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The theory of mercantilism
The economic theory that a colony should be self sufficient. Britain considered America as a market. They also had a balance of trade. -
French and Indian War
The french and indian war was a war that started because of a dispute for control of land in America. The indians fought on the side of the british and french. -
Proclamation of 1763
The british government made a plan for the colonists not to settle west of the appilachian mountains. This was to avoid conflict with with the native americans. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Parliment passed a law that put a tax on all paper goods. These goods were required to be stamped. -
Quartering Act
Act that stated that colonist provide housing for British troops. -
The Declaratory Act 1766
Act that was passed afre the stamp act was repealed. It gave parliment the power to do anything. -
Townshend Acts
A series of acts that include; Revenue Act of 1767, Indemnity Act, Commissoners of Customs Act, Vice Admirality Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act -
The Tea Act of 1773
Act that parliment enacted that placed a tax on tea shiped to America. -
The Boston Tea Party
A protest by the sons of liberty where they dumed all the British tea into the boston harbor. This was a protest on the tea tax. -
The First Continental Congress
Delegates from each of the colonies excluding Georgia. It was called into order to discuss the intolerable acts. -
The Intpolerable Acts
A series of laws that parliment enacted after the events of th boston tea party. -
Salutary Neglect
The colonies weren't supervised. If raw materials continued coming in, they didn't feel a need to supervise. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First military involvement in the American Revolution. They were fought in middlesex of the Massachusetts Bay in Lexington and Concord. -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates from the thirteen colonies. They wrote the Declaration of Independence. -
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
A phamplet discussing wheter the colonies should gain independence from britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The day that the American Colonies became seperate from the British. -
American Revolution Ends
The war ends with the Treaty of Paris -
Treaty of Paris
A document signed to declare peace.
