Ap U.s. History 2

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King William's War

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First French and Indian war

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Queen Anne's War

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Second French and Indian war

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King George's War

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Third French and Indian war

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Albany Congress

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1754 - meeting of the seven colonies

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French and Indian War

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French & Huron Indians vs. British & Iroquois Indians - George Washington war hero

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George III

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thinks that colonists should pay huge debt

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Treaty of Paris

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England gets Canada/east of Mississippi

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Stamp Act Congress

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1765 - Nine colonies met to complain

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Sons of Liberty

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protest groups - mobs harassed governors and tax collectors

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Declaratory Act

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British declare they have the right to tax

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Townshend Acts

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tax on British imports, vice-admiralty courts, cancelled New York legislature, searched homes

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Boston Massacre

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mod rock-snowballs, March 5, 1770 killed 5 - Crispis Attucks

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Gaspee Incident

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colonists burn Gaspee ship (chasing smugglers) shoot lieutentant - ticks off Britain

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Tea Act

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new tea taxes, except for East India Tea Company - tea actually cheaper

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Boston Tea Party

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Sons of Liberty dump tea into Boston Harbor

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Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

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punish Boston - can't trade, house soldiers, control government, extended Quebec land

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First Continental Congress

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boycott British goods - all colonies attended except Georgia

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Second Continental Congress

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met after Lexington/Concord - Washington is head of the Continental Army

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Valley Forge

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Washington's men survive cold and small pox to fight again

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Franco-American Alliance

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Ben Franklin convinces France to help out - eventually Britain tired of fighting

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Thomas Paine

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Common Sense - pamphlets convinces it makes sense to break away

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Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson - list of grievances & says government should listen to people

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Articles of Confederation

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1777 - 1st Constitution - failure - optional taxes, no strong executive, amendments required 100% agree

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Treaty of Paris (Revolutionary)

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ends the Revolutionary War, grants territory to Mississippi

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Shay Rebellion

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poor farmers can't pay taxes, block courthouse, federal government takes forever to put down. (sends GW to crush rebellion)

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Constitutional Convention

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1787 - 55 delegates - alter then change Constitution - New Jersey vs Virginia Plan, 3/5 slave, bicameral legislature

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Federalist Paper

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Madison, Hamilton, Jay - anonymous articles of why nation needs strong Constitution

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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created federal courts

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First Bank of the United States

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battle between Jefferson and Hamilton - strict vs. implied

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Bill of Rights

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1st ten amendments - needed for states to ratify

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Washington's Neutrality Proclamation

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stay out of France's problems/war - U.S. still weak

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Jay's Treaty

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discusses trade with Britain, doesn't punish for attacks

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Chisholm vs. Georgia

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citizens one state can sue another state

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Whiskey Rebellion

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Pennsylvania farmers protest whiskey tax, Washington sends in huge force, squashes them - president is tough

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Washington's Farewell Address

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warned against "entangling alliances" and political parties.

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John Adams

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key revolutionary, Boston, kept Washington's cabinet

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XYZ Affair

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French diplomats try to bribe US ambassadors