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continental congress
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meeting of delegates 1st 1774 2nd 1775
discussed ways to resist -- nonimportation and defend themselves from Brit |
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NW Ordinance 1787
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N of OH
made 5 states where slavery was prohibited made a state when reached the minimum population of existing state 5,000 |
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Committees of Correspondence
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1772
committee repsonsible for communication between colonial assemblies regarding the salary of the royal officials |
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Land Ordinances of 1785
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survey and sale of western lands
divided land into townships 36 sections of 1 sq male sections reserved for school |
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Shay's Rebellion
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1786
farmers led by shay closed courts... big uprising forced to pay hard currency they did not have |
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Albany Conference
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1754
discussed what to do w/ French and Ind War Franklin wanted "plan of Union"---disregarded showed colonists not ready to unite |
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Salutary Neglect
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1700s-1750s
hands off policy towards colonists let colony flourish encouraged to rule themselves long run... hurt Brit |
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Olive Branch Petition
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July 5, 1775
last attempt to reconcile w/ Brit... peace offering but King George was way too mad to accept thus the war began |
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Saratoga
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1777
battle was turning point because it made the fr realize that america had a winning chance therfore they allied against Brit simply for revenge |
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Articles of Confederation
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approved in 1782
first constitution a lot of power to states and less in fed gov |
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Declaration of Independence
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July 4, 1776
declared independence from brit written by jefferson included natural rights... life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and that men are created equal |
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1st Great Awakening
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1740s
religious revalval/enlightenment; pressed for more emotional sermons made younger citizens feel they had a place in society |
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Navigation Acts
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1660s
Colonists only allowed to trade w/ Brit. example of mercantilism-restriction on trade to make sure products benefit the mother country |
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Stamp Act Congress
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1765
delegates discussed how to rebel against stamp cat---non-importatiion Loyall Nine (Sam Adams) |
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Intolerable Acts
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1774
angered by Boston Tea Party, parliament issued a series of acts such as Quartering Act... Boston Port Bill which stopped trade in boston ports 'til they pay off the tea wasted |
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Common Sense
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1776
Thomas Paine's pamphlet propaganda moving away from Brit supported Democracy, similar to TJ and Locke's views mid-class view |
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Declatory Act
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1766
Brit response of the repeal of stamp act... made clear to colonists that they still had "full reign" in pol. and econ. matters |
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Iroquois Confederacy
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the first example of democracy
influenced the american colonists |
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Treaty of Paris
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1783
Fr.. Birt, Amer, and Sp all signed treaties w/ each other to settle individual conflicts sp treaty w/ brit for fl. am treaty w/ brit for recognition of independence ignored previous treaty w/ fr that they would consult each other before signing a treaty w/ brit |
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Mayflower Compact
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November 1620
by William Bradford Puritans join together as a community first document of self-govermnemnt |
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Proclamation of 1763
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1763
Brit demanded that colonists not cross the appalachian mtns cause probs w/ Ind---couldn't support another war angered colonists |
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7 yrs war
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July 1754
Brit colonies fought NF and Ind. Brit won and gained land first time got fr out of amer. |
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Yorktown
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1781
last battle Brit forces were locked in Chesapeake bay couldn't escape by water cuz of fr navy and couldn't escape by land because surrounded by Rochambeau and Wsh's troops |
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Virtual Representation
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Brit forces colonies to pay taxes because they were still reprepsented my Brit parliament
colonists didn't wanna be ruled from across the sea... no to virtual representation |
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Bacon's Rebellion
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1676
Led by Nathaniel Bacon attacked Indians government tried to stop them in response, Bacon attacked Jamestown |
