuretheirsafetyandhappiness
However,governmentsshouldnotbechangedforsmallandpettyissues
Butwhenalongchainofabusesstartthenthepeoplecankickoutthe
gov.
DOC#4:TheGloriousRevolutioninMassachusetts
DanforthjustifiestherebellioninMassachusettsbecauseoftheoppressiontheyhave
beenputunderbyGovernorEdmundAndros.
WhiletheydonotintendtorebelagainstEngland,theyonlyintendtoremove
Androsfromhispositionasgovernor.
Danforthfearsthatrebellionwouldleadtochaosduetotheirfarproximityfrom
England,theywouldnotknowhowtogovernthemselves.
Goalsoftherebellion:RemoveAndrosfrompowerandreceiveacharterfromEngland,
andshowEnglandhowthecoloniescanbuildthestrengthoftheBritishEmpire.
DOC#5:TransferofCommercialIdeasTheNavigationActof1660
1660:Therestorationofmonarchywasthebeginningtomanysubstantialchangesinthe
AmericanColonies.
DuringtheperiodsoftheEnglishCivilWarandtheOliverCromwellsProtectorate,the
settlersintheNewEngland(merchants)andtheChesapeake(planters)stayedneutral.
EX:thePuritansinMAdidnotpaymuchattentiontowhatwasgoingonin
Englandinthe1640s1650sastheydidbefore
SincetheKingwassoconcernedaboutthetradeandtheAmericanColonies,hemadea
parliamentinwhichstatedthatasofthefirstDecember,athousandgoodswillbesent
andfromthenonnothingwilleitherbeimportedorexportedfromanyislandsor
countrieswithoutthepermissionoftheKing
DOC#6:T
heWestIndianConnection
500,000poundsworthofBritishgoodsimportedtoAmericainayear
Only40,000poundsworthofAmericangoodsexportedtoBritain
AmericamademostofitsmoneybytradingwithEuropeancountries,theWestIndies,
andotherAmericancolonies.
ShowseconomicimpactonAmericaneconomy
DOC#7:ColonialCommerce
LargesttradecitiesinAmerica:NewYork,Philadelphia,andBoston
AmericancoloniesneededsaltimportedfromSouthAmerica(Spanish)
Manyproductswerenotallowedtobeexportedbythecoloniestheyhadtobe
transferredtoBritishfactoriesfortheiruseincludesitemssuchastobacco,ironore,
timber,copper(findthewholelistonpage10ofthedocpack3rdparagraphor2ndpage
ofdoc7)
OnlysugarcouldbesoldusingBritishshipslegallytoallEuropeancountries.

ImportandexporttothecolonieswasanexclusiveBritishprivilege.
DOC#8:TheEnlightenmentandtheGreatAwakening(17201765)
SocietiesofBritishNAchangedfromsimplefrontierstocomplexextensionsofEurope
Begantoparticipatemoreinreligiousandintellectualmovementsofthelarger
Europeansworld
Twocontinentalmovementsinparticulartransformedtheculturalandintellectual
life:Enlightenmentwhichemphasizedthepowerofhumanreasonandhadits
rootsinthescientificrevolution(17thcentury)
GreatAwakening:morespiritual
Manyamericanswereembracinganewreligion,suchasPietism
Socialupheavalthatcreatedcontroversyanddivided
churchescreatingnewones
Questionedtheneedforreligioustaxesandtheauthorityof
ministers
Moralityofeconomiccompetition
DOC#9:PortraitofBenFranklinandhissignature
Madethelawsandcrap(Imstillconfusedaboutwhyitsinthere)
OHJK:SUPPORTEDTHEENLIGHTENMENTTHEMOST
DOC#10:ApictureoftheGreatAwakening
MethodistpreacherpreachingshowstheinfluenceofEuropeanreligion(Methodists
originatedfromChurchofEngland,whichisEuropean)
DOC#11:TheGreatAwakening(GeorgeWhitefield)
GeorgeWhitefieldwasaninspiringpreacherfromIrelandwhogaveinspiringsermons
andsoftenedpeoplesheartsledtheGreatAwakening
Hispreachingstylewasdifferentfromthepreachingstyleofothers.
Encouragedpeopletogivetocharity
Builtahomefororphansoutofhischaritablewishes
Causedeventhosewithhardheartstosoftentheirheartsandgivetocharity
DOC#12:TheGreatAwakening(JonathanEdwards)
JonathanEdwards(anotherEuropeanpreacher)scaredpeopleintobelievinginhis
messages
CreatedanothernewtypeofsermonwhichwasanotherproductoftheGreat
Awakening
UrgedpeopletochangetheirwaysasquicklyaspossibleorfaceGodswrathforeternity
akahell
DOC#13:OnEducationduringtheAmericanEnlightenment
BenjaminFranklin
Advocatedforthefineartsandeducationhelpedlendahandincreatingthefirst
academy
Saidthatallyoungmenshouldbetrainedintheartsbutsincetheydon'thave
enoughtimetheyshouldlearntowriteafairhair,drawingarithmetic,
accounts,geometryandastronomy
DOC#14:BenFranklin

 BenjaminFranklinshareshisopinionontheheavytaxeshethinkstheyarefairandthat
theyarepayableifpeopleworkhardanddontwastetime.
Hedevotedhimselftopublicservice.