British Policies & Colonial Reactions
This British policy allowed the colonies to govern themselves with little interference until the mid‑1700s.
Salutary Neglect
This concept argued that people are born with rights that cannot be taken away.
Natural Rights
This event in 1770 increased anti‑British sentiment after British soldiers killed several colonists.
Boston Massacre
These colonial soldiers were known for being ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
Minutemen
This early U.S. government system created a weak national government with limited powers.
Articles of Confederation
This act placed taxes on printed materials and led to widespread colonial protests.
Stamp Act
This pamphlet argued that it was unreasonable for a distant island to rule a large continent.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
This protest involved colonists destroying British tea to oppose taxation without representation.
Boston Tea Party
This general led the Continental Army throughout the American Revolution and became a unifying symbol of the Patriot cause.
George Washington
A major weakness of the Articles was the federal government’s inability to do this essential task.
Collect taxes
This act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales, increasing colonial anger.
Tea Act
This intellectual movement emphasized reason and inspired colonial demands for independence.
The Enlightenment
This group organized boycotts and protests against British taxation, including the Stamp Act.
Sons of Liberty
Many Native American nations sided with the British during the Revolution primarily because of this long‑term concern.
Protecting tribal lands from colonial expansion
This early settlement struggled with disease, starvation, and reliance on indentured labor.
Jamestown
This series of laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and pushed colonies toward unity.
Intolerable Acts
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This founding document declared separation from and listed grievances against King George III.
The Declaration of Independence
This conflict forced Britain into debt, leading to increased taxation of the colonies.
French and Indian War
This foreign officer helped train the Continental Army and strengthen its discipline.
Marquis de Lafayette
This labor system involved people working for several years in exchange for passage to the colonies.
Indentured Servitude
This British policy restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, angering colonists seeking land.
Proclamation Line of 1763
This early proposal by Benjamin Franklin encouraged colonies to unite for defense, foreshadowing later cooperation.
Albany Plan of Union
This 1774 meeting of colonial delegates responded to British policies by organizing boycotts and preparing defenses.
First Continental Congress
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution and recognized U.S. independence.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
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This meeting of colonial delegates created the Continental Army and moved closer toward independence.
Second Continental Congress