Chapter 4 Key Terms

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Robert Walpole

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he was a whig during the reign of kings George I and his son. he was the first lord of the treasury in townshend. was the leader of the Cabinet.

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Privy Council

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is a private or secret council outside the monarchy.

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Benjamin Franklin

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he was one of the founding fathers of the united states. he sought to have parliament repeal the stamp act. wrote pour richard's almanack.

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New France

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was an area colonized by the french in north america.carried out by giovanni da verrazzano, the first european explorer to discover present day-New York.

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Paltry Wages

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basically are little measily bits of payments the are inefficient for every day life's need.

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Albany Plan

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plan proposed by benjamin franklin to form a union of colonies under one government.thought of for defense and other important purposes during the french and indian war.

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French Indian War

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a war between great britain and france.the war then escalated into the seven years' war.

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Louis XIV

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was king of france since he was four. he sought to have centralized states governed by the capital.

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Missionary Zeal

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Louis Joliet

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was a french-canadien explorer. was one of the first europeans to explore along the mississippi river in the late 17th century.

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Father Jacques Marquette

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was a french jessuit missionary that founded michigan's first european setlement and as well as St. Ignace in 1673.

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Rene Robert Cavalier

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was a french explorer that explored the great lakes region of the united states and canada in the 17th century

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The Iroqouis Confederacy

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King Williams War

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it was the first of the french and indian wars,also referred to as the theater of the war of the great alliance from 1688-97.

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Fort Necessity

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was an early battle of the french and indian war. took place in pennsylvania's fayette county. fought basically at the time for artillery in july 3,1754.

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William Pitt

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Siege of Quebec

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it was a pivotal war in the seven years' war in the british's favor september 13,1759 when great britain gained new france.

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Peace Of Paris 1763

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was an agreement of peace between great britain,france,spain and portugal. ending the seven years war, becoming a new beginning to a long stage of british dominance outside europe.

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Proclamation of 1763

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it was issued by king george III, based on great britain's want for france's territory in north america after the end of the seven years' war. was sought to stabalize relationships with the native americans in the areas with trade.

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Greenville Ministry

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british government headed by George Grenville from 1763-65.was formed after the Earl of Bute after the signing of the treaty of paris. stress from the outside was mostly favoritism.

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Sugar Act

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formally known as the american revenue act passed by the parliament of great britain april 5 of 1764. it was used to tax for molasses for the colony.

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Currency Act

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an act meant to protect british merchants from making inevitable loss in profit due to being outside europe. they made paper money a requirement from the parliament of great britain.

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Paxton Boys

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were a vigilante group that murdered native americans during the Conestoga massacre,which was done out of fear and hatred of the native americans.

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Regulation Movement

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was a north carolina revolt from 1764-71 because of corrupt colonial officials,but was felt by historians to be a catalyst to the american revolutionary war.

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Stamp Act

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it was a law carried out by the government saying you have these extra taxes that are mandatory to be paid for certain documents. was first thought of by the people in the netherlands in a means to find a new form of tax.

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Virginia Resolves

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were a line-up of resolutions to issues passed by the virginia general assembly in reaction to the stamp act. it made it only legal for the virginia general assembly to tax people.

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Sons Of Liberty

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a political group of american patriots during the period of pre-independence north american british colonies. groups motives were to change britain's treatement to colonies as a government.

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The Tory's

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Mutiny Act

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was an anually passed act by parliament to govern the british army. first passed in 1689 due to a fiasco of the army staying loyal to the stuarts as william III took over england.

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Quartering Act

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these acts were used by british forces in american colonies to make sure british soldiers had luxuries during their stay in america,later exacerbated tensions in the 13 colonies in the 18th century.

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Townshend Act

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were a bunch of acts being passed in 1767 by the parliament of great britain for the british colonies in north america.the acts were meant to raise revenue to pay off governers and employees in th judicial branch.

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Navigation Act

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were laws passed to restrict the use of foriegn shipping for trade between england. the motive was to force colonial developement and stop trade in netherlands and france.

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Boston Massacre

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it was a killing of five civillians by the hands of british troops which led to rebellions in british american colonies.was started by a riot and the troops felt the need to defend themselves march 5, 1770

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Samuel Adams

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he was one of the founding fathers of the united states.he was a politician in colonial massachusetts. he lead the spark of the american revolution.

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Loyalists

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are people that stays loyal to a government or political party during wars or revolutionary change.

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Patriots

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people that love their country and are loyal to that country whether it would be in politics all the way down to the olympics.

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Gaspee Incident

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was an event that lead up to the american revolution,a person was enforcing unpopular trading regulations,then lead to his ship being looted then burned.

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Tea Act

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it was an act to monopolize the british east india company on the tea trade.did so by selling excess tea at low prices,passed may 10, 1773

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Daughters Of Liberty

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Boston Tea Party

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Coercive Acts

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First Continental Congress

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John Adams

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Battle of Lexington And Concord

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General Thomas Gage

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Paul Revere

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John Dickinson

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The Massachusetts Circular

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