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Stamp Act

law where first direct tax of goods within British colonies in North America was established

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Triangular trade

transatlantic system of trade where goods & people (slaves) were exchanged

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Great Awakening

a revival of religious feelings and practice in the 13 colonies (1730- 1750)

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Townshend Acts

laws by parliament establishing indirect tax on goods imported from Britain

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Samuel Adams

1 of the founders of Sons of Liberty

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Treaty of Paris

treaty that ended the revolutionary war

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Egalitarianism

belief that all people should have equal political, economic, social, & civil rights

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Boston Tea Party

dumping of tea into Boston Harbor as protest of tea tax

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Intolerable Acts

laws to punish Massachusetts for Boston Tea Party

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Common Sense

pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for separation of colonists from Britain

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Parliament

english legislative body of gov

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French & Indian War

war between english and french

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Repeal

to cancel a law

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Boycott

when goods are refused as an act of protest

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mercantilism

idea of more imports than exports, in hopes of gaining wealth

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Seven years war

war between Europe, America, and India, lasting seven years

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Proclamation of 1763

stating colonists could not settle west of the Applachain Mountains

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Salutary Neglect

agreement in which gov would relax regulations in exchange for economic loyalty

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George Washington

commander of continental army

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Common colonists exports?

lumber + tobacco

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