Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

question 129

Short Answer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Great Northern Railroad

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Definitions:

Nonimportation Movement

A series of commercial restrictions adopted by American colonists to protest British revenue policies prior to the American Revolution.

Townshend Acts

The Townshend Acts were a series of British laws passed in the late 1760s imposing taxes on goods imported to the American colonies, including tea, glass, and paper, which contributed to growing colonial dissatisfaction and paved the way for the American Revolution.

American Merchants

American Merchants were key figures in the colonial and early America economic landscape, involved in trade, commerce, and the establishment of trade routes domestically and internationally.

Sons Of Liberty

Organization formed by Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and other radicals in response to the Stamp Act.