Question

1. all colonists were required to stay on which side of the appalachian mountains. (east or west)
2. why was britain in debt in the first place?
3. what are militias?

section 5.1.2

1. what is \mercantilism\
2. what is the currency act?
3. explain the sugar act -

Explanation:

1. The Proclamation of 1763 restricted colonists to the east of the Appalachians to avoid further conflict with Native Americans.
2. The French - and - Indian War was costly for Britain, leading to debt.
3. Militias are non - professional military forces made up of ordinary people.
4. Mercantilism aimed to increase a nation's wealth through trade surpluses and government control.
5. The Currency Act was part of British efforts to manage colonial finances.
6. The Sugar Act was a revenue - raising measure by the British in the colonies.

Answer:

1. East
2. Due to the French - and - Indian War.
3. A military force composed of citizens.
4. An economic theory and practice that advocates government regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of rival national powers.
5. A law that restricted the printing of paper money in the American colonies by the British government to control colonial currency and pay off British debt.
6. A 1764 British law that increased duties on foreign sugar imports to the North American colonies and also placed duties on certain luxury goods to raise revenue for the British government.