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The Navigation Acts declared that only English ships can bring goods into England. This meant the North American colonies couldn’t export their goods to anywhere, but England.
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Because of the French-Indian War England owed huge debt. England goes from salutary neglect to mercantilism. Lasted 1756-1763.
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The Stamp Act is when all paper documents in the North American colonies were taxed by England. This was the first tax the British Parliament had taken out on the colonies.
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The Quartering Acts are when the British created an act that forced the colonies to have a place for the British soldiers to live.
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The Townshend Acts are a series of taxes on imported goods going into the colonies.
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The Boston Massacre is when a group of British soldiers opened fire onto the colonists. The colonists harassed the soldiers which led to them shooting them.
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The Boston Tea Party is when North American colonies dressed as Natives, boarded the British tea ships, and poured all of the tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this to prove a point/rebel against the British.
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The Intolerable Acts were a punishment against the colonists for the way they protested in Boston.
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The Olive Branch Petition was North American colonists last attempt to not go into war with the British. It was a document where the colonists stated their rights as British citizens.
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The Battle of Lexington & Concord is the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. British troops marched all the way from Boston to Concord.
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The Second Continental Congress is a meeting the 13 delegates held in order to declare independence from Britain.
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Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine. This pamphlet advocated for independence from Britain.
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The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. This stated the split of the 13 colonies from Britain.
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement between the 13 colonies. It served as a “constitution”. The Second Continental Congress discussed and debated the factors of this document. It was ratified in 1781.
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Shays’ Rebellion was when the farmers came together to fight back. The government taxed the farmers like crazy after the war. This caused the farmers to turn against the government. This showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia. At this convention the delegates came together to discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
