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26 Cards in this Set
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Albany Plan of Union
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Plan for a union of the colonies
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French and Indian War
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Conflict between the British and the French from 1754-1763
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militia
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group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers
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prime minister
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highest offical in parliamentary goverment
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siege
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to surround an enemy in order to force its surrender
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Treaty of Paris
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agreement ending French and Indian war
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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fighting that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war
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Boston Massacre
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incident in which five colonists were shot by British soldiers in 1770
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boycott
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refusal to buy certain goods
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Native American protest of British rule in the Great Lakes region
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Proclomation of 1763
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closure of trans Appalachian region to settlers
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Common sense
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pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
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Second Continental Congress
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second gathering of representatives from the colonists
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Olive Branch Petition
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document asking King George 3 for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between the colonies and Britain
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Enlightenment
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Eighteenth century movement that emphasized science and reason as the way to improving society
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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early battle fought north of Boston
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Battle of Saratoga
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series of battles in which the Americans attacked Burgoyne's forces and defeated them
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Battle of Trenton
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battle in which Washington suprised and captured the Hessian force
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casualty
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person killed, wounded, or missing in battle
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Loyalists
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people who remained loyal to Great Britain
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mercenary
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foreign soldiers who fight for pay
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Battle of Yorktown
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fighting that ended when Cornwallis surrendered to Washington
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blockade
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to isolate from outside contact by using troops or warships to prevent people or supplies from entering
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inflation
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substantial increase in prices of goods over a period of time
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profiteering
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selling scarce items at high prices
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Treaty of Paris
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agreement that formally ended the War for Independence
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