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118 Cards in this Set
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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says we can't go west of the App. Mountains
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What was the Sugar Act?
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a heavy tax was put on sugar and molasses so rum is more expensive - this makes us want a representative in parliament
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What was the Currency Act?
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Eng. says they only take english money but since we only have colonial money, they make an exception for gold and silver
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What was the Quartering Act?
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Eng. sent soldiers to Am. and said we have to give them a house and food but some weren't even english
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What was the Stamp Act?
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a stamp must be on all paper items and made it twice as much as it used to be
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What was the first direct tax on us?
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the Stamp Act
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Because of the Stamp Act, what did we put together to protest against it?
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the Stamp Act Congress
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What did we finally do that stopped the Stamp Act?
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we boycotted english goods and the merchants were going out of business so the king repealed it but we were hurt the most
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What were the Townstend Acts?
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hidden taxes were put on all kinds of things that had never been taxed before - tea, paint, glass, etc.
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What were the Writs of Assistance?
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allowed soldiers to search someone's house whenever they wanted to and take anything they wanted
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What was the Boston Massacre? When was it?
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1770; five dead drunks; makes situation worse; John Adams decides to defend the British soldiers to show the english how nice we can be
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What is appeasement?
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What John Adams did about the Boston Massacre
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What were our resistences to the Navigation Acts?
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1. Stamp Act Congress
2. Boycott 3. Sons of Liberty |
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Who comes up with the Bill of Rights?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What percent total of taxes were the colonists paying? Why did we rebel then?
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1-2%! We rebelled though because we just wanted representation
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Why did we have the Boston Tea Party?
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eng wanted us to buy bad tea so we destroyed it when it came - Sons of Liberty did it
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When were the Letters of Correspondence invented?
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1773
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What happened with the Gaspee?
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British custom ship - can board any other ship and collect tax on it - so we boarded it, killed the captain and burned the ship and did the same to the Annapolis
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What were all of the Acts called?
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the Intolerable Acts
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What did the king do when he heard about the Boston Tea Party?
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he put a blockade on the Boston Habor and a boycott on us and says that if we pay for the tea he will open it again - of course we say no
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What was the Quebec Act?
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all of canada belongs to eng and we can't settle there
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What was the Olive Branch Petition?
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we write the king another letter - he laughs in our face
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Who was the first person to say that we should be independent?
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Richard Henry Lee
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Who was the mouth piece of the revolution?
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Patrick Henry - "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
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Who was one of the pens of the revolution?
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Thomas Paine - wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" - this is the main thing that persuaded americans to fight
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Who was the other pen of the AR?
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Thomas Jefferson - writes Declaration of Independence
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Who is the father of our constitution?
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James Madison
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Who wouldn't sign the constitution at first because they wouldn't free the slaves?
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George Mason
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Who writes "Poor Richard's Almanac"?
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Benjamin Franklin
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What were some things Benjamin Franklin invented?
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the lightning rod, glass harmonica, etc.
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Who was the inventor of the political party system?
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Alexander Hamilton
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Was Alexander Hamilton a federalist?
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yes - a big one
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What was the first country to become a state?
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Delaware
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Who was Ceaser Rodney?
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a big muscular man with cancer and he had to go home and rest but then figure out that they needed his vote in order to have a declaration so he rode his horse 9 miles there in a severe rain storm
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Who was Samuel Adams?
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the leader of the Sons of Liberty
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What were our weaknesses in the AR?
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unorganized, not many allies, lack of experience, blockaded harbors, two states refused to send anyone to fight, each state had its own currency, and GW had no control over his army
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What were our advantages in the AR?
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we had guns, a great malicia, fought indian style, and it was our land so we had a connection and a motivation
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Who were the Daughters of Liberty and what did they do?
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they were women that would not buy any of england's goods so they picked berries and sewed
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What was the Tea Act?
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eng put a tax on all tea but theirs so we had to buy theirs
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What was our secret weapon?
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rifles
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What were the disadvantages for the Brits?
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they fought European style, didn't know our land, it took them 10 weeks to get supplies, 12% died on the journey over, they wouldn't listen to their indian allies, or their american allies
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What were the advantages for the Brits?
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they had the 2nd largest army, well trained, long guns can get 3 bullets out in a minute, biggest navy
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When do the French join the war?
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2/3 of the way into it
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In order to get a Declaration of Independence, how many colonies have to vote for it?
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all 13
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The Declaration of Independence came from many ideas. Like who?
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John Locke and George Mason
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Who was the British general for the war?
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Gage
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What was the first battle?
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Lexington and Concord - major victory
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Why did Ethan Allen have to go to get cannons?
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we didn't have any even though we had 16,000 malicia men
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How far did Ethan Allan have to go to get the cannons?
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300 miles - Boston to Fort Ticonderoga - we take it very fast - this is a major victory
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Who does GW assign as head of artillery?
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General Knox
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What is the second battle?
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the Battle of Bunker Hill - Prescott is general
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When did the war start?
