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U.s.history
Term | Definition |
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Town meeting | A meeting of voter of a town for the transaction of public business |
Middle colonies | The middle colonies comprised the middle region of the 13 colonies of the British empire in North America |
Mercantion | Belief in the benefits of profitable |
Navigation acts | The English navigation acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies |
Albany plan of union | It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies during the French and Indian war |
French and Indian war | Raged along the frontier, as both sides raided each others territory |
Proclamation of 1763 | The proclamation drew a line from north to south along the Appalachian mountains and declared that colonists could not settle west of the line without British government |
Boston massacre | Was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of Britishs troops. |