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Q: How were the British able to maintain a standing army in the American colonies?
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What was the principle root of the American colonies conflict with the british government?

the colonies paid tax to british but had no repersenatives there


What was true about the American colonies after the Continental Congress met?

The American Revolution transformed thirteen British colonies into fourteen states.


What was the British policy to refusing to enforce British laws in American colonies?

Salutary neglect


The British government viewed the American colonies primarily as a?

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Was British control of the American economy good for the colonies?

No. It was a good deal for British merchants and manufacturers but it had no advantage for the American colonists.

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Who wanted to maintain peace between the colonies and native Americans?

the british


What was the principle root of the American colonies conflict with the british government?

the colonies paid tax to british but had no repersenatives there


Which historical event most likely shaped the cultural values of British society in the 1700s?

American colonies' break from British rule


What war was between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism?

The American Revolution was the war between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism.


What was the British policy of not enforcing British law in American colonies?

Salutary neglect


How did the laws Parliament passed increase British control in the American colonies?

The laws parliament passed increase British control in the American colonies since they lowered taxes.


What was true about the American colonies after the Continental Congress met?

The American Revolution transformed thirteen British colonies into fourteen states.


What two British colonies are in North America?

Britain no longer has direct control over any of its colonies on the mainland of North America - while Canada still honors the British monarch, the British parliament has no direct control over either Canada or the US. In the Caribbean, they still maintain control of Bermuda, but the Bahamas and Barbados are now their own countries. They no longer maintain control over their Central American holdings, British Honduras and Mosquito Coast.


What was the British policy to refusing to enforce British laws in American colonies?

Salutary neglect


What was the british policy refusing to enforce british laws in American colonies?

Salutary neglect


Were the 13 American colonies considered a continent?

The thirteen British-American colonies were part of the North American continent. They were never considered to be a separate continent.


This was the name given to British soldiers in American colonies?

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