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xBookGlossaryTermsObj['albanycongress'] = "Albany Congress: June 1754 meeting in Albany, New York, of Iroquois and colonial representatives meant to facilitate better relations between Britain and the Iroquois Confederacy. Benjamin Franklin also put forward a plan for colonial union that was never implemented.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['peaceofparis'] = "Peace of Paris: 1763 peace treaty that brought the Seven Years’ War to a close. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain gained control of North America east of the Mississippi River and of present-day Canada.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['proclamationlineof1763'] = "Proclamation Line of 1763: Act of Parliament that restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Proclamation Line sparked protests from rich and poor colonists alike.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['regulators'] = "Regulators: Local organizations formed in North and South Carolina to protest and resist unpopular policies. After first seeking redress through official institutions, Regulators went on to establish militias and other institutions of self-governance.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['benignneglect'] = "benign neglect: British colonial policy from about 1700 to 1760 that relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs as long as the North American colonies produced sufficient raw materials and revenue; also known as salutary neglect.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['navigationacts'] = "Navigation Acts: Acts passed by Parliament in the 1650s and 1660s that prohibited smuggling, established guidelines for legal commerce, and set duties on trade items. In the 1760s, British authorities sought to fully enforce these laws, leading to resistance by colonists.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['sugaract'] = "Sugar Act: 1764 act of Parliament that imposed an import tax on sugar, coffee, wines, and other luxury items. The Sugar Act sparked colonial protests that would escalate over time as new revenue measures were enacted.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['importduty'] = "import duty: Tax imposed on goods imported into the colonies, paid by the importer rather than directly by the consumer; also known as a tariff.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['committeeofcorrespondence'] = "committee of correspondence: Type of committee first established in Massachusetts to circulate concerns and reports of protests and other events to leaders in other colonies in the aftermath of the Sugar Act.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['stampact'] = "Stamp Act: 1765 act of Parliament that imposed a duty on all transactions involving paper items. The Stamp Act prompted widespread, coordinated protests and was eventually repealed.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['sonsofliberty'] = "Sons of Liberty: Boston organization first formed to protest the Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty spread to other colonies and played an important role in the unrest leading to the American Revolution.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['townshendact'] = "Townshend Act: 1767 act of Parliament that instituted an import tax on a range of items including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The Townshend Act prompted a boycott of British goods and contributed to violence between British soldiers and colonists.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['bostonmassacre'] = "Boston Massacre: 1770 clash between colonial protesters and British soldiers in Boston that led to the death of five colonists. The bloody conflict was used to promote the patriot cause.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['coerciveacts'] = "Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts): 1774 act of Parliament passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. The Coercive Acts were meant to force the colonists into submission, but they only resulted in increased resistance. Colonial patriots called them the Intolerable Acts.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['intolerableacts'] = "Intolerable Acts: See Coercive Acts.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['continentalcongress'] = "Continental Congress: Congress convened in Philadelphia in 1774 in response to the Coercive Acts. The delegates hoped to reestablish the freedoms colonists had enjoyed in earlier times.";