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22 Cards in this Set
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proclamation of 1763
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established a line where no colonist would be allowed to the live west of the app. mountains
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sugar act
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lowered imported tax on molasses and increased enforcement
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mutiny act
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provide tax money, etc for provisions and housing of british regulars
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stamp act
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tax on printed documents
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what is the Virginia resolves?
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the colonist provided two main points one they should have the same rights as the people in England and they should have only been taxed by colonial legislature "no taxation without representation"
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what was the stamp act congress 1765?
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unified protest petitioned to England-stamp act subverts rights
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declaratory acts
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parliamentary has absolute authority over colonies in all matters
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Charles town-shed parliament
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tax on luxury/import goods,paper, lead paint, tea
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committees of correspondence
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led by samuel adams; colonial networking
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coercive acts
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aka intolerable acts closed boston port, suspeneded massachuetts gov.
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what is the quebec act?
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established that catholics would be treated fairly no legal restrictions;
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what is the first continental congress?
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phiadephia 1774 delgates fom colonies except georgia rejected all british authority
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how did continental congress respond?
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conciliatory propositions(1775) alow colonies to tax themselves, and parliment agrees but at parliament's demands
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what is the significance lexington and concord
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start of the american revolution
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old north bridge
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used gorilla warfare with colonist and there way back to Boston
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what were some of the extremes second continental congress?
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independence and in the long run it will be better or reconciliation is what most people wanted
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what is the book Common sense about?
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by thomas paine advocating independence to the issues with the king.
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what are the two main parts of the declaration of independence?
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enlightenment ideas (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness) and social contract theory and the crimes of king
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what are the articles of confederation?
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first document for the gov. of the united state; it was a decentralized system gave power to state gov.
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what is phase one of the american revolution?
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spring 1775-1776 battle of bunker , battle of great bridge,and battle of quebec
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what is phase two of the american revolution?
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invasion of n.y by general howe, wahington cross the Delaware river, burgoyne surrender to horatio gates @saratoga
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what is phase three of the american revolution?
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benedict arnold betrays u.s with john andre
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