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1 Mercantilism
Economic philosophy or practice in which England established the colonies to provide raw materials to the Mother country; the colonies receive manufactured goods in return.
2 Iroquois Confederation
The league of Indian tribes in the Northeast that fought with the English in the French-Indian War and supported the Loyalist in the American Revolution.
3 Deism
18th Century (1700’s) concept which held that God created the world according to rational laws and that he was like a clockmaker who would not interfere in the natural order of things.
4. Stamp Act
prior to the American Revolution, the British instituted the __ __ which taxed all transactions involving paper without colonial consent. No other act outraged all 13 colonies than this one.
5. Navigation Acts
trade laws administered by GB in the 1600’s to enforce mercantilism on the Amer. Colonies.
6 Great Awakening
Major religious revival (1740-1750) prior to the American Revolution that furthered individualism, opposed established authority and furthered American nationalism.
7 Albany Congress
during the French and Indian war, Ben Franklin attempted to unify the colonies behind G.B. in its war against France.
8 Boston Tea Party
organized by the sons of liberty, the __ __ __ eventually forced the British to pass the Coercive Acts in 1775
9 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
First constitution in the colonies drafted that stated a government’s authority rests upon the consent of the governed and expressed the will of the majority.
10 Proclamation of 1763
A line drawn by the British gov’t that forbade colonist from settling the western lands won after the French and Indian War.
11 John Locke
Enlightenment philosoph whose ideas influenced T. Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and Madison’s work on the Bill of Rights; specifically his ideas on Life, Liberty and Property.
12 Townshend Acts
named after the British political leader who wrongly believed that this external “tax” or “duty” would be accepted by the colonies.
13. Virginia House of Burgesses
First of the many mini legislatures created by the Colonies that started the tradition of Salutary Neglect and home rule.
14. Calvinism
prevalent Puritan religious belief centered in the New England Colonies that believed only the “elect” were predestined for salvation.
15 Boston Massacre
1770, street clash between townspeople and Irish soldiers ordered to guard British custom houses.