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aka 7 Years War between France and England. In the colonies, it was called the French Indian War because the colonists fought with British soldiers against France the Indians who were on side of France. Because of the war, England had a massive war debt began to tax the people in the 13 colonies. -
hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
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. -
The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the colonists. The act required them to pay for a stamp on all paper goods. -
The Quartering Act was an act by the British that required American colonies to provide shelter and supplies for British troops. -
The Townshend Acts were acts that introduced a series of taxes and regulations on colonial imports. -
The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers opened fire on an unarmed crowd of protestors and caused 5 deaths along with leaving 6 injured. -
During the Boston Tea Party, protestors dumped tea into Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts caused the close of Boston Harbor and suspended Boston Legislature. -
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt to avoid war with Great Britain made by the American Colonies. -
The Second Continental Congress unified the colonies for defense and established the Continental Army during the American Revolution. -
During the Battle of Lexington Concord, British troops marched on Concord to confiscate military supplies of rebels. Militia met them in Lexington and fighting took place throughout the rest of their march. -
The Declaration of Independence described the American colonies decision to separate from Great Britain. -
"Common Sense" was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine used to argue for American Independence from Great Britain. -
The Articles of Confederation served as the first U.S. constitution and created a weak central government with limited powers. -
The Annapolis Convention was a national political convention. The purpose was to address critical trade and economic problems under the weak Articles of Confederation. -
Daniel Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. -
The Constitutional Convention addressed the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation, with the primary purpose of creating a stronger, more effective federal government.