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American Revolution

  • 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.
  • French-Indian War

    French-Indian War

    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.
  • 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.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    required the colonists to house British soldiers. Colonists had to provide food, drink, quarters, etc.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists; 5 colonists were killed/ Paul Revere called it the Bloody Massacre and created a drawing about it.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 he called for the people of the 13 colonies to fight for independence from Great Britain