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23 Cards in this Set
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Olive Branch Petition
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>July 1775
>attempt to avoid war with great Britain >declared loyalty >rejected |
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Prohibitory Act
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>1775
>retaliation against rebelling colonists >provided naval blockage against american ports. |
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Common sense
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>1776
>pamphlet by Thomas Paine >presented powerful argument for independence from great britain, using many biblical references |
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Declaration of Independence
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>July 4, 1776
>signed by continental congress >written primarily by Thomas Jefferson >justified revolutionary war |
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Thomas Jefferson
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>third president of US
>primary writter of DEc of IND >important founding father >philosopher |
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George Mason
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>patriot
>AKA father of bill of rights >founding father >delegate form virginia |
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continental congress
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> philadelphia, pennsylvania, 1776
>56 delegates from 12 colonies >most were not yet ready to break away from great britain |
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Articles of Confederation
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>1st constitution of US
>specified how national government should be >1770's |
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George Washington
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>lead the victory against great britain in REV war
>1st president of US >chief of Continental Army >develped forms and rituals of government |
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Bunker Hill
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>june 17, 1775
>Early in American REV war >victory for British |
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General Thomas Gage
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>British general
>over sawPonitac's rebellion (1763) as commande rin chief >military govenor of the Province of Massachusetts, actions sparked american REV >replaced by General Howe from failing to resolve Seige of Boston |
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Hessians
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>During AMerican REV
>Landgrave Fredrick of HEsse-Kassel and other German leaders hired conscripted subjects soldiers to fight americans >30,000 soldiers sold into service >most were HEsse-KAssel |
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Lord Cornwallis
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>AKA the earl Cornwallis
>1762-1792 >British Army officer and colonial administrator >leading general of REv war >urrendered at seige of yorktown |
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Nathanel Greene
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>major general of Continetal Army
>began as military private >eventually became george washington's most gifted officer |
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John Adams
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>Stateman, diplomat, political theorist
>2nd president >fouding Father >helped Thomas JEfferson in making the Dec of INd |
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Abigail Adams
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>wife of John adams
>mother of john quincy adams (6th prez) >frequently gave advice to john adams |
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John Jay
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>politician, statesman, siplomat
>founding father >1st chief justice of the US >president of continental congress 1778-1779 >ambassador to spain and france >leader of federalost party >govenor of NEw York 1795-1801 |
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Treaty of Paris
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>set of treaties that ended REv war
>sighned by King GEorge 3rd |
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Women during War time
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>some disguised as men to join army
>served as cooks for soldiers >some women took over husbands business while they served in war >layed foundation for womens rights movement since they saw they coudl manage |
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Civic Virtue
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>habits of personal living thta are important for success
>major concern of philosophy >popular during enlightenment |
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Ordinance of 1784
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>Ohio River and east of mississippi to be divied into 2 states
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Northwest ordinance
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>dived mississippi and ohio
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Shays rebellion
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>rebellion by daniel shays
>rebeleld against govenment >farmers being in debt >1786-1787 >resulted in revision of articles of confederation |
