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Navigation Law of 1650
Political and Economical
Long-Term
Aimed at rival Dutch shippers trying to elbow their way into the American carrying trade.
The law limited the way that american good can only be carried by British Ships.
This caused the currency issue in the colony and dissatisfaction in them.
It was the symbol of Mercantilism . -
Period: to
Seven Years' War
Britain won.
But added taxes on the colonies to meet the financial need.
caused great disaffection during American colonists.
Long term
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Enforcing Navigation Law
Prime Minister George Grenville ordered to strictly enforce the Navigation Law in 1763.
Political Cause.
Long-term
First aroused the resentment of the colonists. -
Proclamation of 1763
To work out Indian problem.
Colonies were prohibited to expand beyond the mountains.
Long term
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Sugar Act
Passed by the Parliament with the help of George Grenville.
The first law to increase the tax in the colonies.
Political and Economical
Long term -
Quartering Act
Required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. Add duties to the colonies -
Stamp Act
Add for tax on the American People.
Passed to support the new military force.
Long term
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Stamp Act Congress
Most conspicuous form to be against the stamp act.
In NYC, 27 delegates from 9 colonies.
Step towards inter colonial unity.
Long-term
Political -
Declaratory Act
Reaffirming Parliament's right to bind the colonies in all cases whatever.
Define the absolute and unqualified sovereignty over the colonies.
Long term
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Townshend Act
light duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.
Flushed with their recent victory over the stamp act, the colonial were in a rebellious mood.
Longterm
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Boston Massacre
1768, two regiments of troops land in Boston.
1770, 60 townpeople taunting the troops and the troops shoot the people. the troops killed or wounded eleven citizens.
Short Term
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Committees of Correspondence
Samuel Adams set it in Boston,
Then 80 towns in the colonies set similar ones.
In 1773, intercolonial Committees of Correspondence was set.
Political
Long term -
Boston Tea Party
100 Bostonians disguised as Indians, smashed 342 chests of tea.
[in the year, the ministry made East India Company monopoly on tea in American]
Others applaud for the event.
short term
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Intolerable Act & Quebec Act
swept away many charted right of the colony.
while the canadian colonies got rights.
short term
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First Continental Congress
meet at Philadelphia.
Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, Patrick Henry
Creation of Associations Complete boycott to British goods.
political
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Lexington Massacre
The English troops got into Lexington and Concord.
People refuse. the troops killed 8 people.
short term
social
