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The House of Burgesses
'The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America
This democratically elected legislative body was the first of its kind in English North America -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony
It was a democratic compact that gave all people the right to vote on all issues especially shipmen -
The Triangle Trade
The Triangle Trade was a system in which slaves, crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American colonies -
Salutary Neglect Policy
The Salutary Neglect was a long-standing British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade.
Colonists gained more profit in trading on their own -
French and Indian War
A war between the British,French mainly and native American allies over control of the confluence of the allegheny and monongahela
The war weakened Britian which made the colonists actions easier to do and more effective and put a giant debt on the british they won't payback in a long time and that led to an economy crisis -
The 5 Acts from 1764 to 1773
The 5 Acts sugar,currency,quartering,stamp and tea acts are acts that followed each other causing a revolt and british to lose alot of money -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain, to create a more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations, to punish the province of New York for failing to comply with the 1765 Quartering Act, and to establish the precedent that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between civilians and soldiers that occured in boston.
A couple civilians were killed which lead to people rebelling -
The Gaspee affair
The gaspee affair was a significant event in leading up to the revolution in which a british schonner was burnt down while engaging in an anti-smuggling operation -
Committies of Correspodence
The committees of correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the evening of the American Revolution. They coordinated responses to England and shared their plans.By 1773 they had emerged as shadow governments, superseding the colonial legislature and royal officials