AP US History The American Pageant Chapter 7

every member of parliament represented all their british subjects

a just society in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good

a group of british politicla commentators, made attacks on the use of patronage and bribes by the king's ministers. they warned citizens to be on guard for possible corruption

the colonial economy is carefully controlled to serve the mother country needs

states that all goods flowing to the from the colonies could only be transported in biritish vessels. aimed to hurt rival dutch shippers

obtained by grenville, the british navy began enforcing the navigation laws of 1650

the first law passed by parliament to raise tax revenue in the colonies for england. it increased the tax on foreign sugan imported from the west indies

required certain colonies to provide food and housing to british troops

secured by grenville, it imposed a stamp tax on the colonies to raise revenues to support the new military force. this stamp tax mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps to be taxed

met in nyc to draw up a statement of colonial rights and grievances, and beseeched the king. step towards intercolonial unity. repealed in 1766

agreements made not to import from british goods (boycott) that were a stride towards unionism

enforced nonimportation agreements, ie tar and feathering

reaffirmed parliaments right to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever

light import tax on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tes.

60 townspeople attacked 10 redcoats, redcoats open fired

master propagandist and engineer of rebellion. formed the first committee of correspondence in ma in 1772

created by samuel adams, created by american colonies in order to maintain communication with one another.each colonial legislature appointed a standing committee

the british east india company was overstocked with unsold tea, so the london government gave the company a full monopoly of the tea to sell in america. americans rejected the tea fearing that is was a trick to pay more taxes

thomas hutchinson, the governor of ma forced the citizens to unload their tea. a band of colonists boarded the ships and dumped the tea

meant to punish ma, parliament passed laws that restricted colonists rights, town meetings, and stated that officials who killed colonists would be sent to trial in england

an intolerable act, it closed the boston harbor until damages were paid and order could be ensured

gave catholic french canadians religious freedom and restored the french form of civil law, nullifying many of the western claims by extending the boundaries of the province of quebec to the ohio river

met in philadelphia to redress colonial grievances over the intolerable acts, not a legislative body, rather a consultative body. drew up the declaration of rights, created the association

most important outcome of the first continental congress, it called for a complete boycott of british goods; nonimportation, nonexportation, and nonconsumption

troops went to lexington to seize provisions of colonial gunpowder and capture samuel adams and john hancock. 8 colonists were shot and killed

american resistance from lexington which led to the american revolution