sociales

Causes of the independence of America
External causes:

• French revolution
• Sucession spanish war
• Ideas of the enligthment

Causes of the sucession spanish war

• Death of Spanish Hasburg King Charles II
• Charles II named Philip of Ajou his sucessor.

End: Treaty of Utrecht

Repercusion in America

• Bourbonic reforms

Charles II tried to regain political, economical and social control.

Decrease power of Creoles.

1. Political reforms.

-new bureaucracy

-Creation of intendancies

        2. Economical reforms.

-Fight against piracy

-Taxes were increased by Monarchy.

       3. Social reforms

-Jesuits were expelled

-Spanish crown claimed power over the church.

Enlightment

-Tried to stablish the use of reason

-It also tried to teach the people to fight or stop the Ancient regimen (Absolutism, and the Power of the Church)
-Reason is used to explain every single aspect of life, even god
- Laicsm: Christian's virtues were transform in social virtues

French Revolution:

-Sorting of the Bastille July 14 1789
-National Assembly
-The execution of Louis XVI
-Declaration of Human Rights August 27


Causes of the 13 Colonies:

-Stamp Act: taxation imposed by England to support the Brittish Army
-The Brittish Empire (King George III) also tried to rise taxes
- The Boston Tea Party