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| 626245279 | Georgia | The only colony that was formally planted by the British government. | 0 | |
| 626245280 | mercantilism | A theory embraced by the British where a country's econ. wealth is measured by amt of gold or silver in its treasury. A country had to export more than import. American colonies had to export things for Britain and Britain only. | 1 | |
| 626245281 | enumerated goods | These products could only be shipped to England. This included woolen cloth and beaver hats. | 2 | |
| 626245282 | Privy Council | This allowed colonial laws to be voided. It was used sparingly in the American colonies but they were still infuriated by its use. | 3 | |
| 626245283 | salutary neglect | Where the mother country lacks enforcement of laws upon its colonies. | 4 | |
| 626245284 | John Hancock | This man amassed a fortune through smuggling. | 5 | |
| 626245285 | tobacco planters | Though they could not ship their crop to anywhere except Britain, they still had a monopoly within the British market. | 6 | |
| 626245286 | Prime Minster George Grenville | He ordered that the Navigation Laws be enforced. He also secured the Sugar Act. | 7 | |
| 626245287 | Sugar Act | In 1764. It increased duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. The duties were reduced after numerous protests. | 8 | |
| 626245288 | Quatering Act | In 1765. Required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. | 9 | |
| 626245289 | Stamp Act | In 1765. Mandated the use of stamped paper, certifying payment of tax. Stamps were required on bills of sale for about 50 trade items and certain types of commercial and legal documents. | 10 | |
| 626245290 | Grenville's taxes | He thought that the taxes were fair because Englishmen had to pay a heavier stamp tax. Americans thought they were taxed unfairly. | 11 | |
| 626245291 | virtual representation | Grenville pushed for this idea in which every Parliament member represented all British subjects. | 12 | |
| 626245292 | Stamp Act Congress | In 1765, 9/13 of the colonies met in NYC. This was ignored in Britain. They agreed to boycott supplies, make their own, and refused to buy British goods. | 13 | |
| 626245293 | Sons and Daughters of Liberty | They took the laws into their own hands. They tarred and feathered violators of those who agreed to boycott the goods. They stormed houses of important officials and took their money. | 14 | |
| 626245294 | Declaratory Act | After repealing the Stamp Act in 1766, Parliament passed this, proclaiming that it had the right "to bind" the colonies "in all cases whatsoever." | 15 | |
| 626245295 | Townshend Acts | In 1767. This put light taxes on lead, paper, paint, and tea. They were all later repealed, except for tea. | 16 | |
| 626245296 | Boston Massacre | March 5, 1770. A crowd of townspeople were harassing some Redcoats. The troops opened fire without orders but heavily provoked. Attucks was among those who were killed. | 17 | |
| 626245297 | Crispus Attucks | A black former-slave and "leader" of the mob. He became a symbol of freedom; a martyr. | 18 | |
| 626245298 | Committees of Correspondence | This was created in order to spread propaganda and keep the rebellious moods. It was a network of letter-writers and forerunner of the Continental Congress. | 19 | |
| 626245299 | British East India Company | In 1773, this company faced bankruptcy because of 17 mil lbs of unsold tea. British sold to Americans but they thought it was a trick. | 20 | |
| 626245300 | Boston Tea Party | Dec 16 1773, led by Samuel Adams. They disguised themselves as Indians and opened chests of tea and dumped it into the ocean. | 21 | |
| 626245301 | Repressive Acts | In 1774, Parliament passed a series of these to punish the colonies. Mostly Massachusetts. They were called the Intolerable Acts by Americans. | 22 | |
| 626245302 | Boston Port Act | Parliament closed the harbor in Boston. Self government was limited by forbidding town hall meetings without approval. The charter to Massachusetts was revoked. | 23 | |
| 626245303 | Quebec Act | This act guaranteed Catholicism to the French-Canadians, permitted them to retain their old customs, and extended the old boundaries of Quebec all the way to the Ohio River. | 24 | |
| 626245304 | First Continental Congress | In 1774, 12/13 colonies met in Philly to make a list of grievances which were ignored in Parliament. They also came up with the Declaration of Rights. | 25 | |
| 626245305 | Lexington and Concord | In April 1775, British commander in Boston sent a detachment of troops near by here to seize supplies and capture S. Adams & J. Hancock. | 26 | |
| 626245306 | Hessians | aka German mercenaries. They were hired by George III in addition to a professional army of about 50k men plus 50k loyalists and Native Americans. | 27 | |
| 626245307 | English Whigs | They first supported America. They thought that if George III had won, then his rule of England might become tyrannical. | 28 | |
| 626245308 | Tory Whigs | They supported Lord North and the loyalist cause. | 29 | |
| 626245309 | French Aid | Americans had this indirectly and secretly. It provided Americans with guns, supplies, and gunpowder. | 30 | |
| 626245310 | Marquis de Lafayette | He was made a major general in the colonial army and was a great asset at age 19. | 31 | |
| 626245311 | American Advantages | - had great leaders - had French aid - fought in defensive manner - better marksmen - had a moral advantage | 32 | |
| 626245312 | American Disadvantages | - lacking unity - sectional jealousy over appointment of military leaders - had little money - barely had a navy | 33 | |
| 626245313 | Baron von Steuben | A German. He whipped the American soldiers into shape. | 34 | |
| 626245314 | African Americans | They served in the war as well. They fought and died in service. In the beginning, many colonies didn't allow them to fight. | 35 | |
| 626245315 | Lord Dunmore's proclamation | In 1775, a proclamation was issued. It declared freedom for any enslaved black in VA who joined the British Army. Many weren't given the freedom they were promised. | 36 |
