Taxation and Mercantilism- the economic doctrine that government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the military security of the country.

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  • Albany Plan for the Union

    What happened to it- a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin

  • French and Indian War

    also knowns a the 7 years war, a series of battles with France and Indian Colonies.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands.

  • Quartering Act

    outlined the locations in which the british soldiers could seek shelter in the american colonies

  • Stamp Act

    tax established on all sorts of paper in the american colonies

  • Townshend Acts

    set of taxes offered in a way to punish the american colonies

  • Boston Massacre

    Street fight between citizens and british soldiers.

  • Iroquois Confederation (constitution)

    117 articles of five tribes believing in peace and unity.

  • Boston Tea Party

    342 crates of tea in the Boston Harbor, renamed the intolerable acts.

  • John Peter Zenger

    Accused the government of rigging elections and allowing the french to explore the new york harbor also pointed out the corrupt royal governor William s cosby

  • Tea Act

    was one of several measurements imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government

  • 1st Continental Congress

    Colonial resistance to Parliament’s Coercive Acts.

  • Intolerable Acts

    laws passed by the British parliament after the Boston Tea Party, also referred to as the Coercive Acts.

  • 2nd Continental Congress

    The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    first battles in the american revolutionary war.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    to avoid a full-scale war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies

  • Declaration of Independence

    the colonists motivation for independence.

  • Declaratory Act

    Colonists aren’t listening to british demands.

  • Thomas paine writes common sense

    Advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Written document the explained the functions of the government.

  • Treaty of Paris

    signed in Paris by King George lll, which ended the AMerican Rev. War.

  • English (British) Bill of Rights

    ten amendments. Guarantee freedom.