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Edict of Nantes
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1598, issued by the crown, granted limited toleration to French Protestants
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1608
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France founded Quebec on the St. Lawrence River
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Samuel de Champlain
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"Father of New France", created friendly relations with the Huron Indian tribe
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Royal Regime of France
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almost completely autocratic, no representitive assemblies, or trial by jury
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Antionne Cadillac
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Founded Detroit in 1701, to thwart english settlers pushing into the the Ohio Valley
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Robert de Salle
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Went down the Mississippi in 1682, named it Louisiana
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1718
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Founded New Orleans to block spain from entering the ports
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Peace treaty of Utrecht
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1713, Britain recieved Acadia, Newfoundland, and the Hudson Bay, limited trading rights in Spanish America
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War of Jenkin's Ear
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1739,British and the Spaniards. It was in the Caribbean Sea. Led to King George's War
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King George's War
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Result of Jenkin's Ear. Britain took Louisbourg from the french who allied with Spain
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1754
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Washington was sent to the Ohio River Valley with 150 men to secure their land out there. Killed French leader
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Fort Necessity
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British fort in Ohio River Valley. Attacked by French and surrendered to them on July 4th, 1754
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Cajuns
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French speaking Acadians that were scattered down near Lousiana
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French and Indian War
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1754. Britain and Prussia vs. France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. Too much effort in Europe by France and let British have more power in colonies
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Albany Congress
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1754, 7 of 13 delegates showed up. Purpose: keep Iroqouis loyal to the British by giving them gifts. Also to achieve greater colonial unity
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General Braddock
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1755, set out with 2,000 men to capture fort Duquesne. British defeated by the French and Indians
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William Pitt
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Concentrated on Quebec and Montreal. 1758, expedition against Lousibourg. Britain captured it.
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James Wolfe
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Chosen by Pitt to capture Quebec. Wounded against the French on the Plains of Abraham
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Plains of Abraham/Battle of Quebec
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Wolfe(british) vs. Montcalm(french) near Quebec. French were defeated for the last time
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1763
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French power was completely gone in North America
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Treaty of Paris
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ended French and Indian War
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Effect of Treaty of Paris on Indians
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Hard on Iroquois. Deprived the Indians of their most powerful diplomatic weapon-being the rival
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Pontiac
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Ottawa chief, 1763, led tribes to drive out British in Ohio. Killed 2000 brits. British sent blankets with small pox on them.
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Proclamation of 1763
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Issued by London gvrt, prohibited settlement past the Appalachians. Meant to work out Indian problem not hurt colonists
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Whigs
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Feared the threat to liberty posed by the power of the monartch and his ministers relative to elected representatives in Parliament.
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Navigation Law
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1650, aimed to rival Dutch shippers carrying trade in America.
Goods could be transported only in British vessels and had to land first in British ports. Loosely enforced. Led to Smuggling |
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Mercantilism effects
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stifled economic initiative and imposed a rankling dependency on British agents and creditors. Americans felt used
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George Grenville
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Prime Minister of England, 1763, forced British navy to strictly enforce Navigation Laws. started Sugar Act
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Sugar Act
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1764, increased duties on import of sugar and molassas from non English West Indies, strctly enforced, effected business people, people put on trial in Naval Court
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Stamp Act
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1765, any printed paper was taxed
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Stamp Act Congress
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1765, NY City, 27 delegates from nine colonies, grievances and rights to the king. Repealed in 1766
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Declaratory Act
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1766, parliament is all powerful over the colonies, "bind colonies"
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Townshend Acts
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1767, helped salaries of gvrt judges, taxed imports on tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint. Nonimportation agreements came up
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March 5, 1770
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Boston Massacre. British opened fire on citizens. 11 died
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Samuel Adams
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organized the Committee of Correspondence in MA
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Committee of Correspondence
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1772, keep up spirit of resistance through letters and keep up opposition to british policy
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Tea Act
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1773, Tea surplus in British East India company(7 mil lbs of unsold tea), made teac cheaper but you had to buy it from the BEIC, merchants couldnt compete, refused to unload ships
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Boston Tea Party
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December 16,1773. People disguised as Indians boarded tea ships and dumped 342 chests into the Harbor
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Intolerable Acts
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1774, closed the harbor till damages were paid for and fixed, MA assembly was shut down, Justice Act-accused of any crime then tried in Britain
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Quebec Act
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allowed to be Catholic and retain traditions. Could not have general assemblies or have trial by jury. Colonists thought they were talking away their liberties.
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First Continental Congress
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1774, response to Intolerable Acts in Philidelphia and list grievances. Wrote Declaration of Rights and The Association
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The Association
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called for a complete boycott of British goods
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April 1775
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British commander in Boston sent troops to Lexington and Concord. Seize rebel ringleaders
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Lexington Massacre
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colonial minute men refused to disperse rapidly enough and shots were fired that killed 8 americans. Brits pushed on to concords and were stopped by Americans
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British troop diveristy
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30,000 Germans(Hessians), 50,000 loyalists, Indians. 7.5 British
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Lord North
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Prime Minister at the time of The Revolution
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Marquis de Lafayette
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French, made a general in the colonial army.
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Valley Forge
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1777-1778, American soldiers went without food for three days in the winter
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Blacks in the War
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more than 5,000 had enlisted, mostly from New England.
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Lord Dunmore
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governor of Virginia, 1775, any enslaved black who joined the army would be guaranteed his freedom
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