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51 Cards in this Set
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1619 |
slaves brought to Virginia
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Pilgrims |
people that move to foreign lands for religious perposes |
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cash crop |
crop that sells for alot in markets |
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southern states |
main religion baptist and methodist |
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French and indian war |
international conflict between U.S, French and Native americans |
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taxation without representation |
Britain taxing U.S without representing
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Albany plan |
Created by Benjamin Franklin to unite thirteen colonies |
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unpopular acts |
quartering act declaratory act intolerable acts |
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quartering act |
civilians must house british soldiers |
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Boston massacare |
high taxes british fired on crowd |
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boston tea party |
civilians board ship and pour lots of tea in harbor |
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first continental congress |
all states meet some don't want war |
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guerilla warfare |
spread out attacks and brutal tactics |
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lexington and concord |
militia fire from woods at british soldiers |
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olive branch petition |
tries to make treaty with britain and get U.S freedom |
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causes of the american revolution |
high taxes, boston massacare quartering acts |
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British strenghts |
trained men, good navy, more men- bad stuff- far away have to ship troops |
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american strenghts |
know land, guerilla warfare |
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examples of washingtons leadership |
battle of trenton |
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battle of bunker hill |
british charge americans on hill saying(dont fire till you see the whites of their eyes) |
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loyalist |
people that are loyal to england |
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british strategy |
firing lines, |
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american strategies |
guerilla warfare use woods |
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burgoynes plan |
march to saratoga |
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valley forge |
GW enamps men for winter many die |
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Nathaniel greene |
U.S general used swamps to hide |
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general cornwalllis |
british general of the south |
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problem of continetal currency |
every state used different currency |
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inflation |
when currency isn't worth anything |
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battle of trenton |
gw takes boat acrosse river and captures 900 hessians |
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battle of yorktwon |
GW traps cornwallis is yorktown french blockade harbor cornwallis surrenders |
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Foreign assistance |
foreign countries helping other countries |
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treaty of paris |
U.S ends war with britain. |
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Shays rebellion |
Daniel Shays lead rebellion in Springfeild |
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3/5 compromise |
slaves count as 3/5 of one person for the population |
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Precendents |
Mr. President so help me god
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Whiskey tax |
first tax on anything made in the United States |
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Factions |
different group inside of groups |
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Lousiana purchase |
bought by Thomas Jefferson whole lousiana territory |
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French revolution |
U.S stays nuetral |
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National road |
building of main road through america |
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War hawks |
group wants war with England |
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War of 1812 |
no outcome England ships sinking U.S ships |
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Fort Mchenry |
defended America Francis Scott key writes Star Spangled banner |
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War of 1812 |
Washington burned
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Industrial revolution |
In england Samuel Slater memorizes machine brings to america |
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Eli whitney |
saved slavery with cotton gin |
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interchangeable parts |
Made guns and small machines parts easy to find |
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urbanization |
when people move rapidly to cities |
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manifest destiny |
the belief of moving westward and building america |
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indian removal acts moves indians of their lands |
done! |
