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19 Cards in this Set
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Boston Massacre
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1770
1. Paul Revere and Sam Adams made it out to be worse that it was. (colonists propaganda) 2. 5 people killed |
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Tea Act
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1773
1. Lowered tax on tea 2. would have been fine but they gave monopoly to British East India Company so only they could sell tea=manipulated prices |
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Boston Tea Party
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Refused to let ships come in and dressed as indians and dumped tea in the river
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Intolerable Acts
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1774
1. Cut down colonial privliges in boston 2. three parts: -Boston port act=closed boston harbor until they paid for tea they dumped -Administration of Justice Act=British officials accused of crime in colonies could have trial in england -Massachusetts Government Act=restricted self government in massachusetts |
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Quebec Act
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1774
Cut off west land claims and extended quebec (proclamation line) |
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First Continental Congress
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1774
A. purpose and representation all colonies but georgia showed B. discussed problems C. Produced the Declaration of rights- what they're rights should be (asking king of help) The Association:cross colonial organization where colonists work together to boycott british goods, corospond problems stockpiling weapons. E. a plan to meet again |
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Lexington and Concord
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1775
700 british soldiers sent there. Lex- captured sam adams and john hancock William Daws escaped and warned concord 75 Colonist vs 700 british |
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Second Continental Congress
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May 1775
Reps from all col. Formed continental army wrote olive branch petition authorize continental army to attack canada (didnt work) |
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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June 1775
Controll of hill=controll of harbor BREEDS HILL british won but lost many embarrasment |
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Treaty of Paris
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1783
Independence was recognized boundaries for U.S fishing rights British soldiers removed from forts in NW (didnt happen) Loyalists estates restored (didnt happen) |
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State constitutions
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A.limited government-limited power for gov't (limited by state constitution(written doc) constitutes government)
1. all states had legislature 2. limited executive power 3. all had a bill of rights-must be protected B. civil rights whte males could only vote north-abolished slavery south-relaxed |
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Articles of Confederation
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A. first national constatution
was approved by continental congress in 1777 weak national government because they could not harm rights only a congress (no executive, legislative)????? written doc 9/13 majority |
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Areas that congress had controll over
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foreign affairs (treatys)
war coining of money postal service indian affairs |
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Areas that congress had no controll over
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taxes
ability to regulate interstate commerce |
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Land ordinance of 1785
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Delt with selling land
land divided into townships |
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Nw ordinance of 1787
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delt with governing the territory
3 stages slavery outlawed plan was for nw territory to become states also |
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failures under the articles of confederation
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government affectiveness
national security economic stability shays rebellion |
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annapolis convention
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failed 5 ppl showed
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phillidelphia convention 1787
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to revise articles but instead they wrote a new constitutuion
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