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Before the Arrical of Columbus, most native people were
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Living in small scattered communities
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The guarantee that English settlers in the New World would retain English rights was
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The foundation for American liberties
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Unlike Separatists, Puritans were
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Remaining with the Church of England
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After the Pequot War, Puritan efforts to convert Indians to Christianity were
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Feeble
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As a result of the French and Indian War, Britain became
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The dominant power in North America.
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Men in more settled agricultural tribes in North America did most jobs except for
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Tending crops
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Major Exports of the Carolinas were
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Rice and Indian slaves
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Length of the French/Indian War
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1754-1763
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Mercantilism
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A country's power is measured in gold and silver, and a country must export more than it imports to gain wealth.
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Proclamation of 1763
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Restricted the colonists, no settlement past the Appalachians.
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Navigation Laws of 1650
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All trade done with Britain, products sold exclusively to Britain. Colonies smuggled goods as a result.
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Grenville Acts
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Sugar Act: Raised taxes on West Indies sugar, other goods.Quartering Act: Colonists had to feed a shelter any British soldiers.Stamp Act: Colonists had to put taxed stamps on any official documents
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Townshend Acts
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Taxes put on paper, glass, paint, and tea. These taxes were also the salaries of British officials in America.
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Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
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Boston Port Act: Closed Boston Port in retaliation to Tea PartyRestrictions put on colonial politics.Quebec Act: Britain gave Canadians (Catholic French) some land and rights in America.
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Committees of Correspondence
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Democratic groups in the colonies, discussed Revolutionary ideas, evolved into the first American Congresses.
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