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The Road to Revolution
The American Pageant, Chapter 7
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History
11th Grade
09/28/2008

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Republicanism
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interest for the common good
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"Radical Whigs"
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warned against monarch's corruption in Parliament
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Mercantilism
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wealth was power; colonies' goods and trading benefited mother country
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Navigation Act of 1650
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aimed at rival Dutch shippers
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Navigation Act of 1660
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colonial imports/exports must go through British ports first to collect tariffs
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2nd Navigation Act of 1663
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AKA: Staple Act; English ships only, enumerated American goods; 75% of crew must be British
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Navigation Act of 1673
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Plantation duty, hurt small farmers more than large plantation owners
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George Grenville
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British prime minister hired to help get Britain out of debt
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Sugar Act of ______
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1764: increased duty on sugar; "Revenue Act"
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Quartering Act of ________
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1765: colonists required to host British troops
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Stamp Act of _______
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1765: all legal and commercial documents required stamp tax
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"Virtual Representation"
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George Grenville: all British subjects were represented in Parliament
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Stamp Act Congress of _______
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1765: 9/13 colonists in NYC; drafted statement of rights and grievances against king (ignored)
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1766
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Parliament repeals Stamp Act
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Declaratory Act of _______
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1766: reaffirmed Parliament's right to bind theh colonies in all cases
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Townshend Acts of ________
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1767: duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, tea; paid salaries of royal governors and judges in America
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1767
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Townshend suspends legislature in NY for failure to comply w/ Quartering Act
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March 5, 1770
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Boston Massacre
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