amuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, or George
Washington.
=References=
G.L. Beer, _Origin of the British Colonial System_ and _The Old Colonial
System_.
A. Bradley, _The Fight for Canada in North America_.
C.M. Andrews, _Colonial Self-Government_ (American Nation Series).
H. Egerton, _Short History of British Colonial Policy_.
F. Parkman, _France and England in North America_ (12 vols.).
R. Thwaites, _France in America_ (American Nation Series).
J. Winsor, _The Mississippi Valley_ and _Cartier to Frontenac_.
=Questions=
1. How would you define "nationalism"?
2. Can you give any illustrations of the way that war promotes
nationalism?
3. Why was it impossible to establish and maintain a uniform policy in
dealing with the Indians?
4. What was the outcome of the final clash with the French?
5. Enumerate the five chief results of the wars with the French and the
Indians. Discuss each in detail.
6. Explain why it was that the character of the English king mattered to
the colonists.
7. Contrast England under the Stuarts with England under the
Hanoverians.
8. Explain how the English Crown, Courts, and Parliament controlled the
colonies.
9. Name the three important classes of English legislation affecting the
colonies. Explain each.
10. Do you think the English legislation was beneficial or injurious to
the colonies? Why?
=Research Topics=
=Rise of French Power in North America.=--Special reference: Francis
Parkman, _Struggle for a Continent_.
=The French and Indian Wars.=--Special reference: W.M. Sloane, _French
War and the Revolution_, Chaps. VI-IX. Parkman, _Montcalm and Wolfe_,
Vol. II, pp. 195-299. Elson, _History of the United States_, pp.
171-196.
=English Navigation Acts.=--Macdonald, _Documentary Source Book_, pp.
55, 72, 78, 90, 103. Coman, _Industrial History_, pp. 79-85.
=British Colonial Policy.=--Callender, _Economic History of the United
States_, pp. 102-108.
=The New England Confederation.=--Analyze the document in Macdonald,
_Source Book_, p. 45. Special reference: Fiske, _Beginnings of New
England_, pp. 140-198.
=The Administration of Andros.=--Fiske, _Beginnings_, pp. 242-278.
=Biographical Studies.=--William Pitt and Sir Robert Walpole. Consult
Green, _Short History of England_, on their policies, using the index.
PART II. CONFLICT AND INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER V
THE NEW COURSE IN BRITISH IMPERIAL POLICY
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