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Who was Robert Walpole?
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He was the first prime minister of Great Britain. Walpole served during the reigns of George 1and George 2. he helped business communities to sell goods by removing taxes on foreign exports. Walpole did not support the war when king George declared it
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what was the role of the privy council?
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council of the British sovereign that until 17th century was the supreme legislative body that consisted of cabinet ministers. it has no important function except through its judicial committee.
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who was Benjamin franklin?
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one of the founding fathers of America. as a scientist he was a major figure in the American enlightenment. he formed the first department in Pennsylvania
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Who created New France?
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the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to Spain and Britain in 1763. in 1712 new France extended from newfoundland to rocky mtns. and from Hudson to gulf of Mexico.the territory was divided into 5 regions each with its administration.
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what was wrong with paltry wages?
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colonist were earning small amount of money because the parliament did not want to give off to much money
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how did the Albany plan help the U.S.?
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proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress in 1754 in Albany, New York. early attempt at forming a union of the colonies during the French and Indian War. Plan called for the general government to be administered by a President General appointed and supported by the Crown, and a Grand Council to be chosen by the representatives of the colonial assemblies. the plan was unanimously adopted by the delegates of the Albany Congress.
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why did French Indian war occur?
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1756 the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War. two main enemies of the British colonists: the royal French forces and the various Native American forces allied with them. fought along the frontiers between the British colonies from Virginia to Nova Scotia. the outcome was To compensate its ally, Spain, for its loss of Florida to the British, France ceded its control of French Louisiana east of the Mississippi.
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who was Louis XIV?
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known as the Sun King adherent of the theory of the divine right of kings, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital. sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism. France stood as the leading European power, and engaged in 3 wars FRANCO DUTCH WAR the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession
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what was the missionary zeal?
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people were in the pursuit of expanding religion through mission. missionaries were sent to spread their religion.
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who was Louis joliet?
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he was a French Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. Jolliet and Jesuit were the first Europeans to explore and map the much of the Mississippi River in 1673
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what was the role of father Jacques Marquette?
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was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan.
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who was Rene Robert Cavalier?
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a French explorer he explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico.La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.
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What was the Iroquois confederacy?
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a confederation of Native Americans consisting of six groups: the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.Each groups classifies itself as a nation, and refer to the Confederacy as Haudenosaunee.includes the northeastern United States and portions of southern Canada.known for its representative and hierarchical system of government that developed without any European influence.
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how did the king Williams war begin?
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first of the French and Indian Wars, King William's War,was fought between England, France, and their respective American Indian allies in the colonies of Canada (New France), Acadia, and New England.
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what was the Fort Necessity?
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took place on July 3, 1754 one of the first battles of the French and Indian War and George Washington's only military surrender contributed to a series of military escalations that resulted in the global Seven Years' War
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who was William Pitt?
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a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.he youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 He was also Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout his premiership
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What country siege Quebec?
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fought on December 31, 1775 between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of the city of Quebec,battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans,
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why was the peace of paris important?
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the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War.3 September 1783, representatives of King George III of Great Britain signed a treaty in Paris and it had representatives of the United States of America—commonly known as the Treaty of Paris (1783) the final treaty which ended the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War was not signed until 20 May 1784
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what was the Proclamaton of 1763?
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issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War. purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier.
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why was the Greenville Ministry created?
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british government headed by George Grenville which served between 16 April 1763 – 13 July 1765,made made up largely of the same members as Bute's had George III had a violent dislike of the new government because of his resentment of the way they had replaced his favorite Bute.
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how did the sugar act end?
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was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London and carrying an embossed revenue stamp Stamp Act met with great resistance in the colonies
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What was the currency act?
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name of several acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. acts sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency.policy created tension between the colonies and Great Britain,
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Who were the Paxton boys?
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vigilante group that murdered twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre.
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What was the stamp act?
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was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. 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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What happened in the Virginia resolves?
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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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a political group made up of American Patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies group was designed to incite change in the British government's treatment of the Colonies in the years following the end of the French and Indian War.
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what was the Tory’s act
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act was designed to reveal with citizens, particularly those of prominence, still remained loyal to Great Britain and King George III.
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what was the Mutiny Act
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act passed yearly by Parliament for governing the British Army. It was 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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who proposed the quartering act?
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Quartering Acts were used by the British forces in the American colonies to ensure that British soldiers had adequate housing and provisions. These acts were amendments to the Mutiny Act,
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what was the Townshend Act
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series of acts passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named for Charles Townshendfive laws are frequently mentioned: the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors
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why was the navigation act important
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were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies, which started in 1651.
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how many people died at the Boston Massacre
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incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonie
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who was samuel adams?
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statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution,
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why were the loyalist important
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American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the British monarchy) during the American Revolutionary War
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on which side were the patriots on?
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the name the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies, who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution, called themselves. It was their leading figures who, in July 1776, declared the United States of America an independent nation.
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what happened in the gaspee incident?
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significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. HMS[1] Gaspée, a British revenue schooner that had been enforcing unpopular trade regulations,American patriots led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown attacked, boarded, looted, and torched the ship
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what was the tea act?
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an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies, selling excess tea at a reduced price.
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who created the daughters of liberty?
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successful Colonial American group that consisted of women who displayed their patriotism by participating in boycotts of British goods following the passage of the Townshend Acts.
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how did the boston tea party lead to the revolution?
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was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government.
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who invented the coercive acts?
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used to describe a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. Four of the acts were issued in direct response to the Boston Tea Party
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what was the role of First Continental Congress
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was a convention ( evryone loves america )of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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John Adams did what
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n American politician and political philosopher and the second President of the United States (1797–1801), after being the first Vice President of the United States (1789–1797) for two terms. He was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.
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how did the Battle of Lexington and Concord affecxt the U.S.
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the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America.
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What was the role of General Thomas Gage in the American revolution?
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a British general, best known for his role in the early days of the American War of Independence, 1774 he was also appointed the military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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how did Paul Revere help in the battle of lexington and concord?
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messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord and alsohelped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.
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what wereJohn Dickinson Letters to a farmer?
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series of essays written by the Pennsylvania lawyer and legislator John Dickinson,and published under the name "A Farmer" from 1767 to 1768,were important in uniting the colonists against the Townshend Act
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why did they write the Massachusetts Circular?
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a statement written by Samuel Adams and passed by the Massachusetts House of in response to the Townshend Acts.Representatives in 1768 and brought tensions between the British Parliament and Massachusetts
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