Colonial Demographics — key groups?
European settlers, enslaved Africans, Indigenous peoples.
Taxation Grievances — main issue?
Lack of representation in British Parliament.
Enlightenment — influence?
Inspired ideas of natural rights and government by consent.
Population diversity — definition?
Variety of ethnic, racial, social groups in colonies.
Enslaved Africans — role?
Workforce in plantations, mainly in the South.
Indigenous peoples — decline reasons?
Disease, displacement, conflict.
Taxation without representation — meaning?
Colonies taxed without elected Parliament voice.
Stamp Act — date?
1765.
First Continental Congress — purpose?
Coordinate colonial resistance to Britain.
Declaration of Independence — year?
1776.
Answer 9 questions on Colonial Roots of American Independence.
1. What does 'Colonial Demographics' refer to in the context of American colonial history?
2. Which British law, enacted in 1765, required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for legal documents and newspapers, sparking widespread protests?
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