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Stamp Act
law where first direct tax of goods within British colonies in North America was established
Triangular trade
transatlantic system of trade where goods & people (slaves) were exchanged
Great Awakening
a revival of religious feelings and practice in the 13 colonies (1730- 1750)
Townshend Acts
laws by parliament establishing indirect tax on goods imported from Britain
Samuel Adams
1 of the founders of Sons of Liberty
Treaty of Paris
treaty that ended the revolutionary war
Egalitarianism
belief that all people should have equal political, economic, social, & civil rights
Boston Tea Party
dumping of tea into Boston Harbor as protest of tea tax
Intolerable Acts
laws to punish Massachusetts for Boston Tea Party
Common Sense
pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for separation of colonists from Britain
Parliament
english legislative body of gov
French & Indian War
war between english and french
Repeal
to cancel a law
Boycott
when goods are refused as an act of protest
mercantilism
idea of more imports than exports, in hopes of gaining wealth
Seven years war
war between Europe, America, and India, lasting seven years
Proclamation of 1763
stating colonists could not settle west of the Applachain Mountains
Salutary Neglect
agreement in which gov would relax regulations in exchange for economic loyalty
George Washington
commander of continental army
Common colonists exports?
lumber + tobacco
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