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Robert Walpole
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who:Head of State, Politician he was also uks first prime minister
when: 1735-1745 where:england, london significance:He deliberately cultivated a frank, hearty manner, but his political subtlety has scarcely been equaled. |
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Privy Council
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what: formerly a supreme court of appeal for the entire British Empire, and continues to hear appeals from British Overseas Territories,
when:1774 where:Britain significance:It advises the Sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, and issues executive orders known as Orders-in-Council and Orders of Council |
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Benjamin Franklin
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who:one of the founding fathers
when:1789 where:France significance: He became President of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and signed the Constitution. One of his last public acts was writing an anti-slavery treatise in 1789. |
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New France
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what: colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River
when:1534 where:north america significance: the territory of New France extended from Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico |
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Paltry Wages
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Albany Plan
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what:humble application for parlament
when:1754 where:great britain significane:The plan is noteworthy in several respects. First of all, Franklin anticipated many of the problems that would beset the government created after independence, such as finance, dealing with the Indian tribes, control of commerce, and defense. |
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French Indian War
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what:war for land back
when:1750 where:Quebec was the strongest fortress in Canada significance:By the end of the year, the British had control of almost all of North America, other than Montreal and Detroit |
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Louis XIV
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who:thwe sun king
when:1715 where:versailles significance:He encouraged and benefited from the work of prominent political, military and cultural figures |
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Missionary Zeal
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what:using ardent interest in the pursuit of promoting something
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Louis Joliet
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who: a canadian explorer
when:1645 - 1700 where:canada significance:he explored the Great Lakes area and discovering the Mississippi River |
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Father Jacques Marquette
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who: a missionary who explored
where: Mississippi river when:1674 significance: he learned 6 languagues and lived along the natives to learn about them. |
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Rene Robert Cavalier
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who: a french explorer
when:1643-1687 where:missisipi river significance:They claimed all the land along the Mississippi River for France. Their return to New France was beset by illness and Indian attacks. |
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The Iroquois Confederacy
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what:sophisticated political and social system
when:1952 significance:It united the territories of the five nations in a symbolic longhouse that stretched across the present-day state of New York. |
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King Williams War
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what: first in a series of colonial conflicts between France and England for supremacy in North America.
when:1689-1697 where:north america significance:The major goal, other than prestige, was the control of the fur trade. All of these struggles had European counterparts that were often of greater significance than the American events. |
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Fort Necessity
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what:opening action of the French and Indian War
when:the summer of 1754 significance: It ended with the removal of French power from North America. The stage was set for the American Revolution. |
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William Pitt
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who:was a British politician
when:1766 where:britain significance: when he joined the government of Lord Shelburne as Chancellor of the Exchequer and was appointed a member of the Privy Council. |
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Siege of Quebec
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what: battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans
when: 1775 where:northern england significance:The city's garrison, a motley assortment of regular troops and militia led by Quebec's provincial governor, General Guy Carleton, suffered a small number of casualties. |
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Peace of Paris 1763
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what:a treaty
when:1763 significance:ended the Seven Years’ War, the American counterpart of which was the French and Indian War. |
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Proclamation of 1763
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what:The end of the French and Indian War
when:1637 significance: it removed several ominous barriers and opened up a host of new opportunities for the colonists. |
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Greenville Ministry
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Sugar Act
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what:modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire
when:1764 significance:the Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon, while Grenville took measures that the duty be strictly enforced significance: |
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Currency Act
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what:The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency
when:September 1, 1764 significance:established what amounted to a "superior" Vice-admiralty court, at the call of Navel [sic] commanders who wished to assure that persons suspected of smuggling |
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Paxton Boys
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who:rebels
when: 1763 significance:it was a measure of the hostility that had developed between frontiersman and Indian; many white settlers concluded during Pontiac’s Rebellion that the races could not live together. Removal and extinction were the only solutions. Second, the march on Philadelphia was an early example of regional and social tension |
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Regulatory Movement
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what:designation for two groups, one in South Carolina, the other in North Carolina, that tried to effect governmental changes
when:1760 where:south and north carolina significance:recognizing the legitimacy of the grievances, did not attempt to crush the movement. |
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Stamp Act
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what:was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America
when:1765 where:britain significance:The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London and carrying an embossed revenue stamp |
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Sons Of Liberty
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who: group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act
when:1765 significance:The various Sons throughout the colonies began to correspond and develop a larger organization. |
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The Tory’s
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what:irish outlaw and latter became
when:1650 significance:It is one of the prominent political parties in Great Britain, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada. |
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Mutiny Act
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Quartering Act
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Townshend Act
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Navigation Act
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Boston Massacre
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Samuel Adams
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who:Governor of Massachusetts
when:1781 significance:he signed the Declaration of Independence |
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Loyalists
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Patriots
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Gaspee Incident
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Tea Act
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Daughters of Liberty
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Boston Tea Party
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Coercive Acts
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First Continental Congress
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what:was a convention of delegates from nine of the thirteen North American colonies
when:September 5, 1774 significance:the Congress was attended by 56 members appointed by the legislatures of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies |
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John Adams
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who: american president
when:1774-1777 where:massachusetts significance:he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence, and assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. |
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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what:batle of the british
when:April 18, 1775 significance:Paul Revere rode to Lexington and alerted Samual Adams and John Hancock. By the time the British soldiers reached Lexington, Samual Adams and John Hancock had escaped. |
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General Thomas Gage
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who: a British general and colonial governor in America
when:1719 or 1720, d. Apr. 2, 1787 significance: His aggressive actions against the colonists contributed to the American Revolution |
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Paul Revere
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who:An official courier for the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence
when:1735 significance: colorful Revere organized a network of more than 60 fellow artisans that formed the secret heart of Boston's Revolutionary movement. |
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John Dickinson Letters to a farmer
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what: fourteen letters widely published
when:767 and early 1768 significance:Dickinson counsels leaders on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean on the economic folly and unconstitutionality of new British revenue laws that ignore the rights of Englishmen living in the American Colonies. |
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The Massachusetts Circular
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what: was drafted by Samuel Adams and was sent by the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the other colonies' Houses of Assembly
when:1768 significance: challenges various taxes, the salary system for judges, the ability of customs officials to appoint numerous officers and the fact that some officials wages were determined without the consent of the people |
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virginia resolves
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what: the Fifth Virginia Convention at Williamsburg
when:15 May 1776 significance:became the basis of action plans for three America-wide measures later recommended for adoption by the Continental Congress |
