French & Indian War
British colonial expansion threatened this French economic network in the interior.
Fur trade
Salutary Neglect
The economic theory that said colonies existed to benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism
Colonists argued taxation required this political principle.
Consent
This organization became famous for direct action against British taxation.
Sons of Liberty
This contested region became the center of Anglo-French rivalry
Ohio River Valley
This 1763 conflict demonstrated that Native resistance continued after France's defeat.
Pontiac's Rebellion
This 1765 law directly affected newspapers, contracts, and legal documents.
Stamp Act
This Enlightenment philosopher strongly influenced colonial arguments about natural rights.
John Locke
The opening shots of the American Revolution took place at
Lexington and Concord
His 1754 expedition helped turn colonial rivalry into war.
George Washington
Britain issued this policy partly to reduce costly warfare between settlers and Native peoples.
Proclamation of 1763
This colonial strategy attempted to pressure British merchants into opposing Parliament's taxes.
Boycotts
Colonists believed elected assemblies reflected this long-standing political tradition.
Self-government
Women supported nonimportation by producing this alternative to British textiles.
Homespun
This treaty officially ended the French & Indian War.
Treaty of Paris (1763)
The Proclamation Line of 1763 stated colonists could not go west of this mountain range?
Appalachian Mountain
Parliament claimed colonists were represented even without electing members of Parliament through this concept.
Virtual representation
Locke argued people could resist governments that violated these fundamental protections.
Natural rights
This women's organization supported resistance through boycotts and domestic production.
Daughters of Liberty
Britain's victory created this problem that encouraged Parliament to seek colonial revenue.
War debt
This country controlled all territory west of the Mississippi after 1763
Spain
This 1766 act asserted Parliament's authority over the colonies after repealing the Stamp Act.
Declaratory Act
This event marked the first time blood was shed in the conflict between the colonies and Britain
Boston Massacre
This organization helped colonial leaders spread information and coordinate resistance between colonies.
Committees of Correspondence