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Robert Walpole
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Who:English Prime Minister
When:August 26 1676-March 18,1745 Where:Houghton,Norfolk, England/London, England Significance:Uk's first prime minister |
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2. Privy Council
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Judicial authority in the united kingdom
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3. Benjamin Franklin
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Who:American inventer/writer/musician
When:January 17, 1706- April 17, 1790 Where:Boston Massachusetts Significance: Inventer writer, musician, discovered electricity |
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4. New France
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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
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5. Paltry Wages
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Insignificant or meager amount of pay
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6. Albany Plan
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A plan that was proposed by Benjamin Franklin as an attempt to unify the the colonies against britain
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7. French Indian War
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A seven year war between the American colonies and the English against the French and some Native American tribes
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8. Louis XIV
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9. Missionary Zeal
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Resulting from a desire to convert peoples to one's own belief
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10. Louis Joliet
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Who:Canadian explorer
When:1645-1700 Where:Canada and USA Significance: Explored the great lakes and discovered the mississippi river |
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11. Father Jacques Marquette
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12. Rene Robert Cavalier
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Who:French Explorer
When:1643-1687 Where:Mississippi(mississippi river to be precise) Significance:Promoted the settlement of french owned territory |
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13. The Iroquois Confederacy
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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
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14. King Williams War
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The first European war that involved the Brittish since the time of Henry VIII, the "first episode" in the feud between England and France
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15. Fort Necessity
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The battleground for the opening battle of the war fought by England and France for control of the North American continent
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16. William Pitt
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When:May 28 1759-January16 1806 Where:England Significance:was in the House of Commons |
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17. Siege of Quebec
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Battle in which the Brittish forces defeated the french and took control of quebec
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18. Peace of Paris 1763
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Treaty where basically all pf the french colonies were handed over to England
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19. Proclamation of 1763
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The Proclimation in effect closed off the frontier to coonial expanssion
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20. Greenville Ministry
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21. Sugar Act
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Law from england that put a tax on sugar
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22. Currency Act
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Parliament passed the currency act effectively assuming control of the colonial currency system
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23. Paxton Boys
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24. Regulatory Movement
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25. Stamp Act
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Act passed by the Parliament that placed a tax on stamps
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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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