Stamp Act and more terms related

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