The British Empire : America 1770-1783

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what religion were the american settlers
Protestant
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the state of America whereby Britain turned a blind eye to american infringements of the navigation acts and effectively let them get on with it
Salutory neglect
2 of 18
1764 act that lowered the duty on a good
Sugar Act
3 of 18
1766act that stated that ' the colonies were subordiante to the crown and parliamentof Great Britain'
Declatatory act
4 of 18
1767 act that introduced duties on wine, glass , china, lead and paint
Townshend duty
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protest agains Townshend duty that likked 5 people
Boston Massacre
6 of 18
organised opposition group to briths taxation in america
The Sons of Liberty
7 of 18
act to bail out East India company in 1773
Tea Act
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result of tying to bail out the East India Company
Boston Tea Party
9 of 18
act to close bostons ports in 1774 to stop trade untill they paid for the tea
Coercive acts
10 of 18
canada act that also errosed the liberties of America
Quebec act
11 of 18
convention of delegates from the 13 colonies in 1774
Continental Congress
12 of 18
man who wrote the declatation of Independance in 1776
Thomas Jefferson
13 of 18
what was the part of the declaration of independance that was taken out about
Slavery
14 of 18
where was the shot heard around the world
Lexington
15 of 18
what did Thomas Paine write in 1774
Common Sense
16 of 18
what battle gave the french the confidenece to help america to defeat the britsh
Saratoga
17 of 18
Ideology of the british in 1763-1815 that ultimatly lost them America
Merchantilism
18 of 18

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the state of America whereby Britain turned a blind eye to american infringements of the navigation acts and effectively let them get on with it

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Salutory neglect

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1764 act that lowered the duty on a good

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1766act that stated that ' the colonies were subordiante to the crown and parliamentof Great Britain'

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1767 act that introduced duties on wine, glass , china, lead and paint

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