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25 Cards in this Set
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Republicanism
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Idea that all people should be controlled by a government made up of elected representatives
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George Grenville
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Direct taxes, Sugar Act of 1746, Quartering Act of 1765, a Stamp Act of 1765
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Stamp Act Congress
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Delegates from 9 colonies met and wrote the Stamp Act Resolution
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Stamp Act Resolution
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A letter written by delegates at the Stamp Act Congress reminding the king of their rights and requesting the Stamp Act be lifted
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Nonimportation agreements
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Agreements of colonists to not import British goods
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Sons and Daughters of Liberty
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Enforce nonimportation agreements, tar and feather, spinning bees, etc
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Townshend Acts
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Indirect taxes, tax everyday goods like soap, tea and paper
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Boston Massacre
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British soldiers fire on colonists protesting. Atticus Crip and a few others are killed
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Lord North
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Repeals Townshend Acts, writes Tea Act, lowering the price of tea and giving a monopoly to the British East India Company
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Boston Tea Party
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Protest led by Sons of Liberty aimed at tea monopoly given to British East India Company
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Intolerable Acts (Coercive)
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Passed to pusish colonists, closed the Port of Boston, colonists would have to be sent to England to be placed on trial and ended colonial legilsatures
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Quebec Act
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Passed at time of Intolerable Act, offended colonists by allowing Catholics in Canada freedom of religion
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The Association
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An outcome of the First Continental Congress...called for a complete boycott of all British goods
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First Continental Congress
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Created to address colonial grievances, specifically the Intolerable Acts...they write a number of letters including the Declaration of Rights
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Lexington Massacre
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British troops are sent to round up American "rebel leaders" who are protected by the militia and shots are fired
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Advantages of colonists
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Guerilla warfare, know the land, short shipment lines, French assistance after the Battle of Saratoga
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Advantages of England
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Better trained and equipped, more forces, better generals
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Battle of Saratoga
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Turning point because the French decide to help after the Americans win, creats Franco American Alliance
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Articles of Confederation
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Written in 1781, weak central government and no ability to tax!!!!!
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Baron Von Stuben
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Hessian general who came to American and helped train colonial regiments
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2nd Continental Congress
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Chooses George Washington to head army, writes Olive Branch Petition, declares independence,
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Olive Branch Petition
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written to ask King George to allow the colonists to return to England, he says no
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Common Sense
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Wrirten by Thomas Paine in early 1776 encouraging revolution
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Loyalists
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Also called Tories...typically from New York City, Charleston or New Jersey...many go to Canada
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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Conditions: Florida goes to Spain, colonists pay all debts, Britain recognizes independence, Loyalists aren't prosecuted, Loyalist property is returned
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