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Mercantilism is a theory in which an empire's colonies
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receive all the wealth from their raw materials
can trade with whomever they wish without the mother countries consent
can sell raw materials to different countries
are required to provide raw materials to the mother country
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Which of the following was a mercantilist practice that angered the colonists?
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having to pay high duties on "foreign" sugar and molasses
banning colonists to trade with other countries in animal furs or fish
using slaves in England to produce goods to sell in the colonies
England sending large amounts of gold and silver to the colonies
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Mercantilism is a theory in which an empire's colonies
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Which of the following was a mercantilist practice that angered the colonists?
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Historians generally view that the mercantilist system is one of the causes of the American Revolution because it demonstrated
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The Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not settle
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How did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolution?
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The slogan "No Taxation without Representation" was used by James Otis and Samuel Adams to demonstrate colonial outrage at being taxed without their consent
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In the decade following the French and Indian War 1763-1773, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because
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How did the British government react to the American Colonies protests against tax acts?
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On the timeline, where would you place the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
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Who is this man? He defended the soldiers accused of murder at the Boston Massacre, he helped Benjamin Franklin and John Jay with the treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War, he encouraged Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence, he served on the committee along with Jefferson and Franklin to write the Declaration of Independence
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In this painting, colonists in New York city are tearing down a statue of King George III. What action do you think caused this reaction?
