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French & Indian War
U.S.
Term | Definition |
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The British left the American colonies alone for awhile to rule themselves. | Salutary Neglect |
Fighting between England & France for control of North America; England won | French & Indian War |
The British used the American Colonies for their natural resources | Mercantilism |
A volunteer fighting force or civilian army | Militia |
King George III of England said that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains | Proclamation of 1763 |
The formal name for the war between England and France during this time. | Seven Years War |
Tax on paper goods such as playing cards and legal documents | Stamp Act |
Refusal to buy something | Boycott |
To take back or overturn something | Repeal |
Taxed sugar and wine to pay for French and Indian War | Sugar Act |
Gold and silver coins | Specie |
To import and export goods illegally | Smuggling |
British tax on tea | Tea Act |
Colonists agitate British troops in Boston and 5 Colonists are killed | Boston Massacre |
Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawks, dump British Tea in Boston Harbor | Boston Tea Party |
British punishment for Boston Tea Party. Close Boston harbor and outlaw town gatherings | Coercive Acts |
Colonial name for Coercive Acts | Intolerable Acts |
Colonial group that organized protests against the British | Sons of Liberty |