Chapter 8 Lecture Notes

- Many of Thomas Jeffersons ideas were against the king

o Olive Branch Petition was refused by the king
There is a power shift like a child and parents
King sees it as a challenge to his own power
A power struggle
o This happened in the past with the Declaratory Act
Had repealed the act before that from Americans
boycotting
Pass the Declaratory Act to show colonists that
Britain is still in charge
A power struggle
o In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson is
declaring independence from King George III
The king became known as The Tyrant
- Strength/Deterrent vs. Negotiation
o Most of the time, countries cant do both at the same
time
Strength is a power move (negotiation from one
person being in charge)