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| somebody during the colonial period who agreed to act as a slave for someone for a period of a few years after which they are free in exchange for paid for passage over seas into america |
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| something brought into a country usually brought from another country |
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| something taken out of a country usually bought by another country |
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| economic theory followed by england from the 16th -18th century it said that it was more important to export than to import and said that colonies existed to enrich and send raw materials to home country |
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| laws passed by Parlament 1650-1697 that limited the colonies to only purchasoing englglish products and sending only materials to England |
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| a trading pattern that came about during the colonial period in which ships would travel to europe, africa and america in that order before restarting in europe. at each stop they would sell something need there and buy something needed at the next stop. |
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| illegal exporting or importing of THINGS! |
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| a law passed by Parlament just after the french and indian war. it said the colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachians. England did this to save land for their native american alies that helped them in the french and indian war. the colonists saw the land given to them as a gift given by god so they settled west of the apps anyways. this made england look too weak to enforce laws |
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| the oldest and most awesome oft the fonding fathers. before the revolution he was already famous, he was a PHILADELPHIA news printer who's newspaper, poor richard's almanac, was very popular and widely read. his inventions included: lightning rod, bifocals, franklin stove, glass hermonica. he mainly studied electricity. |
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| law making bodies in each colony they had to coorerate with the governor picked and sent from england fro their colony. often did not agree |
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- rich virginia tobacco farmer
- fought in the french and indian war
- good main general of rev
- good first perident
- slave owner
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- rich virginia tobacco farmer
- wrote Declaration of INdependecnce
- embassader to france
- 3rd president
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| a tax on sugar and molasses 1764 |
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- made colonists buy stamps for official documents
- ex. mairrage licenses, bills of sale, dice, lots of other things
- colonists mad cuz now they are taxed on things that arent imported/exported
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