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Navigation Acts
They were a series of laws passed by the British that put restrictions on trade. This meant that North American Colonies could only export things to Great Britain and they could not trade with other European countries. -
End of Salutary Neglect
The policy was when American colonists were made to loosely follow parliamentary rules and laws but later eventually did not have to follow them at all, allowing colonists a chance to grow. -
Proclamation of 1763
It was a boundary made by the British marked in the Appalachian mountains that didn't allow Americans from expanding westward to land acquired from the French after the French and Indian War. -
Sugar Act
A law that increased taxes on any imported non-British goods that were sent to the colonials. -
Townshend Acts
Taxes were placed on items imported such as glass, lead, paper, and tea. The money was put towards paying for the colonial governors and judges. -
Stamp Act
British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help pay off the debt of having their soldiers stationed in America for the French and Indian War. This meant colonists had to pay taxes on paper, documents, and playing cards. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of instigators that protested against the Stamp Act. Their motto was "No taxation without representation". The 3 leaders were Paul Revere, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Massacre
After months of being taxed by the British, the colonists revolted and confronted a line of British soldiers. Someone heard the word fire and the British shot, killing 5 and wounding 6. -
Committees of Correspondence
The committees of correspondence were formed as a way to share and discuss ideas for planning to gain independence from England -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tax on tea done by the Sons of Liberty. This event helped lead up to the American Revolutionary War. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts were a series of four laws passed by the British to punish the American colonies for the Boston Tea Party. The first act closed the Boston port, then the Massachusets Government Act which placed them under British control, the Justice Act which took away their rights to trial a British official in the colonies, and finally the act that allowed British officials and soldiers to be able to quarter anywhere they wanted -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was the governing body of colonial America that coordinated their resistance to the first two years of British rule. -
Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech
His famous speech was on the rights of the colonies. This became the war cry of the revolution. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the famous battle where "a shot was heard around the world". this shot marked the start of the American war for independence and made many colonists want to help. -
Second Continental Congress
They met in the independence hall and discussed how they would declare independence and also to discuss their ongoing conflicts with England. -
Olive Branch Petition
The olive branch petition was written and sent to the British ruler as the last attempt to prevent a war from breaking out. it included their loyalty towards the British crown as well as their rights. -
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" book was about the colonies' independence from England as well as the creation of a democratic republic. -
Declaration of Independance
This was the document that was signed that officially severed the 13 American colonies' political connections with England.