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A set of laws enacted by the British Parliament that placed limitations on trade within the colonies. -
Salutary neglect refers to the informal British policy of loosely or not enforcing parliamentary regulations and laws on American colonies and their trade. -
A declaration by Britain after the French and Indian War that banned white settlement on Native American land. -
Lowered the import tax on molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon while keeping the higher import tax on refined sugar. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first direct internal tax imposed on American colonists by the British Parliament. -
The Sons of Liberty was a clandestine organization that opposed British rule and played a key role in organizing the Boston Tea Party. -
The Townshend Acts were passed by Parliament to raise funds for governing the American colonies, imposing taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. In response, the colonies decided to boycott British imports. -
The Boston Massacre sparked tensions leading to the American Revolution -
The Communications Committee helped coordinate opposition to British policy by exchanging ideas, providing mutual support, and organizing communities throughout the colonies. -
The Boston tea party was a protest by American colonists against the Tea Act, involving the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea Party. -
The first Continental Congress united delegates from 12 colonies to protest the intolerable Acts, assert colonial rights, boycott British goods and demand self-governance. -
the British government would not give the colonies freedom nor remove harmful penalties without a fight. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, marked the beginning of the American Revolution and inspired many Americans to fight for their own freedom. -
The Second Continental Congress united delegates from the Thirteen Colonies to support the American Revolution and secure independence from Britain. -
emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. -
Paine argued that British rule had created colonial problems and that independence was the only solution to the crises of the 1770. -
God created all human beings equal and gave them the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.