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Jamestown
Very first permanent English colony. Provide profict for the mother country. Tabacoo made Jamestown a sucess -
House of Burgesses
Colonial governing body that alowed colonist their fisrt taste of self-government. Representatives from each district would meet and establish taxes and laws for their area -
Mayflower Compact
Plymouth colony decided to create their own laws,which established self-governing principle of majority rule. -
Fundamental Orders of Conneeticut
First Written constitution by a colony, limited the power of government, majority rule, consent of the governed, protected minority rights. -
Mercantilism
Economic system that was beneficial to home country becuase of favorable balance of trade. Colonies provided raw materials. -
Triangular Trade
New England merchants trade with west indies for sugar and molasses, Later Africais added to route for slaves. -
Maryland Toleration Act
Law granting relgious freedom to all christians living in maryland colony. -
Navigation Acts
These acts enforced policies established Britain as the middleman in colonial trade. Any ships to pass through English ports have a majority of English crew onboard Britian had controlover who could trade with the colonies -
John Peter Zenger
He was accused of sedition and libel by a royal officer who took offense to the newspaper man's criticism of limits on free expression. He was put on trial and found innocent becuase he told the truth. Freedom of press -
Great Awakening
Colonist began expressing their religious ideas through new churches other than the Church of England. -
French and Indian War
Disputes over the land of Ohio Valley and Canada between France and England. France and Indians faught against England. England wins. -
Albany Plan of Union
Ben Franklin attempts to unite volunteers from all colonies to etablish a common defense -
Proclomation of 1763
England bans all colonial settlement past the app. mtns. -
Stamp Act
Direct tax on all paper items -
Boston Masscre
Colonist protest turns viloent when British soldiers fire upon them, five colonist die. -
Tea Act
Tax on tea which leads to Boston Tea Party -
Intolerable Acts
Boston harbor is closed, curfew put into plac, government vows revenge for tea lost in botson tea party. -
Quartering Act
Part of intolerable acts, that required british soldiers to be housed incolonial houses -
Lexinton & Concord
Fights between American Colonist and British troops when Gen. Gage finds out colonist stockpile weapons. British meet with armed resistance. No one knows who fired the first shot. -
Olive Branch Petition
A committe of colonist draft a letter to the king of England asking for an end to fighting and vow obedience if demands are met. -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine, states that it is obvious the England and her Colonies sould not remain united.Used as propaganda for independence -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson drafts a lists of complaints against Britain. Notified Britain and the rest of the world that the colonists wanted independence.
