Capter 4-Governing The American Colonies Flashcards
King’s principal advisors who were responsible for setting colonial policy
Privy Council
Closed the lands west of the Appalachian mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Taxed the use of all sorts of printed matter
Stamp Act
Resulted in James the 2nd being dethroned
Glorious Revolution
Resulted in the English government issuing the Proclamation of 1763
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Stated that the colonies were subordinate to Parliament
Declaratory Acts
Subcommittee responsible for making major colonial decisions
Lords of Trade
What England achieved by selling more goods than it bought
Favorable balance of trade
Taxes on imports collected from shippers
Indirect taxes
Consisted of king or queen, the House of Lords,and the House of Commons
Parliament
Boston lawyer who defended British troops involved in the Boston massacre
John Adams
Colonial elected bodies that were modeled after the House of Burgesses
Legislature
Passed to make sure the colonies raised the right products and sold them in the right places
Navigation Acts
Chief official of the country court
Justice of the peace
Boston radical who helped write the Massachusetts Circular Letter
Samuel Adams