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Very first permanent English colony. Provide profict for the mother country. Tabacoo made Jamestown a sucess
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Colonial governing body that alowed colonist their fisrt taste of self-government. Representatives from each district would meet and establish taxes and laws for their area
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Plymouth colony decided to create their own laws,which established self-governing principle of majority rule.
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First Written constitution by a colony, limited the power of government, majority rule, consent of the governed, protected minority rights.
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Economic system that was beneficial to home country becuase of favorable balance of trade. Colonies provided raw materials.
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New England merchants trade with west indies for sugar and molasses, Later Africais added to route for slaves.
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Law granting relgious freedom to all christians living in maryland colony.
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These acts enforced policies established Britain as the middleman in colonial trade. Any ships to pass through English ports have a majority of English crew onboard Britian had controlover who could trade with the colonies
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He was accused of sedition and libel by a royal officer who took offense to the newspaper man's criticism of limits on free expression. He was put on trial and found innocent becuase he told the truth. Freedom of press
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Colonist began expressing their religious ideas through new churches other than the Church of England.
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Disputes over the land of Ohio Valley and Canada between France and England. France and Indians faught against England. England wins.
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Ben Franklin attempts to unite volunteers from all colonies to etablish a common defense
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England bans all colonial settlement past the app. mtns.
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Direct tax on all paper items
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Colonist protest turns viloent when British soldiers fire upon them, five colonist die.
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Tax on tea which leads to Boston Tea Party
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Boston harbor is closed, curfew put into plac, government vows revenge for tea lost in botson tea party.
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Part of intolerable acts, that required british soldiers to be housed incolonial houses
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Fights between American Colonist and British troops when Gen. Gage finds out colonist stockpile weapons. British meet with armed resistance. No one knows who fired the first shot.
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A committe of colonist draft a letter to the king of England asking for an end to fighting and vow obedience if demands are met.
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Written by Thomas Paine, states that it is obvious the England and her Colonies sould not remain united.Used as propaganda for independence
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Thomas Jefferson drafts a lists of complaints against Britain. Notified Britain and the rest of the world that the colonists wanted independence.
