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Political issue
lack of representation in parliament
enforcement of taxation policies by Great Britain is…
Economic
prompted the American revolution
lack of representation in parliament, enforcement of taxation policies by Great Britain
angered colonist who believed civil liberties had been violated
Sugar act, quartering act and stamp act
colonist created a congress that started boycotting British goods
Stamp act>
colonist discussed resistance to England at the 1st continental congress
Intolerable acts>
French and Indian war, proclamation of 1763,
1764 sugar act,
1765 stamp and quartering act lead to…
American independence by inspiring resentment among colonists.
What economic policy maintains that a colony exists solely to benefit the mother country?
mercantilism
first to boycott
Stamp act
a document that separated the 13 colonies from Great Britain, signed in 1776
the declaration of independence
cannot be taken away
Unalienable rights
France becomes an ally and the war turned in a positive direction for the continental army are the impacts of…
American victory at Saratoga
After the surrender of general Cornwallis at the battle of Yorktown…
Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty of Paris 1783
- Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
- The western border of the United States was now the Mississippi river
are terms outlined…
terms outlined within the treaty of Paris 1783
“That to secure these rights, government are instituted among men, deriving their powers from just the consent of the governed, —
ensuring unalienable rights- life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
