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24 Cards in this Set
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French and Indian War
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1754-1763
French/Indians against English Over Land Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the war |
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Boycotting English Goods
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led to war with england
rev war |
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1765 Stamp Act
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taxes on paper documents
repealed in 1766 |
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Soms of liberty
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encouraged colonists not to pay tax
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Towhshend acts
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taxing english imports paint, lead, paper, glasss, and tea
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Boston Massacre
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Colonists protested the townshend act and in 1770 English troops were sent to stop protests
many killed Towwnshend act repealed the same day |
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Boston Tea Party
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1773
Sons of Liberty dressed as indians and dumped tea into Bosn HArbor |
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Intolerable Acts
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1774
punishment for Boston Tea Party English closed the Bosn Harbor, dissolved mass assembly and forced colonists to house english soldiers |
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1st Continental Congress
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1774 Philadelphia
protest the intolerable acts meeting of all colonies except Georgia |
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Thirteen Colonies
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New Hampshire, Massachusettes, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delware, Maryland, Virginia, N Carolina, S Carolina, Georgia
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2nd Virginia Convention
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1775
St John's Church Patrick Henry....give me liberty or give me death |
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1st Virginia Convention
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1774
Raleigh Tavern , Willliamsburg Made plans to send representatives to First Continnetal Congress in Phildelphia |
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2nd Continental COngress
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1775Philadelphia
established the continental army and declared american independence |
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Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
reasons why Americans should become independent people have right to govern n ot the king right to life, liberty and th epursuit of happiness-adopted on July 4 1776 |
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Bill of Rights
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list of rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away by government
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Article of Confederation
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drafted 1777 and adopted 1781
gave few powers to congress but extensive powers to states |
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Article of Confederation
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drafted 1777 and adopted 1781
gave few powers to congress but extensive powers to states |
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patriot
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person who is loyal or supports own country
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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1775
1st battle Massachussettes signals that colonists woud fight for their freedom |
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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1775
near Boston 1775 actually fought on breed's hill english won but realized it would nto be an easy fight |
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Battle of Trenton
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1776
GW army crossed delarare riverand surprised english 1776 defeated the english first anerican victory resored soldiers belief that freedom from england could be gained |
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Battle of Saratoga
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1777
New Yor 1777 American victory-French joined americans turning point of war |
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Winter of Valley Forge
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1778
northwest of philadelphia GW winter camp Continental army spent cold winter here |
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Battle of Yorktown
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1781
southeastern va on peninsula of york river last battle of rev war |
