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45 Cards in this Set
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Glorious Revolution
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1688- The Change In Which William and Mary Come To Power As English Monarchs
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English Bill Of Rights
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1689- Denies Power Of Canceling Laws Or Imposing Taxes To The Monarchs. Approved By William And Mary. Ended The Glorious Revolution
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John Peter Zenger
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Publisher- New York Weekly Journal.
Criticized The Government In Print.At The Time, This Was Illegal. |
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Crispus Attucks
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Boston Massacre Protester and Victim. Led Colonist Group In Fighting Against British In Massacre.
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Townshend Acts
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1767- Series Of Tax Acts. The First Suspended New York Assembly Until The Colonists Were Able To Comply With The Quartering Act of 1765
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Writs Of Assistance
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Search Warrants Used To Enter Homes Or Businesses To Search For Smuggled Goods Or Property
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Samuel Adams
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(1722-1803) Founder Of "Sons Of Liberty" and "Daughters Of Liberty" Political Activist. Governor Of Massachusetts. Anti-Britain Activist and Cousin Of John Adams
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Sons Of Liberty
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Freedom, "Anti-Britain" Activist Group
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Daughters Of Liberty
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Urged Colonists To Use American Products
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Sam Adams On British Soldier Invasions
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"We Will Destroy Every Soldier That Dares Put His Foot On Shore. I Look Upon Them As Foreign Enemies"
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Boston Massacre
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1770-Shooting Of Many Colonists And Redcoats In Boston. Fighting Between Anti-Britain Groups,Such As The Sons Of Liberty, And The Redcoats, Or The British Military
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John Adams
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Lawyer Who Defended The Redcoats In Court. 2nd President. Cousin Of Samuel Adams
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Committees Of Correspondence
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Letter Exchanging Committees All Over New England. Exchanged Letters About Colonial Affairs
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Boston Tea Party
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12/16/1773- Men Dressed As Indians Boarded Tea Ships And Dumped 342 Tea Chests Overboard.
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"No Taxation Without Representation"
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No Taxes Without A Colonist Representative In Parliament
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Intolerable Acts
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1774- Coercive, or, "Intolerable" Acts Punishment On The Massachusetts Colony. Response To Boston Tea Party. Taken As A Warning In Other Colonies.
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First Continental Congress
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Congress Voted To Halt All Trade With Britain Until The "Intolerable Acts" Were Repealed
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Paul Revere
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Revere- Silversmith and Dentist, But Most Famous For His Midnight Ride To Spread Word Of British Entry
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Lexington And Concord
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1775- First Battles Of The Revolutionary War
Consisted Of 4000 Minutemen and Militiamen. |
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Loyalists/Torries
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Those Who Supported Britain
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Patriot
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Those Who Supported The Colonists and Rebels
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Ethan Allen
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Led Backwoodsmen Known As "Green Mountain Boys" Who Captured Forts
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Artillery
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Large Supplies Of Guns, Ammunition, and Cannons
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Second Continental Congress
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Agreed To Form The Continental Army
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Continental Army
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American Military, Led By George Washington. Founded In 1775
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Benedict Arnold
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General In Colonial Militia. Later Switched To British Army, Thus, Earning Him The Title, Traitor.
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Declaration Of Independence
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The document that proclaimed Independence for America
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Thomas Jefferson
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Declaration Writer and 3rd U.S. President
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George Washington
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Leading General In US Army. 1st President
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Battle Of Saratoga
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1777-The Battle In Which The British Surrendered
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Marquis De Lafayette
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French Nobleman Who Served In Washington's Army
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James Forten
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An African-American Soldier Who Resisted Tempting Offers To Join The Redcoats. He Was An Abolitionist.
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John Paul Jones
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Naval Commander Who Won Many Battles For America
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Lord Cornwallis
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British General Who Fought Battles In The Carolinas
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Battle Of Yorktown
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The Battle In Which Yorktown Was Burned Down. Lord Cornwallis Surrendered.
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Immigrant
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An individual who migrates from one country to another for a substantial amount of time.
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Pogroms
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Organized Attacks On Jews In Europe
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Dowry
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Money Or Land Given By A Bride To Her Bridegroom At Marriage
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Reasons For Immigration
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Religious/ Political Freedom
Economic Opportunities Forced Immigration |
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Big Immigration Wave
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1890-1924
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Big Reason For Immigration
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Family Reunification
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Pushes And Pulls
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Push- A reason to flee to another country.
Pull- A strong reason to go to another country |
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Pushes And Pulls
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Push- A reason to flee to another country.
Pull- A strong reason to go to another country |
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1830-1890
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Cheap, Great Land
Many Jobs Population Decline= Less Overpopulation |
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1890-1924
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Religious Freedom
Abundant Jobs Escaping Persecution |
