Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Chapter 4 Governing the English Colonies


Privy Council                       

Parliament (House of Lords and Commons)

Lords of Trade

county courts

governor

town meetings

Colonial Legislatures

justice of the peace

French and English Colonies (differences)                                                                             Pontiac's Rebellion                                                                               favorable balance of trade
Navigation Acts
Declaratory Act
duties
indirect taxes                
Glorious Revolution      
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act 
Boston Massacre                  
Sugar Act 
Robert Dinwiddie 
Samuel Adams                
John Adams    
James Wolfe                                                                                                                                                                             Sons of Liberty                                                                            George Washington                                                
Townshend Acts            
Enumerated Goods                                                                                                       No taxation without Representation

Be prepared to answer these questions as an essay                                                         

Why was it important for England to regulate the economy of the colonies?

How did England's attempts to tax the colonies set the stage for independence?  Give at least three examples.