The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
What is mercantilism
100
Required any colony where British troops were stationed to provide living quarters and supplies.
What is the quartering acts
100
He wrote Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
100
Native American attacks on the British in Detroit towards the end of the French and Indian War.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion
100
The statement "taxation without representation is tyranny" was first proclaimed by
Who is Samuel Adams
200
People who support the British. Also known as "tories."
What is loyalists
200
Pay a tax on all legal documents (wills, licenses, deeds, etc.). Also any newspapers, pamphlets, posters, and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act
200
King during the American Revolution
Who is King George III
200
This is the battle where the British were under siege, they surrender and the war is over!
What is the Battle of Yorktown-1781
200
The purpose of this document was to ask the king to craft a solution to end the tensions between Great Britain and the colonies.
What is the Olive Branch Petition
300
People supporting the American cause in the Revolution.
What is Patriots
300
Attempt by the British to regulate and control trade within the British empire
What is the Navigation Acts
300
They were credited with bringing water and nursing men in battle. Also held the house together and occasionally participated in fighting.
Who is women of the Revolution
300
Event where colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped tea into the harbor in protest of British policies.
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
This was drafted as a binding document to end the American Revolution. Allowed colonies to be free and participate in free trade among other things.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783
400
American slang for the German troops under British command.
What is Hessians
400
Tax on imported glass, paint, lead and tea in the American colonies. Later repealed, but kept tax on tea only.
What is the Townshend Acts
400
Creator of the Lee Resolutions urging the colonies to declare independence.
Who is Richard Henry Lee
400
Event that occurred in Boston where colonists began by taunting British officials and ended with five people dead. First fighting between colonists and British.
What is the Boston Massacre
400
This was the place that not only offered rest and refreshment, but more importantly a place to discuss news and political opinions.
What is a colonial tavern
500
Type of society where power flows from the people themselves.
What is a republic
500
Passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, to punish colonists. Closed Boston harbor, meetings only called by governor. Boston was also placed under martial law.
What is the Intolerable Acts
500
"GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
500
"Shot heard around the world." April 19, 1775
What is Lexington and Concord
500
The primary French motive in aiding the American was: