The Royal Proclamation act of 1763 was one of the first steps in helping organize a new America. Even though it wasn’t Great Britain’s intent to help America get its independence from this act it still was a direct cause of helping America be more organized. This act was implemented after acquisitions Great Britain made after the French and Indian war. This act didn’t allow settlers to settle past the Appalachian Mountains‚ the purpose being to help organize Great Britain’s new America and help better
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ruled rather sparingly (only 469 times out of 8‚563 laws)‚ the principle bothered the Americans. 3. The Merits and Menace of Mercantilism 1. The merits of mercantilism… 1. The Navigation Laws were despised by Americans but weren’t enforced (until 1763). This non-enforcement was called "salutary neglect" and effectively let the Americans do their own thing for a century. 1. Salutary neglect was the result of wide geography‚ British apathy‚ and American smuggling. John Hancock made a fortune and
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2005 AP U.S. History Study Kit -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS 2006 FRQ Study Guide ....................................................... 3 2006 DBQ Study Guide ........................................................ 4 Historical Periods To Memorize .............................................. 6 Key Dates to Memorize ......................................................... 8 Key Terms You Must Know ...................................................9 Colonial Period Study Guide ..............
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trade began to compete with the metropolitan trade frictions arose that led to the emancipation of the thirteen colonies. The growth of colonial trade did England change policy. A cyclical data contributed to the change: The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) between England and France. Winner‚ Britain took possession of much of the French colonial empire‚ especially lands west of the thirteen American colonies. The English Parliament decided that the settlers should pay part of the costs of the war. The
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participants at the Albany Congress. 3. French and Indian War- The last of the Anglo-French colonial wars (1754-1763) and the first in which fighting began in North America. The war ended with France’s defeat. Also known as the Seven Years’ War. 4. Treaty of Paris- the formal end to British hostilities against France and Spain in February 1763. 5. Royal Proclamation of 1763- Royal proclamation declaring the trans Appalachian region to be “Indian Country.” 6. Republicanism- a complex
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angered the colonists‚ it was the Seven Years War that set the table for the American Revolution. The Seven Years War was over and the colonial oppression was about to begin. One of the first acts that affected the colonists was the Proclamation of 1763. After The Seven Years War‚ the colonists were excited to explore the vast frontier that awaited them towards the west. However‚ this proclamation prevented them from doing so. “The proclamation provided that
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colonies in “all cases whatsoever.” C) Politicized the American resistance movement. D) Demonstrated British desire to reach a compromise solution with the colonies on matters of taxation. 55. Americans objected to the Tea Act of 1773 because it would: A) Raise the price of tea in America. B) Bankrupt the popular East India Company. C) Threaten free enterprise in America. D) Increase Parliament’s taxation of tea. 56. The Intolerable Acts provided
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Why colonies rebelled against the British (Midterm) The American Revolutionary War Begin in 1775 as an open battle between the combined thirteen colonies and Great Brittan. The colonies won their independence in 1783 by The Treaty of Paris. The colonists had come to the New World seeking political‚ religious‚ and economic independence. The geographical distance helped to create an exclusive identity for the colonies. Americans felt that they deserved all the rights that Englishmen had.
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wID Terms for Final 1. Nat Turner Revolt (1831): Slave revolt in the South led by a Virginian slave‚ Nat Tuner. Tuner said he was guided by God to free his people. The insurrection lasted 48 hours and 60 whites were killed. South’s bloodiest slave insurrection. Significance: fear among white southerners‚ increased severity of the slave codes‚ collapse any movement of emancipation in the South 2. Anti-slavery argument (1830s-1860s): America is God’s Promised Land‚ except for slavery which
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The French and Indian war officially began in the year 1754‚ and ended 9 years later in 1763 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Even though the war ensured that the Great Britain gained territorial control in North America‚ the costs led to the colonies paying for the war expenses through the frontier policy. This had great effects on the colonies businesses and livelihood and thus ultimately led to great discontentment between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American
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