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Navagation Acts
The Navigation Acts were efforts to put the theory of mercantilism into actual practice. -
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French and Indiana war
French and Indian War definition. A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America -
Proclemation of 1776
rohibited colonits from settling past the Appalachian Mountains -
The Sugar Act
Forbided the colonies colines from trading with anyone except England
They also made all trials in England -
The Stamp Act
All paper documents needed taxes payed on them -
Boston Masscare
Boston Citizens were angry, so they began throwing things at soldiers. Only 5 people died The townsand act was repelid -
Committees of Correspondence
Network of Commetties for passong along British news among the colonies
-Sam Adams -
The Tea Act
The colonists had to be payed a tax to sell tea, limiting the number of people who could sell tea -
First Contrtal Congress
-Commetie of Corrospondents
-Sons of Liberty
-Each colony has a represent
-Much like today's goverment -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dumped English tea ino the Boston Harbor in response to the tea act -
Boston tea party
-Colony bissnusses were loosing money
-initiated by the sons of liberty
-tea was dumped into the ocean -
Intolerable Act
-Closed the Boston ports
-trials where only in England
-Each colony has a representitie much like today's goverment -
Second Contential Congress
It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, -
Battle of Lectington and Concord
-The shot herd around the world
-caused the American revolution -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The british won
-Extension of Lextion and Concord -
Thomas Paine Common Scense
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Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. -
declarataory act
The Declaratory Act was passed by the British parliament to affirm its power to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”. The declaration stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to pass laws that were binding on the American colonies. -
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Protest group who helped orginize boycotts
-Sam Adams leader (Boston)
-Woman refused British tea and made their own cloth -
Quartering Act
Colnists have to host and provide to 1,500 soldiers colonists refuesed, leaving soldiers to sleep on boats -
Townshead Act
Traxed glass, lead, paper, paint and tea
writs of assestment
