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US History
Colonial America/revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mercantilism | A country's ultimate goal was self sufficiency and that all countries were in a completion to acquire the most gold and silver. |
| Navigation Act | a series of laws restricting colonial trade. |
| Salutary neglect | England relaxed it's enforcement of most regulations in return for the continued economic support of the colonies. |
| Mayflower Compact | Stated that the purpose of their government in america would be tor frame just and equal laws for the general good of the colony. |
| House of Burgesses | was the first representative body in colonial America. |
| The great awakening | Had an awakening of strong religious feelings |
| Proclamation of 1763 | banned all settlement west of the Appalachians |
| The Stamp Act | required all colonist to purchase special stamped pepper for every legal document, since, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac. imposed stamp duties. |
| Boston Massacre | Clash between British soldiers and Boston colonist in 1770 in which five oh the colonist were killed. |
| Boston Tea Party | the dumping of 18,000 pound of tea into the Boston Harbor as protest the Tea Act. |
| Declaration of Independence | document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declared the cosines independent from Britain. |
| Stamp Act Congress | 9 colonies met in NY to protest the stamp acts. |
| Saratoga | The place Battle for NY was decided by the American Victory |