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47 Cards in this Set
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Who was Robert Walpole?
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-A British statesman who was considered having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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What was the Privy Council?
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- A body coucil that advises the head of state concerning the exercise of excutive authority.
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?
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-One of the founding fathers of the United States.
- A leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. -Major figure in American Enlightment and history of physics. |
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What is New France?
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- An area in North America that France colonized.
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What are the Paltry Wages?
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- When colonies had low or minimum wages.
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What is the Albany Plan?
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-Just like the Constitution of the United Stated that was ratified.
-Had a little more independence in the states then. |
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What was the French Indian War ?
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- A conflict that took place in the time before the revolutionary war.
- It was fought by colonial America and Britain against the French and Native Americans. |
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Who is Louis XIV?
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-Known as the "sun king."
-Throughout most of his reign, Eupore was in power. |
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What was the Missionary Zeal?
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- A sudden increase in the momentum Conserative Churches.
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Who was Louis Joliet?
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- A French Candian explorer known for his discoveries in North America.
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Who is Father Jacques Marquette?
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-A French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement.
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Who was Rene Robert Cavalier?
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-A French explorer who explored the Great Lakes Region.
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What was the Iroquis Confederacy?
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-Original five nations of the Confederacy were divided into two groups: the elders and the younger.
- It was a sophisticated political and social system. |
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What was the King Williams War?
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-The named used in the English colonies in America to refer to the North American theatre of War of the Grand Alliance.
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What was Fort Necessity?
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-Opening action of the French and Indian War in 1754.
-Clash of British, French, and American Indian cultures. |
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Who is William Pitt?
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- A British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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What is the Sage of Quebec?
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- A sage that ended any French hopes of victory in the French and Indian War; dooming their North American colonies.
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What was the Peace of Paris 1763?
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-signed February 10th, by the kingdoms of Great Britian, France, Spain, and Portugal.
-Ended the French and Indian War/ Seven Years War. |
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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-Provided all lands west of the heads of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west were off-limits to the colonists.
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What is the Greenville Ministry?
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-Made a number of efforts to increase England's control of the colonies.
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What is the Sugar Act?
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-In 1764, they put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certains kinds of wine.
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What was the Currency Act?
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-Prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency.
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Who are the Paxton Boys?
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-A vigilante group that murdered twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre.
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What is the Regulatory
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-Lasted from 1764-1771, citizens took up arms against corrupt colonial officials.
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What is the Stamp Act?
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-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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What are the Virginia Resolves?
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-A series of resolutions passed by the Virginia General Assembly in response to the Stamp Act of 1765.
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Who were the Sons Of Liberty?
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-Political group made up of American Patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies.
-Patriots attacked the apparatus and symbols of British authority and power through both words and deeds. |
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Who were the Tories?
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They were in favor of the King having control of the colonies.
-About forty percent of Americans consisted of tories. |
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What was the Mutiny Act?
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-An act passed yearly by Parliament for governing the British Army.
-Originally passed in 1689 in response to the mutiny of a large portion of the army which stayed loyal to the Stuarts upon William III taking the crown of England |
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What is the Quartering Act?
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-Used by the British forces in the American colonies to ensure that British soldiers had adequate housing and provisions.
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What is the Townshend Act?
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-The purpose of the Act was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial control.
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What are the Navigation Acts?
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-A series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies, which started in 1651.
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What is the Boston Massacre?
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- Occurred on March 5, 1770.
-An event that involved the death of five civilians by British troops. -A tense situation that helped ignite the rebellion of some British American colonies. |
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Who is Samuel Adams?
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-One of the leaders of the American Revolution.
-A founding father, and a signer of The Declaration of Independence. |
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Who were the Loyalists?
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- Also known as The Kings Men or Tories was men who stayed loyal to Great Britain.
-About 20 percent of the population that stayed true and were considered a Loyalist. |
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Who were the Patriots?
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-They were opposed to the Loyalists, in other words the enemies.
-Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry were some famous Patriots. |
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What is the Gaspee Incident?
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-The burning of the Gaspee by the citizens of Rhode Island.
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What is the Tea Act?
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-An act set out by the British Parliament.
-The main cause of the Boston Tea Party. -Parliament put a very large tax on all American Tea Merchants. |
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Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
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-A successful Colonial American group that proved women's involvement in politics could be benevolent for the country.
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What are the Coercive Acts?
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-Laws that were passed regarding the colonies in North America.
-Big foundation of the American Revolution and passed by Britain in 1774. |
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What was First Continental Congress?
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-A convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774.
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Who was John Adams?
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-The Second President of the US. --Also known as one of the Founding Fathers of the Untied States.
- Contributed in the Declaration of Independence. |
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What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
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-Made up of two battles that began on April 18th, 1775.
-British troops were sent to Concord to capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams. |
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Who is General Thomas Gage?
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-A British general and governor of Massachusetts at the beginning of the American Revolution
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Who is Paul Revere?
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-A hero of the Revolutionary War.
- Known for the "midnight ride." |
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What is John Dickinson Letters to a farmer?
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- A series of essays written by the Pennsylvania lawyer and legislator.
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What is the Massachusetts Circular?
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- A statement written by Samuel Adams.
- Written in response to the Townshend Acts. |
