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In the Beginning Colonial Roots of America’s Founding Ideals
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Money, Money, Money Mercantilism
Raw Materials -> England -> Finished Goods -> Colonies - Only pay with gold or silver
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More Money Closed Markets – Navigation Acts – Salutary Neglect –
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Self Government Magna Carta English Bill of Rights
House of Burgesses 1619 Zenger Trial 1735
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North America in 1750 By 1744 the colonists believed that France’s presence in North America was the chief obstacle to their safety, expansion and economic development. After King George’s war Britain returned Cape Breton Island to France leaving the colonists bitterly disappointed.
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1755- Eliminate the French from North America
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