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The American Colonies: From Loyal Subjects to Independent States

The American Colonies: From Loyal Subjects to Independent States. I. British AND Independent: The Colonies Before the French & Indian War. A. Economic Independence: The Poorly Enforced Navigation Acts. B. Political Independence: Town Meetings, Royal Governors and the Power of the Purse.

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The American Colonies: From Loyal Subjects to Independent States

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  1. The American Colonies: From Loyal Subjects to Independent States

  2. I. British AND Independent: The Colonies Before the French & Indian War A. Economic Independence: The Poorly Enforced Navigation Acts

  3. B. Political Independence: Town Meetings, Royal Governors and the Power of the Purse

  4. C. Geographic Expansion & the Population Boom

  5. II. 4 Problems After the French and Indian War

  6. A. Land: The Proclamation of 1763

  7. B. Taxes: The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts

  8. C. Troops: The Quartering Act and the Boston Massacre

  9. D. Political Power: Royal Governors & Admirality Courts

  10. III. From Gripes to Gunshots: The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  11. A. Context: Intolerable Acts & The 1st Continental Congress (1774)

  12. B. “The Shot Heard Round the World” (April 1775)

  13. C. Uncertainty About Independence (1775-1776)

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