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Triangular Trade Led directly to the increase in the importation of
enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere
Merchantilism Economic policy used by the British in which the
colonies served as a source of raw materials and a
market to sell goods to.
Salutary Neglect Period of time when the British ignored the
colonists because they only wanted the economic
prosperity
Virginia House of Early forms of colonial efforts in self government,
Burgesses/Mayflower contributed to a representative democracy
Compact/Town Hall
French and Indian War Caused by land claims in the Ohio River valley, led
to a period of salutary neglect, British increased
taxes on the colonies to pay for this
Albany Plan of Union Attempt to unify the colonists together under
British rule, Didn't work because colonists wanted
to keep their power
, Declaration of Independence List of grievances against the monarchy in Britain
Thomas Paine "Common Sense" Helped persuade colonists to join the fight for
independence, convinced many who were
undecided
Sugar and Stamp Act Tax on foreign goods and printed materials helped
cause the Revolutionary War
Proclamation Line of 1763 border established by Great Britain in order to
avoid conflict between the American colonists and
Native Americans
Articles of Confederation First government after the Revolutionary War, failed
because the states were too powerful and the
national government was too weak
Shay's Rebellion Convinced many Americans they needed a
stronger national government
Great Compromise Disputes over representation in government,
decided to have a two house legislature, with both
equal and population based representation
Small States Supported equal representation
Large States Supported population based representation
Bicameral Two House Legislature
Three-Fifths Compromise Solution to the problem of how to determine the
number of representatives in the House of Rep for
states with large slave populations
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Terms in this set (220)
Triangular Trade Led directly to the increase in the importation of
enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere
Merchantilism Economic policy used by the British in which the
colonies served as a source of raw materials and a
market to sell goods to.
Salutary Neglect Period of time when the British ignored the
colonists because they only wanted the economic
prosperity
Virginia House of Early forms of colonial efforts in self government,
Burgesses/Mayflower contributed to a representative democracy
Compact/Town Hall
French and Indian War Caused by land claims in the Ohio River valley, led
to a period of salutary neglect, British increased
taxes on the colonies to pay for this
Albany Plan of Union Attempt to unify the colonists together under
British rule, Didn't work because colonists wanted
to keep their power
, Declaration of Independence List of grievances against the monarchy in Britain
Thomas Paine "Common Sense" Helped persuade colonists to join the fight for
independence, convinced many who were
undecided
Sugar and Stamp Act Tax on foreign goods and printed materials helped
cause the Revolutionary War
Proclamation Line of 1763 border established by Great Britain in order to
avoid conflict between the American colonists and
Native Americans
Articles of Confederation First government after the Revolutionary War, failed
because the states were too powerful and the
national government was too weak
Shay's Rebellion Convinced many Americans they needed a
stronger national government
Great Compromise Disputes over representation in government,
decided to have a two house legislature, with both
equal and population based representation
Small States Supported equal representation
Large States Supported population based representation
Bicameral Two House Legislature
Three-Fifths Compromise Solution to the problem of how to determine the
number of representatives in the House of Rep for
states with large slave populations
