-
England’s economic policy: colonies provided raw materials and bought British goods. -
Taxes on imported goods like glass, paper, and tea. -
War between Britain France (with Native American allies) over land in North America. -
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes. -
Pamphlet encouraging independence from Britain. -
British soldiers killed five colonists during a protest in Boston. -
A British “hands-off” policy where England loosely enforced laws in the colonies, letting them govern themselves. -
A tax on printed materials like newspapers and documents, angering colonists. -
Colonists had to house and provide for British soldiers. -
Punishment for Boston Tea Party: closed Boston Harbor, limited self-government. -
Last attempt by colonies to avoid war with Britain; King rejected it. -
Group of colonial leaders managing the war and moving toward independence. -
First battles of the American Revolutionary War. -
Official statement declaring the colonies independent from Britain. -
Farmers rebelled against economic hardship and weak government. -
First U.S. government; weak central government with more power to states. -
Meeting to discuss problems under the Articles of Confederation; led to Constitutional Convention. -
Delegates wrote the U.S. Constitution, replacing Articles of Confederation.