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Robert Walpole
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- (august 1676- march 1745) was a know British statesman who is generally regarded as being the first prime minister of Great Britain
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privy council
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- was a body that adivices the head of state of a nation regarding the executive power usually could be found under a monarchy
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Benjamin Franklin
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-(January1706-April 1790) was on of the founding fathers of the US and was one of the major figures of the American enlightenment
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new France
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-area colonize by France in north America later given to Spain and then to great Britain, later divided into five colonies
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paltry wages
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-small amount payed for some kind of work
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Albany plan
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-plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany congress in 1754 , it was a early attempt to form a union of the colonies ,"under one government as far necessary for defense or other purposes,"during the french and Indian war
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french Indian war
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-name for the war between great Britain and France in north Americafrom 1754 to1763.
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Louis XIV
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-known as sun king had the longest reign in Europe making in 72years France the major power
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Missionary Zeal
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-the religous concept of wanting to do something
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Louis Joliet
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-1645-1700 a french canadian explorer known for his discoveries in north america with jacques marquette were the first europeans to explore and map much of mississippi river in 1673
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Father Jacques Marquette
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- 1673-1675 was a french jesuit missionary who founded michigan's first european setlement and with louis joliet they were the first to explore & map mississippi river
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Rene Robert Cavalier
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-1643-1687 was a french explorer , he explore the great lakes region of the US and canada , thew mississippi river and gulf of mexico , cliamed the entire mississippi river basin for france
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The Iroquois Confederacy
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-Confederacy a sophisticated political and social system.It united the territories of the five nations in a symbolic longhouse. Confederacy was divided into two groups.
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King Williams war
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- 1690-1697-colonial conflicts between France and England for supremacy in North America.
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Fort Necessity
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Rival claims between the French and the English to the vast territory along the Ohio River. |
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William Pitt
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1759-1806 William entered parliament in 1735. Pitt's rise to power from the time of his entry into parliament to the opening of the Seven Years War. The seven years war brought canada to Europe.
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Siege of Quebec
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-Siege that ended any French hopes of victory in the French and Indian Wars. British forces in 1759 led to the ultimate defeat of French power in North America, Fall of the Quebec
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Peace of Paris 1763
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-signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. Together with the Treaty of Hubertusburg, it ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War.
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Proclamation of 1763
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The proclamation established four new colonies.(end of the french and idian war)
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Grenville Ministry
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-United Ministries was founded in 1970 to help those in their time of
need with food and financial assistance, and evolved to provide resources needed to help people emerge from poverty situations |
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Sugar act
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-1764 Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines. These taxes affected only a certain part of the population, but the affected merchants were very vocal.This was one of the first instances in which colonists realized how much they were taxed
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currency act
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-The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency
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Paxton boys
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-A group of Paxton men took matters into their own hands and raided a small settlement of Conestoga Indians in Lancaster County.The Paxton Boys were outraged that the government would spend tax monies on protecting Indians, but would provide nothing for the defense of its citizenry.
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regulatory movement
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-the Regulator movement was an organized effort by backcountry settlers to restore law and order and establish institutions of local government
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stamp act
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-Taxed on anything that was printed. Mostly taxed the higher class.
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Virginia Resolves
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-The Virginia Resolve of 15 May 1776 was passed by the Fifth Virginia Convention.became the basis of action plans for three America-wide measures later recommended for adoption by the Continental Congress.measures addressed were:Independency;Diplomacy;and Confederacy
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Sons of liberty
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-liberty group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act.Sons of Liberty existed in every colony.
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The Tory's
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Mutiny act
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- English legislation concerning the enforcement of military discipline, primarily over mutineers and deserters.Mutiny Act was enforced for one year only, theoretically giving Parliament the right of an annual review. Quartering Act to address the practical concerns of such a troop deployment.
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quartering act
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-act thatr forced the colonists to give shelter and food to the british troops
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Townshend Act
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-series of acts passed by the beg. in 1767 by the parliament proposed to raised revenue by imposing taxes in lead and other goods
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Navigation Act
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-were efforts to put the theory of mercantilism.Under the provisions of this legislation, trade with the colonies was to be conducted only in English or colonial ships.The American colonists were never fully comfortable with those laws, but became ardently opposed with the passage of the Sugar Act of 1733
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Boston massacre
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-culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.
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Samuel Adams
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-1722-1803 he was a politican. 1765 he was elected to the Massachusetts Assembly where he served as clerk for many years.first to propose a continental congress.appointed as a representative to the Continental Congress, He signed the declaration of independence. he retired from congress in 1781
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loyalists
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-A Loyalist is someone who is loyal to King George III
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patriots
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-Patriots fought for independence from Great Britain.
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Gaspee incident
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-The British repeal of the Townsend Act brought two years of peace between Britain and the colonies. But it didn't end the tension.
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Tea Act
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- 1773 The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea.
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Daughters of liberty
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-The Daughters of Liberty were a successful group that proved women's involvement in politics could be beneficial for the country. As public support to boycott British goods increased, "Daughters of Liberty" joined the support to condemn British importation. They were recognized as patriotic heroines for their success, which made America less dependent on British Textiles.
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Boston tea party
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-1773 when the colonist dressed up as natives and they went to the harbor and threw all the tea into the harbor. the colonist were mad at the tax of the tea
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Coercive acts
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-The Intolerable Acts, 1774 known as the Restraining Acts,they were popular in England.This legislation's purpose was to restore order in Massachusetts, following the Boston Tea Party and other acts of defiance.
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First Continental Congress
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-The idea of such a meeting was advanced a year earlier by Benjamin Franklin, but failed to gain much support until after the Port of Boston was closed in response to the Boston Tea Party.
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John Adams
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-1735-1826 Adams was a very active member of congress.he offered a resolution that amounted to a declaration of independence from Gr. Britain.
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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-British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement.
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General Thomas Gage
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-1721-1787 Thomas Gage was a dedicated military commander and colonial official.In 1754, Gage was assigned to North America for service in the French and Indian War.
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Paul revere
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-1735-1818 was a american silversmith and a patriot in the american rev. , was a messenger in the lexington and concord battles
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John Dickinson letters to farmer
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- a series of essays written by the pennsylvania lawyer john dickinson which were widely read and reprinted through 13 colonies and united the colonies against the townshend acts
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Massachusetts Circular
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- a satement written by samuel adams and passed by the massachusetts house of representatives in feb. 1768 in response to the townshend acts, brought serious tensions between parliamnet and massachusetts which contributed to the american rev
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