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33 Cards in this Set
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U.S. Civil War
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1861-65
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Declaration of Independence
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1776
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Louisian Purchase
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1803
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U.S. Constitution written
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1787
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End of reconstruction
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1877
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Settlement of Jamestown
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1607
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Articles of confederation
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1781
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treaty of Paris
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1783
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First president and Congress
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1789
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From VA-GA people favor -----
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self rule
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each colony established thir own----
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laws and government
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years that colonies were under british rule
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1607-1776
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1763 marks ----- and -----
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french loss of north america, english expansion to Mississippi river
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mounting war debt pushes England towards ----
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tighter control of colonies
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begining with Stamp act british passed a series of laws to ------
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raise taxes to offset war debt
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colonist proteast to the violation of ----
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their basic rights
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----- and ----- wouldn't end until the fighting began in 1775
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taxes, protests
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Lexington and Concord
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1775
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1st continental congress met in ---- in response to -----
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1774, intolerable acts
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2nd continental congress metin may ---- after fighting had begun
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1775
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2nd continental congress creeated and army , appointed -----, voted for -----, and established 1st governmant
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Washington, Independence
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French and Indian War ends.....
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Stamp act
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Boston tea Party.....
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Intolerable acts
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British send troops to confiscate weapons and arrest the leaders of the Sons of Liberty.....
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Lexington and Concord
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Thomas Paine publishes pamphlet Common Sense.....
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Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Independence
>1st section..... >2nd section.... >3rd section...... |
>justifies why we sought independence
>list of greivances agianst King George III >is the pledge to break away from England |
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1st to sign the declaration of independence
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John Hancock
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Articles of confederation....
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set up a confederate system with a weak national government
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In Articles of Confederation.....
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states had final say but it proved uncooperative and unorganized
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Constitutional convention
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Delegates from 12 states met in Philadelphia from May-Sept 1787
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Head of Constitutional Convention
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Washington
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Meeting of Constitutional convention originally meant to....
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revise the Articles of Confederation
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------ took notes and considered the father of the Constitution
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James Madison
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