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28 Cards in this Set
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13 colonies
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original british city-states in the western world
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difference between Northern, southern, and middle colonies
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southern= wanted slavery
middle=neutral for slavery north= no slavery |
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great awakaning
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a religious revival era that swept through the colonies in the 1730's and 40's
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Smuggling
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illegaly transporting goods past a border
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boston massacre
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colonial citizens were taunting british troops and then british troops opened fire on unarmed citizens
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intolerable acts
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series of laws passed by the british parliamentin 1774 relating to british colonies in america
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george washington
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leader of american militia
1st president of US |
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Battle of Concord
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the first military engagements of the american militia against the british
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patriots
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people who supported the americans view on independence with british
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Battle of Saratoga
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the war that showed the american's that they had a chance in the war with the british
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Treaty of Paris
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Treaty that formaly ended the war with britian
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subsistence farming
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a type of farming when farmers grow enough food for there families
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french and indian war
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7 years war
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Sugar Act
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Tax britain placed on sugar
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tea act
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a tax britain place on tea in the colonies
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First and Second continental congress meetings
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did many important things for the colonies
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minutemen
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select members of the american militia
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declaration of independence
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declaration of america's independence from britian
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neutrals
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people who support being independent from britian and being controled by britian
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battle of trenton
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when washington suprise attacks the british and captures every soldier
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french and spanish involvement
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ask
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triangular trade
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when trade consists between britian, africa, and the colonies
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proclamation of 1763
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was to control britains north american empire
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stamp act
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a tax britain put on the colonies that taxed between an exchange of documents
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boston tea party
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when the colonies dumbed british tea overboard
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thomas paine [common sense]
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a pamphlet made that stated reasons why america should be independent from britain
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loyalists
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people who were loyal to britain
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battle of yorktown
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last battle of the american revolution
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