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48 Cards in this Set

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Robert Walpole
Who:English Prime Minister
When:August 26 1676-March 18,1745
Where:Houghton,Norfolk, England/London, England
Significance:Uk's first prime minister
2. Privy Council
Judicial authority in the united kingdom
3. Benjamin Franklin
Who:American inventer/writer/musician
When:January 17, 1706- April 17, 1790
Where:Boston Massachusetts
Significance: Inventer writer, musician, discovered electricity
4. New France
The possessions of france in north america before the treaty of paris in 1763 that had given the french owned possessions to britain and spain
5. Paltry Wages
Insignificant or meager amount of pay
6. Albany Plan
A plan that was proposed by Benjamin Franklin as an attempt to unify the the colonies against britain
7. French Indian War
A seven year war between the American colonies and the English against the French and some Native American tribes
8. Louis XIV
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9. Missionary Zeal
Resulting from a desire to convert peoples to one's own belief
10. Louis Joliet
Who:Canadian explorer
When:1645-1700
Where:Canada and USA
Significance: Explored the great lakes and discovered the mississippi river
11. Father Jacques Marquette
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12. Rene Robert Cavalier
Who:French Explorer
When:1643-1687
Where:Mississippi(mississippi river to be precise)
Significance:Promoted the settlement of french owned territory
13. The Iroquois Confederacy
A sophisticated political and social system that united the territories of the five nations in a symbolic "longhouse" that stretched across the present-day New York
14. King Williams War
The first European war that involved the Brittish since the time of Henry VIII, the "first episode" in the feud between England and France
15. Fort Necessity
The battleground for the opening battle of the war fought by England and France for control of the North American continent
16. William Pitt
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When:May 28 1759-January16 1806
Where:England
Significance:was in the House of Commons
17. Siege of Quebec
Battle in which the Brittish forces defeated the french and took control of quebec
18. Peace of Paris 1763
Treaty where basically all pf the french colonies were handed over to England
19. Proclamation of 1763
The Proclimation in effect closed off the frontier to coonial expanssion
20. Greenville Ministry
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21. Sugar Act
Law from england that put a tax on sugar
22. Currency Act
Parliament passed the currency act effectively assuming control of the colonial currency system
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24. Regulatory Movement
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25. Stamp Act
Act passed by the Parliament that placed a tax on stamps
26. Virginia Resolves
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27. Sons Of Liberty
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28. The Tory’s
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29. Mutiny Act
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30. Quartering Act
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31. Townshend Act
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32. Navigation Act
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33. Boston Massacre
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34. Samuel Adams
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35. Loyalists
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36. Patriots
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37. Gaspee Incident
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38. Tea Act
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39. Daughters of Liberty
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40. Boston Tea Party
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41. Coercive Acts
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42. First Continental Congress
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43. John Adams
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44. Battle of Lexington and Concord
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45. General Thomas Gage
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46. Paul Revere
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47. John Dickinson Letters to a farmer
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48. The Massachusetts Circular
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