American Revolution

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Tax

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a fee you must pay to the government.

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Raw Materials

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material used to make goods.

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Colonial Governor

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person appointed (selected) to enforce and carry out laws in a colony. 

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Proprietor

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the owner of a company

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Dissatisfied

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Not happy

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Rebellious

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a desire to resist authority. In this case, they wanted to resist the King.

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French & Indian War

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a conflict between the French and British (American colonies) over territory in the New World. Also called the Seven Years’ War. How this war would be paid for led to the American Revolution.

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Stamp Act

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an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that taxed American colonies and required printed materials in the colonies to be produced on stamped paper made in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.

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Proclamation of 1763

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issued by King George III in 1763 after the French and Indian War.  It created a boundary separating the British colonies on the Atlantic coast from the American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Philosophy

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the study of general questions and questions such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, and language.