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Albany Congress

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An inter colonial Congress summoned by Britain in 1754 that took place in Albany. The purpose was to keep Indians loyal to Britain. delegates from 7 of the 13 colonies came.

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Join or Die

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A famous cartoon by Benjamin Franklin of a snake chopped into pieces. Each piece represented a colony and the reason was disunity. Delaware and Georgia omitted.

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Battle of Quebec

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A battle that greatly affected France, because of this battle France lost Canada.

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Navigation Laws

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Laws that stated the colonies could only trade with colonies under the English crown or England itself.

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John Hancock

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One who helped smuggle behind British backs, disobeying the Navigation Laws (King of Smugglers)

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George Grenville

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Prime minister and financier who ordered British navy to enforce navigation laws. Thought and believed America was represented through parliament.

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Sons of Liberty

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A group that took part in colonial protest, they took the law in their own hands. liberty, property, and no stamps.

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King George III

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King of England during the Revolution

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Lord North

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George III's prime minister. Whig factions opposed to Lord Norths Tory factions openly cheered American victories.

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Sam Adams

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Cousin of John Adams, he spoke for the rebellion. He was a leading spirit in the Boston Tea Party.

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Minute Men

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Name given to American soldiers. They were not always well trained, but ready to fight.

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Hessians

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German soldiers hired by the British in George the third but the Americans gave them land so they took the Americans side

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Loyalists

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People in America who didn't want to rebel and wanted to stay under England they were loyal to George the third

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Marquis De Lafayette

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Major general in colonial army he was very rich and gave the military funds

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Valley Forge

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Place where soldiers in 1777 through 1778 were without bread for 3 days

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Richard Henry Lee

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One of the first to see the United States needed to be independent Britain the declaration of independence can be referred as Mr Jeffersons advertisement of mr. lees resolution

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Louis XVI

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King of France during the time of revolution said to be somewhat stupid

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George Rogers Clarke

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A frontiersman who conceived the idea of taking forts by surprise

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Ethan Allen

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Led a small force that surprised and captured British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point

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Thomas Paine

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Writer of common sense a bestseller that featured articles and you such as the only way you can get the French to help you clear your independence

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Tories

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Name given to the loyalists after the dominant political factions in England

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Patrick Henry

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One of the men sent to the First Continental Congress famous for give me liberty or give me death

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John Burgoyne

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General that invaded Saratoga battle greatly throughout the world made urgency for help from France

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Baron von Steuben

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Taught many of the colonial soldiers how to use a bayonet correctly along with other skills

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Charles Cornwallis

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British General who at Yorktown surrendered his entire force of seven thousand men on October 19 1781

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John Paul Jones

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scotsman hardworking commanded ships that were tiny naval forces

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Shays Rebellion

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An alarming uprising that flared in western Massachusetts in 1786 back country farmer Revolutionary War veterans were losing their farms they demanded paper money light taxes and suspension of mortgage foreclosures

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Virginia Plan

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Known as the large state plan pushed toward the framework of the Constitution its main plan was the representation in both houses be based on population

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Great Compromise

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This was a compromise between the two plans the House of Representatives was to be based population and the Senate would be equal two senators per state

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New Jersey Plan

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Known as the small state plan wanted the opposite of Virginia they wanted representation to be equal for every state not based on population

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Arguments sprang of the fact if slaves could be considered in population for the House of Reps and north said no and the South said yes it was a slave count as 3/5 of a person

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Anti-federalists

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Those that opposed the stronger central government

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Federalists

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Those who were for the stronger central government

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The Federalist

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Articles for The New York newspapers written by Alexander Hamilton John Jay and James Madison arguing for ratification and explaining the new constitution

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Bank of the United States

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Proposed by Hamilton and National Bank to print and distribute paper currency throughout the states

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Strict Construction

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The belief that you can do what the Constitution says if it doesn't say you can't do it

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Loose Construction

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Belief that you can do anything unless the Constitution says you can't

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Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans

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Those who believed Jefferson's views and took a narrow view of the Constitution

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Hamiltonian Federalists

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Those who believed Hamilton's views and took a broad view of the Constitution

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Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

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document that not only proclaimed the government's official neutrality but warned American citizens to be impartial towards armed camps