The system in which a colonial possession is to supply the mother country with raw materials, buy its manufactured goods, and refrain from direct commercial competition.
What is mercantilism?
100
They were also known as the elect in Puritan doctrine.
What are the visable saints?
100
This British action disallowed American colonial settlements beyond the Appalachian mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
100
The cry of "No taxation without representation" was the colonies rejection of this Parliamentary power.
What is levying revenue-raising taxes?
200
The control of Louisiana provided the French with control of this.
What is the Mississippi.
200
The British imposed many new taxes on the colonists after the French and Indian war to provide for this.
What is colonial defense?
200
During the period following the Treaty of Utrecht, Britain did not pay much attention to the colonies. This became known as...
What is salutary neglect?
200
The British purpose for the Proclamation of 1763 was to deal with this problem confronting the colonies.
What is the Native Americans?
200
The British advantages at the start of this event included: wealth and naval power.
What is the start of the War for Independence?
300
The British and French fought over this region, which led to the French and Indian War on the North American continent.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
300
King George III desired no peace or reconcilliation when presented with this document.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
300
They played a vital role in the exploration and mapping of the western frontier of the American colonies.
Who are Jesuit priests?
300
This British Action was intended to raise revenues in the coloines.
What is the Sugar Act
300
His political selection to lead the American colonial military was evident because he was from Virginia and not a New England colonial.
Who is George Washington?
400
This event for all intents and purposes ended any significant French presence on the North American continent.
What is Battle of Quebec?
400
This system provided a person willing to pay the passage of a laborer to America with 50 acres of land.
What is the headright system?
400
The immediate goal of this gathering in 1754 was to address the Iroquois tribes' loyalty to the British.
What is the Albany Congress?
400
This British Action asserted Parliament's absolute authority over the colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act?
400
They were called to order to consider ways go address the growing colonial grievances against the crown.
What is the First Continental Congress?
500
The French and Indian War was also known by this other name.
What is the Seven Years War?
500
As a result of this uprising many large landowners looked for less mutionous and more controllable labor.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
500
The long-term goal of the Albany Congress of 1754 was to achieve colonial unity and common defense against which group?
What is the French?
500
This system of representation argued that any British citizen could reprsent the interest of any other British citizen because they are all British citizens.
What is virtual representation?
500
Thomas Paine outlined the reasons the colonists should separate from England in this famous pamphlet.