vocab part 1

line created by british that colonists could not cross

created to prevent conflicts between colonists and native americans

Colonists fought with Britain against France and its Indian allies

Britain took control of Ohio River Valley

Colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country

Colonies provide natural resources

Britain did not want colonies manufacturing their own goods

Salutary neglect

Trading and fishing

Rocky soil – no plantations or slaves

Plantations & slaves

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

Kings are bad – colonies need independence

Rights that all people are born with (John Locke’s Enlightenment Idea)

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Included in the Declaration of Independence

Mayflower Compact

Virginia House of Burgesses

Early forms of democracy or republics

Written by Thomas Jefferson

Declared colonies’ independence from Britain

Included colonial grievances and natural rights

War between Britain and the colonists – Taxation without Representation

America won its Independence from Britain