American revolution

  • Salutary neglect

    Salutary neglect

    hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves.
  • French-Indian War

    French-Indian War

    was a pivotal North American conflict that determined which European power would dominate the continent.
  • Mercantilism

    Mercantilism

    Economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in the original printing, is the founding document of the United States.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    It was an act of protest during the American Revolution. Initiated by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, one of the Thirteen Colonies of British America, it escalated hostilities between Great Britain.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    first constitution establishing a weak central government and a "league of friendship" among the 13 sovereign states to manage the Revolutionary War.