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Mercantilism
The idea that power was measured by wealth. This lead to London government looking down on american colonies because they werent as wealthy. -
Proclamation of 1763
Banned settlements west of the appalachians. -
Sugar Act
First law ever passed by the government for raising tax revenue in the colonies for the king. -
Stamp Tax
Required a stamped paper to get tax from legal documents and things that were bought. -
Nonimportation agreements
Boycott against British goods. -
Stamp act Congress
Brought together New York City twenty seven distinguished delegates from nine colonies to deal with what was going on with the new taxes. -
Quartering Act
Required British colonists to take care of the troops, provide supplies and shelter. -
Sons and daughters of liberty
British radicals that were agaisnt the new british acts and laws. -
Admiralty Courts
Changed the courts system so that there were no jurys and that the accused were guilty until proven innocent. -
Declatory Act
After reppealing the stamp act the british parliment inacted the delatory act which gave absolute power over north american colonies. -
Townshend Act
Enforced new regulations on goods such as glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
British Forces
Two new regiments of troops were sent to Boston to deal with the breakdown of law, -
Boston Massacre
British troops opened fire on group of towns people. -
Comittees of Correspondence
Group of local colonists that established one of the first secret meetings against the british. -
House of Burgesses
Intercolonial meeting in Vrginia that was another stepping stone of every colony having meetings. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists angered bythe monopolization of the tea trade boarded a ship and dumped all the tea into the boston harbor. -
Intolereable acts
Series of acts that chasties Boston and Massachusets after the Boston Tea party. -
Lexington and Concord
A minor battle between British troops and colonists, eventually ending with around 300 redcoat casualties. The soldiers were sent to sieze colonial gun powder and certain rebel leaders. -
Declaration of Idependence
A list of complaints against the British government. Was a sign that the colonies were breaking off of the British Motherland.
