The French and Indian War and the Imperial Tax Program (or…How to End Salutary Neglect in North America and Change The World Forever) Economic Theory Mercantilism – Scientific (enlightened thought?) tool for regulating colonial activity and re-integrating the colonies into the mother country Governments are responsible for overseeing, equipping, and managing natural resources – What not manage trade? Nations can defend themselves economically HOW? Tariffs are used to protect domestic activity and keep currency in the country and out of the pockets of your enemies Economic Theory in Action: Mercantilism can be used to target rivals HOW? – France became the model for centralizing and regulating the economy #1 Predictable tax revenue #2 Impose tariffs #3 Organize colonies to serve the mother country (put the colonies to work for you) #4 If this fails make the colonies join your war efforts REVISIT TALKING POINTS European Settlement – French did not succeed in creating strong settler society WHY NOT? Primary activity was religious Government saw only minimal returns from Colonization Forbade emigration of religious dissidents Huguenots – Unable to support/ fund additional` exploration The earliest contests among the European powers for control of North America, known to the British colonists as King William’s War (1689–1697) and Queen Anne’s War mostly pitted British colonists against the French with both sides recruiting whatever Indian allies they could. Neither France nor Britain at this stage considered America worth the commitment of large detachments of regular troops, so the combatants waged a kind of primitive guerrilla warfare. In the early history of America, settlers of often waged brutal conflicts with each other when their homelands went to war.
The French and Indian War and the Imperial Tax Program (or…How to End Salutary Neglect in North America and Change The World Forever) Economic Theory – Mercantilism Scientific (enlightened thought?) tool for regulating colonial activity and re-integrating the colonies into the mother country Governments are responsible for overseeing, equipping, and managing natural resources – What not manage trade? Nations can defend themselves economically HOW? Tariffs are used to protect domestic activity and keep currency in the country and out of the pockets of your enemies Economic Theory in Action: Mercantilism can be used to target rivals – HOW? France became the model for centralizing and regulating the economy #1 Predictable tax revenue #2 Impose tariffs #3 Organize colonies to serve the mother country (put the colonies to work for you) #4 If this fails make the colonies join your war efforts REVISIT TALKING POINTS – European Settlement French did not succeed in creating strong settler society WHY NOT? Primary activity was religious Government saw only minimal returns from Colonization Forbade emigration of religious dissidents – Huguenots Unable to support/ fund additional` exploration The earliest contests among the European powers for control of North America, known to the British colonists as King William’s War (1689–1697) and Queen Anne’s War mostly pitted British colonists against the French with both sides recruiting whatever Indian allies they could. Neither France nor Britain at this stage considered America worth the commitment of large detachments of regular troops, so the combatants waged a kind of primitive guerrilla warfare. In the early history of America, settlers of often waged brutal conflicts with each other when their homelands went to war.
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