Chapter 4

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robert walpole

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robert warpole was a british statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first prime minister of greta britain.

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Privy Council

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the privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation concerning the exercise of exclusive authority,typically, but not always , in the context of a monarchic government.

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Benjamin Franklin

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benjamin franklin was one of the founding fathers of the united states and he also was a leading author and printer, satirist , political theorist , political , postmaster ,scientist , inventor , civic activist , statesman , and diplomat

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new france

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new france was the area colonized by france in the north america during a period extending from the exploration of the saint lawrence river ,by jacques cartier in 1534, to the cession of new france to spain and britain in 1763.

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Paltry Wages

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Albany Plan

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the albany plan was proposed by Benjamin franklin at the albany congress in 1754 in albany, new york and it was attempt at formating a union of the colonies under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purpose.

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French Indian War

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the french indian war is the common US name for the war between great britain and france in north america from 1754 to-1763 and the war erupted into the world wide conflict known as the seven years war.

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Louis XIV

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his reighn from 1643 to his death in 1715 , began at the age of four and lasted 72 years and 3 month, 18 days but is the longes documented reign of any european monarch.

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Missionary Zeal

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around the time of the independence of the war of independence, america main contact with the middle east consisted in trading caribbean rum for turkish opinum.

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Louis Joliet

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his also known as louis joliet, was a french canadian explorer known for his discoveries in north america but jolliet and jesuit father marquette a cathotic priest and missionary.

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Father Jacques Marquette

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sometimes known as pere marqutte, was a french jesuit missionary who founded michigans firts eroupean settlment, sault st.marie, and later founded st. ignance michigan.

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Rene Robert Cavalier

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he was a french explorer and he explorer the great lakes region of the united states and canada, the mississippi river, and the gulf of mexico and la salle claimed the entire mississippi river basin for france.

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The Iroquois Confederacy

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was a sophisticated political and social system and united the territories of the five nations in a symbolic longhouse that streched across the present-day state of new york.

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King Williams War

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the first od the french and indiand wars was the king williams war was the named in the english colonies in america refer to the norh america theater of the war of the gran alliance .

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Fort Necessity

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is a national battlefied site preserving elements od the battle necessity in fayette country, pennsyvania, united states and the battle of the necessity ocurred on july 3, 1754 and was earky battle of the french and indian wa.r

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William Pitt

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was a british whig statesman who achieve hos greatest fame leading britain during the seven years war and again led the country between 1766-68

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Siege of Quebec

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siege that ended any french hopes of victory in the french indians war, dooming their north american colonies and the british plan for the capture od quebec involved threee separate armies.

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Peace of Paris 1763

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france had lost empire and it was nerly three years still before peace was signed at paris in 1763 and that britain and france yieled everything east od the mississippi except new orlands.

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Proclamation of 1763

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the end of ethe french and indian war in 1763 was caused for the great celebration in the colonies, for it removed severla ominious barrierrs and opened up host new opportunities for the colonist.

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Greenville Ministry

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Sugar Act

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also known as the american revunue act or the amrican duties act, was a revunue raising act passed the parliament of great britain on april 5, 1764

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Currency Act

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is the name of several acts of the parliament of great britain taht regulated ppaer money issued by the colonies of british america and the acts sought to protect british merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency.

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Paxton Boys

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was a vigilant group that murdured twenty native americans in events sometimes called the conestoga massacre and the presbyterian scots - irish frotiriesm froom central pennysilvania.

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Regulatory Movement

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was the north carolina uprising, lasting from aproximately 1764 to 1771 where citizens took up arms against corrupt officials and while unsuccessful , some historians consider it a catalist to the american revolutionary.

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Stamp Act

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was a direct tax imposed by the british parliamnet specifically on the colonies of british america and the act required that many printed material in the colonies be produced on the stamped paper produced in london.

