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48 Cards in this Set
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Who is the Robert Walpole?
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He was a British statesman who was generally known as the Prime Minister of Great Britian.
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What was the Privy council?
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A body council that advises the head of state concerning the exercise of executive authority.
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?
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He was one of America's founding fathers, and he took part in writing in the Dec. of Independence.
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What is New France?
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New France was an area in North America that France colonized
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What are Paltry Wages?
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When colonies had low or minimum wages.
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What was the Albany plan?
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It was a plan by Benjamin Franklin passed onto the Albany congress in 1754.
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French Indian War?
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It was a conflict that took place in the time before the revolutionary war.
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Louis XIV?
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He was the King of France and Navarre also known as the sun god.
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Missionary Zeal?
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Is a devotion to a relitgious nature or cause.
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Louis Joilet?
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He was born in 1645 in a french settlement by Quebec city.
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Father Jaques Marquette?
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He was born in Laon France and he joined the society of Jesus when he was seventeen.
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Rene Robert Cavalier?
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He studied with the Jesuit religiousn order when he was young.
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The Iroquois Confederacy?
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It was a sophisticated political and social system. It united five territories of nations.
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King Williams War?
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It was a war between the British and its American colonies.
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Fort Necessity?
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The opening action of the French and Indian war.
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William Pitt?
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He was the driving force that lead to the British win in the seven years war.
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Siege of Quebec?
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It was the most important engagement of the French and Indian war.
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Peace of Paris 1763?
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France yielded everything east of the Mississippi except New Orleans to Britian.
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Proclamation of 1763?
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It was a cause of great celebration in the colonies since it broke down ominous barriers.
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Greenville Ministry?
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It was a ministry in a christian church in Greenville, Mississippi.
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Sugar act?
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It was a three-cent tax on refined sugar and coffee, indigo and certain types of wine.
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Currency act?
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This act prevented the making of new bills and the reissue of existing currency.
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Paxton Boys?
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They were a vigilante group that killed 20 native americans in events called Conestoga Massacre.
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Regulatory Movement?
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It was a North Carolina uprising from 1764 to 1771 when the citizens took up the arms because of corrupt colonial officers.
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Stamp act?
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An act for granting and applying stamp duties. It was passed in March of the year 1765.
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Virginia Resolves?
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Its about pre-revolutionary resolves against the stamp act.
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Sons of Liberty?
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The sons of liberty was a group whos main purpose was to protest the stamp taxes.
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Mutiny act?
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It was an act passed yearly by parliament for governing the British army.
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Quartering act?
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It was passed to address the deployment of troops.
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Townshend act?
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It was originated by Charles Townshend and later passed by the english parliament.
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Navigation act?
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It was for the increase of encouragement of shipping navigation.
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Boston Massacre?
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Was the killing of 5 colonists by regular british people on March 5th.
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Samuel Adams?
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He was born in Boston and was the son on a merchant and a brewer.
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Loyalists?
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They believed that Great Britian was justified in its actions.
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Patriots?
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People who supported the Declaration of Independence and wanted a free nation.
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Gaspee Incident?
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The Gaspee were chasing a merchant ship suspected of smuggling goods.
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Tea act?
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The tea act placed a hefty tax on tea for all colonists.
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Daughters of Liberty?
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They were a successful group of women who proved that women's involvement of politics could be beneficial for the country.
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Boston Tea Party?
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The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawk Inidans boarded 3 different ships on the boston harbor and dumped 45 tons of tea into the harbor
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Coercive acts?
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After the French and Indian war the British government decided to reap the greater benifits from the colonies.
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First Continental Congress?
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They met in Philadelphia. Representitives from each colony except for Georgia.
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John Adams?
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He was the second president of the United States of America.
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Battle of Lexington and Concord?
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They both were the first engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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General Thomas Gage?
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He was the General of the British Army and then became Govener of Massachusetts.
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Paul Revere?
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He was the hero of the revolutionary war, he was famous for his midnight run to notify that the British were coming.
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John Dickinson Letters to the farmers?
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It was a letter from a farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies.
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The Tory's?
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The Tory's were like the rich, snobby people of the colonies.
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The Massachusetts Circular?
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It was a letter in which Sam Adams wrote to the British Parliament stating that the Townshend act were unconstitutional.
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