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democracy

foundations of democracy2

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Large farming estates generally worked by slaves; mainly in the south plantations
1st permanent settlement in the Americas; they established the first representative democracy in America (the House of Burgesses) Jamestown
The 1st permanent settlement in Massachusetts established by the Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower; they established a direct democracy called the Mayflower Compact. Plymouth
British law that said colonies could ONLY trade with Britain since they were British territory; colonies could not trade with other countries. This led to smuggling. (Ex; John Hancock) Navigation Act
Tax on all paper products in the colonies (later repealed); this led to the famous phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny Stamp Act
Following the Boston Tea Party, Britain declared martial law in Boston. They set up a blockade and took over the town. Intolerable Act (Coercive Act)
Law passed by British Parliament allowing British soldiers to take whatever housing accommodations they needed from the colonies. Quartering Act
Tax on colonial tea, lead, paint, etc. It was the protest of this law that led to the Boston Tea Party. Townshend Act
Provoked by colonists, British soldiers accidentally shot into a crowd of protestors in Boston, killing 5 people. This obviously increased tension between colonies and Britain Boston Massacre
A group called the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and dumped 342 chests of British Tea into Boston harbor in protest of taxes; this led to Britain passing the Intolerable Act. Boston Tea Party
A delegation of colonials sent to Philadelphia in an attempt to deal with the rising tension between the colonies and Britain. 1st continental Congress (1774)
A 2nd delegation sent to Philadelphia to deal with rising tensions between the colonies and Britain. This eventually led to the Declaration of Independence (1776). 2nd continental congress (1775)
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