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Virginia Resolves

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the virginia were a series of resolutions passed by the virginia general assembly in response to the stamp act 1765 and the stamp act had been passed by the british parlimien to help pay off some of its debt from its various wars

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Sons Of Liberty

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was apolitical group made up of american patriots that originated in the pre independence north america british colonies and the group was designed in the british goverments treatment of the colonies in the years following the end of the french and indian war.

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The Tory’s

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is a traditional political philosophy which grew out of the cavalier faction in the wars of the three kingdoms and its one of the promonient political parties in great britain.

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Mutiny Act

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was an act passed yearly by parliament for goverming the british army and it was originally passed in 1689 in response to the munity of a large portion of the army which staeyed loyal to the stuarts upon william III

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Quartering Act

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the quartening act is the name of least two 18- century acts of the parliament of great britain and these quartening act were used by the british forces in the america colonies to ensure that british soldiers have donde the job.

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Townshend Act

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were a series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the parliament of great britain relating to the british colonies in the north america and the acts are named for charles townshend.

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Navigation Act

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was a series of laws that restricted the use of region shipping for trade between england and its colonies, which started in 1651 and their goal was to force colonial development into lines favorable to england and stop colonial trade with netherland and france.

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Boston Massacre

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was an icident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of the british troops on march 5, 177, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the brirish american colonies and which culminated in the maerica revolutionary war.

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Samuel Adams

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Samuel Adams was a statesman political philosopher, and one of the founding fatherrs of the inied states amd as a political colonial massachussets, adams was a leader of the movement that became the america nrevolution.

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Loyalists

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teh loyalist wre american colonist who remained loyal to the kingdom of greta britain during the american revolutionary war and they were often referred to as tories and royalist , or kings men by the pratiots.

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Patriots

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was the name the colonist of the british thirteen united colonies, who rebelled gaints british control during the america revolution, called themselves patratiots.

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Gaspee Incident

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on june 9 , 1772 the gaspee was achasing a merchant ship belive to be smuggling goods and the gaspee ran aground in narragansett bay, near provinces and the next night a group of men aborded to gaspee

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Tea Act

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was an act of the parliament of greta britain to expand the british est indian companys monopoly on the tea trade to all british colonies and selling excess tea at a reduced price

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Daughters of Liberty

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was a successful colonial american group that consisted of women who displayed their patrionatism by participating in the boycotts of the british goods following the passage of the townshend acts.

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Boston Tea Party

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Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonist in boston, a town in the british colony of massachusetts, against the british goverment and on dcember 16, 1773, after the officials in boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea

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Coercive Acts

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properly known as the restraining acts, the coercive acts, as they wre populary known in england , wre introduced in 1774 by the new goverment of the lord north , who acted with the direct encoragement of george III

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First Continental Congress

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First Continental Congress was a convection of delefates from 12 of the 13 north american colonies that met on september 5, 1774, at carpenders hall in philadelphia, pennylvania, early in the american revolution.

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John Adams

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John Adams was an american politician and political philosopher and the second president of the united states, after being the firts vice president of the united states fot the two terms.

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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Battle of Lexington and Concord wre the first military engagements of teh american revolutionary war and they were fought on april 19, 1775, in middlesex country , provinces of massachusetts bay and within the town of lexigton and concord.

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General Thomas Gage

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General Thomas Gage was a britis general, best known for his role in the early days of the american war of independence and born to an aristiocratic family in england, he netered military service , seeing action in the french and indian war.

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Paul Revere

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Paul Revere was an american silversmith and patriot in the american revolution and he was celebrated asfter his death for his role as messengr in the battles of lexigton and concord battle.

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John Dickinson Letters to a farmer

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in a series of fourteen letters widely published in late 1767 and early , john dickson counsels leaders on boths sides od the atlantic ocean and economic folly and unconstitutionality of the new british revenue .

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The Massachusetts Circular

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was a statement written by samuel adams and passed by the massachussetts house of representatives in febuary 1768 in response to the townshend acts and reactiona tyo the letter brought tensions betweenthe brirish parliament and massachusetts to boiling point.