History vod

Bias

Prejudice in favor of, or against one thing, idea, person, or group

Primary source

First hand account from people who had a direct connection to it

Secondary source

Provides information about, or analysis of a primary source

Context

Circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, object, or idea

Sourcing

Analyzing a document by identifying the author and their perspective, as well as why, when, where they wrote it, and if it is reliable

Corroboration

Comparing evidence from 2 or more sources to find similarities

Close reading

carefully and purposefully reading text to identify the author’s claims, evidence, reasoning, and perspective

Observation

direct information gathered through the 5 senses or scientific equipment, describing what is noticed

Inference

An explanation, interpretation, or conclusion based on observations and or prior knowledge

Mercantilism

Economic system that strictly controls trade by ensuring that exports are greater than imports and guarantees this via protectionism

Navigation acts

A series of british laws that governed and restricted colonial trade to boost british profits

Salutary neglect

british policy of neglecting its own trade laws as long as colonies were loyal and profitable

Boycott

Organized refusal to purchase goods or services as a form of protest

French indian war

North American theater of the 7 years war. Fought by britain and france and their indian allies

Proclamation of 1763

reserved lands west of appalachian mountains for indians and forbade white settlement

Sugar act

Ended salutary neglect by strengthening customs enforcement, added taxes on sugar and lowered sales tax on molasses