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23 Cards in this Set
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Whigs (p. 118)
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-Name given to those who opposed James III.
-Led Glorious Revolution 1688. -Secured the Protestant Hanoverian succession in 1714. |
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Patrick Henry (p. 121)
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-Virginia House of Burgesses member who inspired the Virginia Resolves to combat the Stamp Act.
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Sons of Liberty (p. 121)
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-Colonial Militants
-1765 Destroyed the Stamp office in Boston to protest the Stamp Act. |
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Stamp Act Congress (p. 122)
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-Issued a Declaration of the Rights and grievances of the Colonies, a petition to the King for relief, and to Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
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Declaratory Act (p. 122)
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-Passed by Parliament in place of the Stamp Act, which asserted the full power of Parliament to make laws binding the colonies in all cases.
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John Dickinson's "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" (p. 124)
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-Published in Newspapers in 1767 which argued that Parliament might regulate American commerce and collect taxes for incidentals, but not for profit.
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Samuel Adams (p. 124)
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-Known as the most dangerous man in MA
-Did not think Britain was capable of legislating for the colonies. -Whipped up the Sons of Liberty. |
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Crispus Attucks (p. 125)
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-During the Boston Massacre, was at the front of the crowd of hecklers who baited the British.
-He was killed in the Massacre. |
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Lord North (p. 129)
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-Replaced Townshend as chancellor of the exchequer, pissed off the colonists by bailing out the failing English East India Company. (1773)
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Thomas Jefferson (p.131)
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-Drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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Minutemen (p. 132)
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-Specialized miltias ready for quick mobilization to fight the British Troops.
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Paul Revere (p. 133)
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-Took famous ride to tell those in Lexington and Concord of the Brit's plan to destroy their weapons.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense (p. 137)
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-Famous writing placed the blame for the malevolence in the colonies on King George III and his advisors rather than Parliament.
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The Puritans (9/1)
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-Believed the Church of England wasnt far enough from Catholics.
-Wanted the Church to be purely Protestant |
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Church of England (9/1)
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-was the established church in England. (funded by taxes)
-Established by Henry 8th when it switched away from being Catholic. |
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The Elizabethan Compromise (9/1)
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-When mad catholics refused to attend C of E because it was Protestant Eliz. said they would keep the rituals of the Catholic church only it would be run by the King not the Pope.
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Congregationalism (9/1)
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-was designed to cut out corrupt, unreligious, and unqualified Bishops.
-each Protestant congregation runs itself. |
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The Pilgrims (9/1)
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-very extreme Protestants.
-1620 December: left England to establish Plymouth Colony. -most died population of 300 after trip and first winter. |
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Plymouth Colony (9/1)
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-first settlement.
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John Winthrop (9/1)
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-Lawyer who lead "real" pilgrims in 1630.
-Brought the right tools and 17 boats in order to survive the trip. -discovered that charter had no meeting place so he made it Boston. |
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New England Company (9/1)
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-Joint Stock Company that funded the charter.
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Joint Stock Company (9/1)
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-people could invest and they could make money back on their investment.
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"City Upon a Hill" (9/1)
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-Winthrup's idea to show the world that this new place could live in the perfect model and this new place would show the world how it could be done.
- From speech "A model of Christian Charity" |
