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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." -
"The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution." -
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. -
"British parliamentary laws requiring American colonies to provide food and housing for British troops. While not forcing soldiers into private homes, the 1765 act burdened colonies with costs for barracks, while the 1774 act expanded, allowing housing in public buildings, fueling colonial resistance leading to the American Revolution." -
"The first direct tax on American colonists, requiring a royal stamp on all legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, and pamphlets to fund defense costs. Widespread protests and boycotts led to its repeal in March 1766." -
"imposed duties on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea to pay for the administration of the American colonies and increase British revenue. These acts, sparking intense colonial resistance and boycotts, solidified "no taxation without representation" sentiment." -
"seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony" -
"American colonists, protesting the British Tea Act, boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and destroyed 342 chests of British East India Company tea. Led by the Sons of Liberty and disguised to hide their identities, they dumped 92,000 pounds of tea, valued at roughly $1.7 million today, into the water." -
four laws passed by the British Parliament, Designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, they were passed in swift succession -
"an unidentified first shot at Lexington. British troops aimed to seize colonial munitions, but met armed militia, resulting in a conflict that quickly spread and signaled the start of armed resistance." -
"It was a final attempt by the American colonies to avoid war with Great Britain by appealing directly to King George III for reconciliation, though it was rejected" -
"Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet Common Sense, powerfully arguing for American independence from Great Britain and becoming an instant sensation. This revolutionary document, using clear language, swayed colonists toward revolution just months before the Declaration of Independence." -
"formally announcing the American colonies' separation from Great Britain, though the official engrossed copy was signed by most delegates on August 2, 1776. This foundational document, largely drafted by Thomas Jefferson, declared the colonies a new, sovereign nation: "the United States of America" -
"established a weak central government with most power in the states, which proved ineffective, leading to economic chaos (no taxing power, trade wars) and inability to enforce laws" -
"the de facto governing body of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution, meeting in Philadelphia to manage the war effort, authorize the creation of the Continental Army (1775), and adopt the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)." -
"a meeting aimed at constructing uniform parameters to regulate trade between states during a time of political turbulence and economic strain." -
"an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays, protesting high taxes, debt, and economic injustice. The rebels, mostly former Continental soldiers, shut down courts and attempted to seize the federal arsenal in Springfield to prevent property foreclosures." -
"Philadelphia was a secret, four-month meeting where 55 delegates from 12 states (excluding Rhode Island) drafted the U.S. Constitution. Originally called to amend the weak Articles of Confederation, they instead created a new, stronger federal government with three branches (legislative, executive, judicial) and the Great Compromise. "