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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. -
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 natural resources from the colonies. -
hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves -
An act that required the colonizers to house and feed (quarter) the British soldiers. -
A direct tax of printed goods like documents, stamps, playing cards, etc. Aimed toward the American colonies -
A tax on imported goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea on the American colonies. -
A group of protesting colonizers taunted the British soldiers. One soldier fired a shot into the crowd. -
A group of colonists got onto a British ship and threw 340 chest of tea into the harbor. -
The British shut down Boston's harbor, limited the self governance of the colony, and allowed British officials to be tried if accused of a crime. -
It was a final effort by the 2nd Continental Congress to avoid war with King George III. -
It was the first military clashes of the American Revolutionary War, sparking the conflict when colonial militias intercepted British troops marching to seize a colonial arms cache -
A convention of representatives from the 13 colonies that served as de facto national govt of the U.S. -
A document that officially separated the 13 colonies for British rule -
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet advocating for the independence of the 13 colonies from British rule. -
The first governing document of the U.S. It was a weak central govt with most power going to the states. -
A convention/ meeting of delegates from 5 states that called for a broader constitutional convention. -
Uprising in Massachusetts to rebel from high taxes and stringent economic conditions -
A meeting of delegates for 12 of 13 states in Philadelphia to address the failures of the Articles of Confederation.