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What is Mercantilism?
Belief in the profitable trading;commercialism
What is Triangular Trade?
A historical,three-legged transatlantic system
What is Boycott?
Withdrawal from commercial or social relations with (a country,organization. or person) as a punishment or protest
What is Stamp Act?
the first direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on American colonists
Who is George Washington –Thomas Paine –
George Washington was the first U.S. President and commander of the Continental Army, while Thomas Paine was a revolutionary writer whose pamphlets, especially Common Sense, galvanized support for American independence,
What is Pacifists?
A person who believes that war and violence are unjust
What is Navigation Acts?
A series of English laws,staring,in 1651,designed to control colonial trade,boost English shipping
What is Committees of Correspondence?
a crucial communication network established by American colonists in the 1770s to coordinate resistance against British rule
What is Declaratory Act?
a type of legislation, most famously the British Declaratory Act of 1766, which asserts Parliament's full authority to make laws binding American colonies "in all cases whatsoever,"
Who is Thomas Jefferson and Hessians
Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and a Founding Father, while Hessians were well-trained German soldiers hired by Britain to fight American colonists during the Revolutionary War
What is cash crops?
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower
What is Albany Plan of Union ?
Ben Franklin's 1754 proposal for a unified colonial government, aiming to unite the British North American colonies for mutual defense , especially against French and Native American
What is Guerilla Warfare?
An unconventional military tactic where small,independent groups,use surprise attacks,sabotage,and harassment against a larger,conventional army
What is Townshend Act?
a series of British laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods like tea, glass, paper, and paint imported into the American colonies
Who is Privateers and Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was a fiery American Founding Father, orator, and Virginia Governor known for his "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech, a champion of states' rights and liberty; while "privateers" weren't a person but legal pirates authorized during the Revolutionary War
What is Export/Impor?
To export a good is to take them from you to somewhere else and to import is for goods to go from somewhere else to you
What is Propaganda?
Info,especially of a biased or misleading nature,to promote a particular cause,doctrine or point of view
What is Proclamation of 1763?
a British decree by King George III, following the French and Indian War, that banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, creating a "Proclamation Line" to manage new territories, prevent costly conflicts with Indigenous peoples, and control westward expansion
What is Boston Tea Party?
a pivotal 1773 political protest where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water to protest taxation without representation and the monopoly granted to the British East India Company by the Tea Act
Who is Sam Adams and Ben Franklin
Samuel Adams was a fiery Boston patriot, key organizer of the Revolution, and leader of the Sons of Liberty, known for rallying popular support against British rule. Benjamin Franklin was America's elder statesman, inventor, diplomat, and signer of foundational documents, famed for his wisdom, pragmatism, and role in securing French aid during the war
What is Indentured Servant?
A person who agreed to work for a set number of years (usually 4-7) under a contract in exchange for passage to the Americans
What is Common Sense?
Good sense sound judgment in practical matters
What is Sugar Act?
a British law that taxed sugar, molasses, and other goods imported into the American colonies to raise revenue for the Crown after the French and Indian War
What is Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
a series of four punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
Who is Paul Revere and Marquis De Lafayette
Paul Revere was a Boston silversmith and patriot famous for his "midnight ride" warning colonists of British troops, while the Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and major general who volunteered to fight with George Washington in the American Revolution