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Hands-off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
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. -
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. -
Britain's first tax on America, it required stamps on all paper products. Led to boycotts and eventual repeal in 1766 -
British law required the American legislature to house and supply British soldiers in 1765, but in 1774, the law got stricter, requiring colonists to house and feed soldiers. -
A series of British laws that taxed imported goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. They fueled colonial resentment and popularized no taxation without representation -
A deadly confrontation where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five men -
Political protest by the Sons of Liberty who dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. It was a direct response to the Tea Act and Britain's continued taxes -
laws passed by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party, including closing Boston Harbor -
The first military engagements of the Revolutionary War, sparked when British troops moved to seize colonial weapons. "Shot heard round the world" -
A convention of delegates that acted as the de facto national government during the war. -
A final attempt by the Continental Congress to avoid war with Britain. King George III rejected the petition and declared the colonies to be in an official state of rebellion. -
A persuasive pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that argued for immediate independence from Britain. -
The formal document, primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson, announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain. -
The first written constitution of the United States, which established a weak central government. -
A meeting of five states to discuss trade barriers, which ultimately failed because of low attendance. -
An armed uprising by farmers in Massachusetts protesting high taxes and farm foreclosures. -
Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles but instead created an entirely new U.S. Constitution. This established the three branches of government and the system of checks and balances