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25 Cards in this Set
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Why was the French and Indian war fought |
Over control of eastern North America |
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What was the Albany plan of union |
A plan proposed by Ben Franklin to unite the 13 colonies the plan was rejected |
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What was the treaty of Paris |
Representative signed a treaty in Paris, ending the French and Indian war |
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What did the French lose in the French and Indian war |
Canada and all of its claimed land east of the Mississippi |
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What was the proclamation of 1763 |
A result of Pontiacs rebellion (destruction of all British forts west of the Appalachian Mountains) King George issued the proclamation of 1763 was closed that region the colonist did not listen showing their weekend respect for Britain, and the lack of Britain's power |
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What was the quartering act |
Colonist must provide housing and supplies for British troops remaining in America |
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What was the stamp act |
A tax on all printed documents that infuriated the colonist |
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Who were the sons of liberty and why were they created |
Created after the stamp act crisis, the sons of liberty boycotted British goods they caused riots and violence and destroyed homes. Parliament then repealed the stamp act |
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What were the Townsend acts |
Taxes on lead paper glass almost everything |
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Was the stamp act or the Townsend acts more effective |
The Townsend acts |
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What was the Boston massacre and the famous painting drawing |
The Boston massacre was one British open fire on a crowd killing five people. Paul revere painted the event which was major propaganda against the British |
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What was the Boston tea party |
After Parliament passed the tea at colonists disguised as Indians and aboard ship breaking crates and dumping the tea into the Boston Harbor |
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What were the intolerable acts |
To punish Boston Parliament passed these acts limiting town meetings to want to hear and suspending Massachusetts general court docs were so harsh colonist labeled them as intolerable leading to the First Continental Congress |
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What was the first Continental Congress |
A gathering of 56 delegates meeting in Philadelphia they renewed boycotts formed militias and roll an appeal directly to the cane and they about to meet again |
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What was the second Continental Congress |
When the delegates decided to cut ties with great British and they wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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What did the second Continental Congress not do |
Write the constitution |
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Describe Lexington and Concord |
Paul revere alerted the British are coming the British are is Lexington and force them to drop their weapons they then went to Concorde and destroyed militia supplies it was the first major battle of the Revolutionary war. The shot heard around the world |
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What was remember the ladies and who wrote it |
Written by Abigail Adams remember the ladies was asking for ladies to be remembered now that independence was declared |
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What were unalienable rights |
Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness |
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What were natural rights |
Rights given from God |
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Battle of Bunker Hill |
The British took Boston, many were wounded and killed |
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Describe Trenton and Princeton |
It was a surprise attack on Christmas, led by Washington because soldiers were in there. They crossed the Delaware river and attacked the Hessians stationed in Trenton New Jersey. This boosted the American morale |
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What was the battle of Saratoga |
In upstate New York, a series of American victories which caused the friends to come to our aid and form an open alliance |
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What was the battle of Yorktown |
The bottle that cause the british to surrender in Yorktown Virginia |
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Describe the impact of the revolution for Native Americans, women, and African-Americans |
Native Americans: disastrous, they were pushed out and constantly shamed for siding with Great Britain Women: no major change although they had a major role in the war African Americans: slavery abolished in the north although laws were passed severely limiting their rights. Slavery still in the south |
