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Chap 4.1 & 4.2
History
Term | Definition |
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Mercantilism | *Economic System *Mother country uses colonies to make $ *Colonies sell natural resources to the mother country ONLY *Colonies buy finished goods from the mother country ONLY |
Duty | A tax on goods purchased in another country |
Treaty of Paris 1763 | *Ended the French and Indian War *Britain got control of Canada from the French |
French and Indian War | *War between Britain and France fought here in the colonies *Britain won but nearly went bankrupt |
Salutary Neglect | *Practice of the British government not enforcing economic laws placed on the colonies *The colonists became used to not having to follow the rules |
Boycott | *Refusing to buy a particular product(s) from a certain place. *The goal is to make someone lose $ and then change what they're doing. |
Proclamation Line of 1763 | *Line used by British to limit westward movement across Appalachian Mtns. *Was used to limit conflicts with Native Americans |
Pontiac's Rebellion | *Uprising of Native Americans in the Northwest Territory upset about Colonists moving in. |
Stamp Act | Law that placed a tax on paper goods made and sold in the British colonies; it made the Colonists angry. |