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April 1775
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When Gage resigns, who takes over as the British general?
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General Howl
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Why did the British come to Lexington and Concord?
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they wanted to find Samuel Adams and John Hancock and take our ammunition
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Who was Bergoyne?
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a British general
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Who was the head of our malicia?
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Prescott
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Who do we send to Fort Ticonderoga for the cannons?
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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
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What is Gage's strategy?
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take the four largest cities: Phil., Boston, Charleston, and NY
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What is Howl's strategy?
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cut off the communication between N and S - so take control of the middle colonies
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What do we gain in the battle of Dolchester Heights?
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Boston!
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When was the battle of Long Island?
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1776
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What was Brit's headquarters in the Battle of Long Island?
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Staton Island
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What were counties called back then?
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burrows
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What major mistake do the Brits make when they are chasing GW after the battle of Long Island?
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they torch all of the buildings so now more people are on our side
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What happens at the battle of Harlem Heights?
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they finally catch up to GW but we win but run away
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Who is the guy that at 14 was a British general?
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Burgoyne
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What was Burgoyne's plan?
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crush Albany with Howl and St. Leger, but St. Leger gets defeated and Howl hates him - so it doesn't work
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Who is the new leader of the Green Mountain Boys?
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Stark
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When was Trenton?
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1776 - GW is down to 2000 men so he has to do it
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When was the first Valley Forge?
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1776
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Who is the Scalp Buyer?
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Henry Hamilton
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Who was George Rodgers Clark?
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he got together 174 men and drives the eng out of the NW - in the Treaty of Paris we get this land because of him - 1778
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Who was appointed our secretary of navy after the war and why did he leave?
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John Paul Jones; we wanted to burn our ships, so he was hired by Russia
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What were the Letters of Marque?
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letters from our congress to anyone who stops our ship and thinks we are pirates; they say we are PRIVATEERS - not PIRATES
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About how many ships were sunk by our "privateers"?
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800!
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When was the Battle of Saratoga?
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1777
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Who hires Benedict Arnold to build a big navy for them?
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Russia
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When is the second Valley Forge?
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1777
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Who comes to help us from France?
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Lafayette
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Who comes to help us from Prussia?
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VonStrueben - teaches us to fight Euro. style - he didn't really help at all
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Who comes to help us from Poland?
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Pulaski - trains us to be good horsemen
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Who comes to help us from Italy?
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Mazzi - doctor
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Who pretends to be a French fur trapper and really spies for us?
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Mazzi
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Who is the truly evil British general?
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Tarleton
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Who takes Charleston from us?
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Cornwallis
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Is the battle of Camden a success?
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no - we lose thousands
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Who is Gates?
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an AMERICAN general
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Is Gates a good general?
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NO - we are getting crushed under him because he is a coward
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Who is the Swamp Fox?
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Francis Marion
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Who were Nathanial Greene and Daniel Morgon?
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hit and run sort of malicia men - Brits loose because of them
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When did we kill 1000 British loyalists?
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1780
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Was the Battle of the Cow Pen a victory?
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yes - major we have many smarticles
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After the Battle of the Cow Pen, what does Cornwallis do?
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he is mad that Tarleton got trapped there, so he goes to Virginia to get on a british ship - GW catches up, Cornwallis surrenders, and the war is won!
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When was the Treaty of Paris?
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1783
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When is the Battle of the Cow Pen?
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1881
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When is the war over?
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1881
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What do we get out of the Treaty of Paris?
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independence - yay! - NW territory, and fishing rights
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How long after the war was GW a farmer?
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two years
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What branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have?
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one - Congress
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What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
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tells us how we will lay out our townships and when you buy a house, it set the price of land
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What is a coupe?
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overtaking of government from our military
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What was the Land Ordinance of 1787?
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outlaws slavery in NW territory only and sets up philosophy on how a new territory can become a state - you must have 60000 white men 16 and older and you had to fill out paperwork
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What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
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no president - no laws can be passed, no army or navy - weak, no taxes - broke, no printed money - hinders trade
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Who says we need to meet again in Phil.?
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James Madison
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Which two people won't vote for a new government?
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Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry
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What was the NJ Plan?
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1 rep in Congress, one in Senate - no
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How many reps does Senate get and how long of a term?
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2 reps from each state and 6 yr term
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How many reps does Congress get and how long of a term?
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reps based on pop, 2 yr term
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What is a speculator?
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someone that puts up money to investors so if you have a good idea for a business the backs won't give you money, so you have to go to a speculator
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What is due process?
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allows you a fair trial by jury
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When is GW elected president?
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1789
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How many Supreme Court Jusitces do we have?
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9
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What is the Mason and Dickson Line?
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they made the division line of the N and S
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What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
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Yorktown
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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1st 10 amendments of our Constitution
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What does impeached mean?
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when a president is fired
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Why did we have the American Revolution?
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mercantiism, acts, we are ENGLISH men! - they don't give us our rights
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When did we become Americans?
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When the last person signed the Declaration of Independence
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