Estudios Sociales

Estudios Sociales

Causes of the Independence of America

Causes:

external causes:

• Enlightenment 
• The spanish succession war
• French Revolution
• Independence of the 13 colonies
• Death of King Charles II
• Philip of ajou and Archduke Charles fought for the throne

The end:

• Treaty of Utrecht
• Philip V was became the Spanish King

Repercussion of America

Bourbonic reforms

• Charles III tried to regain political, economical and social control

Reforms:

Political reforms:

• A new bureaucracy
• Increase the power
• Creation of the intendancies

Economical reforms:

• It was intended to fight against piracy
• Monopolies of Tobacco, gunpowder and Aguardiente
• Taxes were increased by the Monarchy

Social reforms:

• The spanish crown claimed power over the church
• Jesuits were expelled

Enlightenment:

• Tried to established the use of reason
• Is the philosophical movement in Europe 
• Reason is used to explain every single aspect of life
• Laicism: Christian´s virtues were transform in to social virtues

Characteristics:

• Reason: people were and will able to explain and understand everything using the reason
• Man: human became the centre of the intellectual and cultural life
• Critics to the Ancient Regime

French Revolution:

characteristics:

• The execution of Louis XVI
• Declaration of human rights 
• Seek for liberty, fraternity and equality

Consequences of the french revolution in America:

• Ideas of Republic
• Ideas of constitution
• Nationalism
• Declaration of human rights

In America:

• The invasion of Napoleon caused in the Spanish colonies in America the appearance of the Juntas led them by creoles

Independence of the 13 colonies:

causes:

• Stamp act
• The Boston Tea Party 
• The British Empire 
• Intoreable acts 
• Common Sense 
• Boston massacre 

characteristics:

• First and Second Continental congress
• Resistance against the English 
• Declaration of the independence 
• Intenvention of France and Spain 
• Treaty of Paris
• North American Victories in Saratoga

consequences:

• Development of Capitalism 
• Spread of ideas of the free market economy
• this process encouraged and influenced the rest of America 

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