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french and indian war
french + indians vs. british; 1754-1763
proclamation line of 1763
forbade colonial settlement west of the appalachian mountains; 1763
triangle trade
trade of goods between the colonies, england, africa and the caribbean
new england colonies
connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, new hampshire
middle colonies
new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware
southern colonies
maryland, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia
mercantalism
the colonies made money for the mother country (england) and england controlled the colonies’ economy
charter
a document that grants authorities or rights
cash crop
a crop that is grown to sell and export
standing army
a permanent army made of professional soldiers who do not have a break during times of peace
parliament
a government body in england
revenue
income
sugar act
an act that placed taxes on sugar products
committees of correspondence
unofficial groups of patriots who organized boycotts and wrote letters of grievances to england and in the newspaper
boycott
refusing to buy goods to protest something