Revolutionist's Cookbook

The fight for class equality

Goals of revolution

• Obtain equal rights

• Secure economic equity
• Ensure freedom, personal liberty and prosperity of all
• Introduce democratic reform
Pretext
 Revolutionary Acts
• The Proclamation of 1763 was signed.
• The Sugar Act was passed to offset war debt.
• The Currency Act prohibited the colonists from issuing currency.
• The Stamp Act imposed the first direct tax on the colonies.
• The Quartering Act required colonists to house British troops.
• The Declaratory Act stated the British government could legislate laws to
govern the colonies.
• The Townshend Revenue Acts imposed taxes on the colonists to offset
protection debt on the colonies.
• The Stamp Act congress had representatives from 9 colonies.
• The Tea Act maintained a 3 penny per pound import tax on tea arriving in
the colonies.
• The Intolerable Acts were made after the rebellion in Massachusetts.
 Revolutionary Figures

• Samuel Adams wrote the Circular Letter

opposing taxation.
• George Mason wrote the Virginia
Resolves which opposed taxation without
representation.
• George Washington led the army against
the British.
• The Declaration of Independence.
 Colonial Problems

• The Boston Massacre occurred in 1770.

• The Townshend Acts were repealed by
the British.
• The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773.
• The Massachusetts rebellion.
• British destroy colonist’s weapons depot.
• The American Revolution.
The attitude of an imperialist

Thomas Pownall, 1764: “Forming all these Atlantic and American

possessions into one dominion, of which Great Britain should be the
commercial centre, to which it should be the spring of power, is the
precise duty of government.”
A Democratic Approach
A democratic approach - Overview
• Initiate action through democratic movement
• Involve all stakeholder groups (3 estates in France)
o Encourage cooperative planning
• Establish legitimacy through governing council
o Direct Democracy?
 Opposed by creators of US consitituion
 Majority could force will on minority
 Sucessful Swiss implimentation
 Double Majority
 Majority passes citizen-introduced initiative (law)
• Entrust local government with management of regional
affairs
o Results in stable government
o Continuity during conflict
Initiative: Citizen created law.
Recall: Impeachment of public official by majority
Referendum: Citizens veto current law, legislative act referred
to populace for approval

• Question: In the United States of America who does the

House represent? Who does the Senate represent?
• Answer: House = People ::: Senate = States
Economic Impact
• Strict transitional economic governance
• Gradual reduction of economic regulation
• Goal of limited-growth economy
o No profit
o Provides protection from the return of greed
 Loss of freedoms gained in movement
 Reestablishment of "ruling class"
Civil Strife
Civil Conflict
• Aggressive action may provide only option for true reform
o Bring "queen" to justice
o Violent overthrow of current government
• Movements can become disorganized
o Factions formed
o Legitimacy reduced
• Denounce terrorist activities on public infrastructure,
general populace
• Promote local self-sufficiency during crisis
o Introduce LETS, barter trade
o Ensure adaquet food supply
o Clean water
• Commonly results in suppression of dissidents
The Two Stages of Revolution
• The first stage: destruction, anarchism
• The second stage: construction of a "workers state"
o Opposed to Marx belief that Socialism would result in a
stateless, classless, moneyless society
• Dictatorship of the proletariat
o Belief that authoritarian order was required to suppress
the exploitative
o Road to government of the masses lengthy

~Vladimir Lenin
Aftermath
Question
• Where did the "Velvet Revolution" take place?
• Answer: The Velvet Revolution occurred in Czechoslovakia
(overthrow of Communist government). The term "velvet"
was used to describe the revolution as it was mostly non-
violent.
"We The People"
The American Revolution Resulted In...
• a new kind of government. One made by the people, and for the people.
• a free market economic system.

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

• American independance
• US was given the territory east of the Mississippi between Canada and Florida
• The British could collect debt from Americans
• Loyalists properties would be compensated or returned

The Long-Term Affect

• a more united people
• religous freedom was Expanded
• an antislavery feeling increased
• other nations were inspired to start their own revolutions

"The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I
Am Not A Virginian, But An American!" -- Patrick Henry
"The Reign Of Terror"

The French Revolution Resulted In...

• The Assembly published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (August 26, 1789)
• The National Assembly was legitimized (October 6, 1789).
• Legislation enacted in 1790 abolished the Church's authority to levy a tax on crops, cancelled special
privileges for the clergy, and confiscated Church property.
• King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were arrested and later were beheaded
• The Constitution of 1791 was signed by the king
• The French veiw themselves as Revolutionaries for all of Europe

Boarderline Anarchy
• Robespierre and the Jacobins seized control of France
• more than 17,000 people were beheaded on the guillotine due to fear they may be "counter-
revolutionaries" and therefore traitors
• Napolean Bonaparte becomes Emporer in 1799, the revolution was void
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