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58 Cards in this Set
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Who was an English political philosopher whose ideas inspired the American Revolution?
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John Locke (1632-1704)
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Who wrote that all human beings have a right to life, liberty, and property, and that gov'ts exists to protect these rights?
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John Locke (1632-1704)
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Lock believed that gov't was based upon an unwritten "___________" between the rulers and their _______ and if the gov't failed to uphold its end of the contract, the _______ had a right to rebel and institute a new _________.
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"social contract"; people; people; gov't
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When did the Frech and Indian War occur?
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1756-1763
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This was part of the 7 years war in Europe.
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French & Indian War
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Who fought control of what during the French and Indian War?
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French & Britain fought for control of the Ohio River Valley & Canada
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Who won the French and Indian War?
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Britain
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What did Britain gain control of?
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all the remaining French possessions in Canada and India; Spain ceded Florida to Britain because they allied with the French but received Louisiana in return
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A proclamation from the British gov't which forbade British colonies from settling west of the App. Mnts. and which required any settlers already living west to move back east.
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Proclamation of 1763
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Required that all legal or official documents in the colonies such as wills, deeds and contracts, had to be written on a special, stamped British paper. It was so unpopular in the colonies that it caused riots, and most of the stamped paper sent to the colonies from Britain was burned by angry mobs.
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Stamp Act
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Who fought control of what during the French and Indian War?
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French & Britain fought for control of the Ohio River Valley & Canada
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Who won the French and Indian War?
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Britain
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What did Britain gain control of?
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all the remaining French possessions in Canada and India; Spain ceded Florida to Britain because they allied with the French but received Louisiana in return
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A proclamation from the British gov't which forbade British colonies from settling west of the App. Mnts. and which required any settlers already living west to move back east.
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Proclamation of 1763
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Required that all legal or official documents in the colonies such as wills, deeds and contracts, had to be written on a special, stamped British paper. It was so unpopular in the colonies that it caused riots, and most of the stamped paper sent to the colonies from Britain was burned by angry mobs.
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Stamp Act
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What was the 1st Continental Congress?
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When 13 colonies sent reps and it was the 1st time that the colonies acted together.
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A radical political org. for colonial independence, which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act.
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Sons of Liberty
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What did the Sons of Liberty do?
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They incited riots and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept.
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After the repeal of the Stamp Act, many of the local chapters formed the ______________________________ which continued to promote opposition to British policies towards the colonies.
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Committees of Correspondence
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When did the Boston Massacre occur?
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1770
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Why did the colonials hate the British soldiers in the colonies?
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because they worked for very low wages and took jobs away from the colonists.
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When did the colonials form a group and started throwing roks and snowballs at some British soldiers; the soldiers panicked and fired their muskets killing a few colonials.
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March 4, 1770
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What outraged the colonies and increased anti-British sentiment?
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Boston Massacre
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Which company did the Tea Act give a monopoly to?
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East India Company
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What gave the East India Company a monopoly on the trade in tea, made it illegal for the colonies to buy non-British tea, and forced the colonies to pay the tea tax of 3 cents per pound?
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Tea Act
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British ships carrying tea sailed into the Boston Harbor an refused to leave until the colonials took their tea. Boston was boycotting the tea in protest of the Tea Act and would not let the ships bring the tea ashore. Finally, on the night of Dec. 16, 1773, colonials disguised as Indians boarded the ships and threw the tea overboard.
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Boston Tea Party
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When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
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Dec. 16, 1773
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Why did the colonists throw the tea overboard? *Boston Tea Party*
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Because they were afraid that Governor Hutchinson would secretly unload the tea becayse he owned a share in the cargo
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All of these names refer to the same acts, passed in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party and which included the 1. Boston Port Act which shut down the Boston Port Harbor; 2. Mass. Gov't Act which disbanded the Boston Assembly ( but it soon reinstated itself); 3. Quartering Act which required the colony to provide provisions for British soldiers; 4. Administration of Justice Act which removed the power of colonial courts to arrest loyal officers
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Coercive Acts; Intolerable Acts; Repressive Acts
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When did the battle of Lexington and Concord occur?
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April 19, 1774
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Who was ordered by King George III to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
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General Gage
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Why did the British march at Lexington?
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They believed that the colonials had a cache of weapons there.
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The colonial militias were warned by who during the Battle of Lexington and Concord and what did they do?
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Paul Revere and William Dawes; they attempted to block the progress of troops and were fired on by the British at Lexington
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Why did the British continue on to Concord during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
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Because that was where they believed Paul Revere and William Dawes were hiding and the colonial militias attacked the British again
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Who were the minute men?
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Colonial militias
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What started the Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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As the British retreated to ___________, the colonials continued to shoot at them from behind cover on the sides of the road.
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Boston
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Who led the troops (rather unsuccessfully) during the French & Indian War and had surrendered Fort Necessity to the French?
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George Washington
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George Washington was appointed as _____________ of the ______________ and was much more successful in this second command.
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commander-in-chief; Continental Army
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He was a British citizen who wrote __________ which was published on Jan. 1, 1776 to encourage the colonies to seek independence.
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Thomas Paine; Common Sense
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What was the purpose of Common Sense?
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to encourage the colonies to seek independence; spoke out against the unfair treatment of the colonies by the British gov't and was instrumental in turning public opinion in favor of the Revolution
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Who became the King of England in 1760 and reigned during the American Revolution?
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King George III
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Who was a delegate from VA at the 2nd Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence on July 4?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What did Thomas Jefferson write and when?
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Declaration of Independence on July 4
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What did the Declaration of Independence do? (3 things)
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It dissolved the colonies ties w/ Britain, listed grievances against King George III, and declared the colonies to be an independent nation.
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Who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
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The 2nd Continental Congress
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Who later served as the 3rd President of the US?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Believed in complete indepence from England..
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Patriots
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Remained loyal to Britain based on cultural and economic ties.
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Loyalists
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The colonies needed help from Europe in their war against Britain so they asked who?
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France
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France was who's rival and hoped to weaken _____ by causing her to lose the American colonies?
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Britain's
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The _________ were persuaded to support the colonists by news of the American victory at the __________________ which was negotiated by Ben Franklin.
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French; Battle of Saratoga
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While marching from VA to NY, British commander ____________became trapped in Yorktown on the Chesapeake Bay where his troops fortified the town and waited for reinforcements.
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Lord Cornwallis
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The French navy, led by ___________ blocked the escape of the British at Yorktown.
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DeGrasse
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After a series of battles, ____________ surrendered to the Continental Army on _______________ which ended all major fighting in the Revolutionary War.
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Cornwallis; Oct. 19, 1781
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What ended all major fighting in the Revolutionary War and when?
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Cornwallis's surrender on Oct. 19, 1781
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What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
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The Treaty of Paris
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What did the Treaty of Paris recognize and grant?
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the independence of the American colonies; granted the colnies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida and from the Atlantic coast to the Miss. River
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