Standard 1
raw materials were then used in England to produce manufactured goods for export to other European countries and back to the colonists in North America
Mercantilism
colonies would become more economically productive if they were not restricted by policies that limited their ability to trade and gave them the ability to self-govern themselves
Salutary Neglect
was the negotiated settlement that ended the French and Indian War. Its provisions forced France to turn over land to Great Britian
Treaty of Paris 1763
writers included Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut
Committee of Five
The proposed Constitution will create a leader with too much power, an enslaved population, and confusion in government
(Anti-Federalist or Federalist)
Anti-Federalist
This region had the BEST relationship with Native Americans. They developed a trading relationship.
Mid Atlantic/Middle Colonies
a religious movement that emphasized logic and reason and stressed the power of the individual to understand the universe based on scientific laws
Great Awakening
an attempt to prevent any more American colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Line of 1763
Baron von Steuben and the Marquis de Lafayette of France arrived at this camp to train the soldiers
Valley Forge
townships were then subdivided into 36 sections, each measuring one square mile or 640 acres, selling at a $1 per acre
Land Ordinance of 1785
sometimes referred to as Triangular Trade, often took a three-step voyage around the Atlantic Ocean trading goods and slaves
Trans-Atlantic Trade
slaves were transported on a brutal voyage to the Americas and sold there as a forced labor commodity to colonial landowners
Middle Passage
The tax was collected on every document or newspaper printed or used in the colonies
Stamp Act
This decisive victory boosted the morale of American forces (Hint: Crossing of the Delaware River)
Battle of Trenton
This territory not only banned slavery, but regions could also apply for full statehood once the population of the territory reached 60,000 free inhabitants
North West Ordinance
this region had a thriving shipbuilding industry. Their economy was based on fishing, whaling, and commercial trade
New England Colonies
The war began in North America as a result of ongoing British-American expansion into the Ohio River Valley, which was also claimed by France
French and Indian War
some punishments included the Boston Port closed until the value of the destroyed tea was repaid, and renewed the Quartering Act of soldiers in the colonies
Intolerable Acts
acted as nurses tending to the sick and wounded, produced uniforms and supplies needed by the army
(A: Native Americans, B: Enslaved and free blacks, or C: Women)
C: Women
Farmers burdened with personal debts caused by the state's economic problems stemming from Revolutionary War debt
Shay's Rebellion
This colony was established for economic reasons to make money by growing cash crops like tobacco
Southern Colonies
created to efficiently communicate with the other colonies on matters concerning British policies
Committee of Correspondence
This Thomas Paine document helped to persuade many colonists who were undecided to support the cause of independence
Common Sense
Some provisions included that Great Britain recognized its former American colonies as an independent nation and the western boundary of the new United States was to be the Mississippi River
Treaty of Paris 1783
Anti-Federalists would not ratify the new Constitution without this inclusion to protect citizen rights
Bill of Rights