| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Tea Act | Tax on tea; made the east india company the only tea company allowed to colonists; reason for Tea Party (1773) |
| Stamp Act | An act passed by the British Parliment that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents |
| Enlightenment | An Intellectual revolution started by the bourgeoisie |
| Benign Neglect | Britain's harmless avoidance of the colonists |
| Internal Tax | A tax designed to raise revenue within the colonies to pay off Britain's debts |
| External Tax | A tax on imported goods |
| Natural Rights | The idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property |
| Townshend Duties | The Revenue Act of 1767 which taxed glass, lead, paint, paper and tea entering the colonies |
| Proclamation of 1763 | A contract designed to keep colonists from moving west and starting confrontations with Native Americans |
| Quartering Act | An act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists |
| Mercantilism | Economic policy under which Britain sought to increase wealth & power by obtaining raw materials and selling finished product back to colonies at higher price |
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