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American Revolution

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    The french and Indian war put the British in a never deep debt
  • Salutary neglect

    Salutary neglect

    hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves.
  • Mercantilism

    Mercantilism

    Beginning in 1763 economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    if you bought anything that was paper needed a stamp on it which costed a additional fee
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    forced residents to allowed British troops to live within their homes