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| to increase the money in a country's treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade |
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| main goal of mercantilism... |
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| it has more exports than imports |
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| a country has a favorable balance of trade if... |
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| Canada and all lands east of Mississippi River |
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| France surrendered________to the British as result of French and Indian War |
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| first battles of American Revolution |
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| British planned to arrest Samuel Adams and others in Lexington, Mass. and to seize ammunitions in Concord, Mass. |
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| British retreated (in this battle of the American Revolution) |
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| pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 |
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| Americans should seek their independence |
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| British failed to to break American fortifications near this city and they were forced to surrender |
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| influenced foreign nations to support America in its war against England |
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| pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that urged Americans to keep fighting |
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| Strengths of Articles of Confederation |
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| kept the nation united during the Revolution, passed the Northwest Ordinance |
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| Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation |
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| no navy or standing army, no power to tax, no national executive, no national court system, all 13 states had to agree to amend |
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| main positive result of the Articles of Confederation |
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| farmers in Mass. rebel against high taxes |
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| important because it made people realize that te Articles weren't working |
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