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15 Cards in this Set
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The 13 original colonies were established and ran by
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Great Britain
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13 original colonies border the _____ ocean on the east
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Atlantic
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Define Mercantilism
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export more than import give them more power
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What 3 countries all wanted to claim land in the new world?
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France, Britian, Spain
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What was the sole purpose of the colonies to the British King?
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increase trade
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Define Triangular Trade:
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a trade route that exchanged goods between the west indies, colonies, and africa
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Triangular trade brought more ________ into the colonies from Africa.
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slaves
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What were 4 causes of the American Revolution?
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stamp act
navigation act sugar act townshend act Proclamation act of 1763 |
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A series of laws passed that said the colonies must trade with only England. What wee they called?
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Navigation act
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A law jpassed down from the King requiring the colonists to provide housing for the British Troops was called what?
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quartering act
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This said that the colonists could not expand their boundaries westward past the existing boundary (appalachian Mountains
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Proclamation act of 1763
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How did the colonists rebel against the Navigation acts?
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traded with other countries
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How did the colonists react to the taxes imposed by King George III?
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boycotted
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What kind of houseguests did British troops make?
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unpleasent unwelcome rude
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What were some of the things taxed by England?
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Tea, paper, sugar, all printed items
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