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French & Indian War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mercantilism | trading of goods between a "mother country" and the colonies |
| ally | country of group that is friendly with another country or group and helps in time of war |
| tax | money paid by people for the support of their government |
| trade laws | allowed colonists to export raw materials only to England |
| war debt | amount of money borrowed during a war for the expense of war that must be paid |
| merchant | one who buys and sells goods for a living |
| empire | a group of colonies or countries under one ruler |
| charter | written permission to form a colony |
| Proclamation Line of 1763 | a boundary established by England which prevented the colonists from moving westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains |
| Parliament | the law-making body in England; The colonists had no one to represent them in this group. |